The Clue
They can be caught at the beach (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RAYS
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Notes
The answer RAYS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.
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Definition
RAY as a noun:
1. (beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation) = a column of light (as from a beacon)
2. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
3. (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
4. (beam, ray, electron beam) = a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
5. (re, ray) = the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
6. any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
7. cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
RAY as a verb:
1. emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
2. (radiate, ray) = extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions"
3. (irradiate, ray) = expose to radiation; "irradiate food"