Ling (Noun)
Meaning 2
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The lings in the lake were caught by the fishermen using nets and sold in the market.
- The lake was teeming with lings, a species of freshwater cod.
- The lings migrated upstream to spawn in the spring, when the water was at its calmest.
- The aquarium display featured a selection of fish species, including lings from the northern hemisphere.
- A group of lings was introduced into the artificial lake, with the intention of creating a self-sustaining population.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Eleocharis dulcis, also called a ling, is a type of water chestnut that grows in wetlands and shallow water.
- In some parts of the world, the ling is considered a delicacy and is eaten as a snack or added to various dishes.
- Ling is rich in nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, making it a healthy addition to one's diet.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, the ling has been used for centuries to treat various health issues, including digestive problems and respiratory issues.
- Dried ling can be ground into a flour that is used to make baked goods, such as cakes and pastries.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
Elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Icelandic chef cured the fresh ling in a mixture of salt and spices to preserve it for the winter months.
- The menu featured a delicious poached ling that had been caught fresh in the North Sea just hours before.
- Ling was a staple of the medieval Scandinavian diet, and was often served with boiled vegetables and bread.
- In Norway, ling is typically sold fresh or frozen, except during the summer months when it is often pickled in a spiced vinegar.
- After salting and drying the ling, the dried fish was ready to be stored for long periods and transported to distant markets.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Fresh purple heather grew abundant near the dark outcrop amidst where darker tiny stamen fringing numerous hard pods dot bloomed amid lime-free under limestone landscape against unpeached limestone.
- Orwell's famous novel 1984 was heavily referencing Scottish environment with particularly bleak ling cover of mountain moors and landscapes harsh but all being same everywhere.
- Cold wet acidic peat in acidic soils bore its peat-mallow moorland vegetation with overtopped dense cross of sphagnum sometimes dominant however becoming darker turning cold spring upon nearby warmer titter winter.
- Before buying flower many might noticed smell about one another less fine but not less beautiful which came from cross mixed bloom mixed ling blae heath with that one plant purple bloom lavender upon light color soft white flower.
- Dry moor with ling cross-leaved covered thick short cross soft slope often surrounded by some of even less varied green covering woodland patch hills of purple colour ling.