herrings, shads, sardines and allies

herring Noun

— Herring is a small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

shad

— noun bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast — noun herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn

sardines noun

— (uncountable) A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.

and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

allies

— noun an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy

Allies

— noun the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 — noun in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers