Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: dolphin
IPA transcription: [d'ɑlfən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dolphin
    Meaning: any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
  • Synonyms: dolphinfish, dolphin, mahimahi
    Meaning: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Usage examples
  • The pirates, who were headed by George Booth, now commander of the ship, went on board, (as they had often done,) to the number of ten, and carried money with them under pretence of purchasing what they wanted. This Booth had formerly been gunner of a pirate ship, called the Dolphin.