ish: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ish
- english«Word Popularity Bar5/5
english
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
- british5/5
british
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants.
- wish5/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- jewish5/5
jewish
Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. --Jew"ish*ly , adv. --Jew"ish*ness , n.
- fish5/5
fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- the shark is a large fish
- in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
- noun the flesh of fish used as food
- in Japan most fish is eaten raw
- after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
- they have a chef who specializes in fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- establish5/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- spanish5/5
spanish
Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
- irish5/5
irish
Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.
- finish5/5
finish
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finishing; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the temporal end; the concluding time
last; finis; finale; close; stopping point; conclusion.
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- distinguish5/5
distinguish
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb mark as different
- polish5/5
polish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; burnish; gloss.
- noun a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
culture; cultivation; finish; refinement.
- they performed with great polish
- I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
- almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- accomplish5/5
accomplish
- verb put in effect
fulfil; execute; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- verb to gain with effort
reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb put in effect
- scottish5/5
scottish
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, .Scottish industry or economy; aScottish chief; aScottish dialect
- turkish5/5
turkish
Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks. --n. --The language spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey. Turk"ish*ly , adv. --Turk"ish*ness , n.
- parish5/5
parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
- publish5/5
publish
- verb put into print
print.
- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
- These news should not be printed
- verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
bring out; release; issue; put out.
- publish a magazine or newspaper
- verb put into print
- dish5/5
dish
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
- noun a particular item of prepared food
- she prepared a special dish for dinner
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- foolish5/5
foolish
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- foolish remarks
- a foolish decision
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- swedish5/5
swedish
Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants.
- selfish4/5
selfish
- adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
- Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
- adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
- punish4/5
punish
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
- danish4/5
danish
- noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
danish pastry.
- noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
- noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
- furnish4/5
furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- diminish4/5
diminish
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
belittle.
- don't belittle your colleagues
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
- anguish4/5
anguish
- noun extreme mental distress
torment; torture.
- noun extreme distress of body or mind
- noun extreme mental distress
- flourish4/5
flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
- finnish4/5
finish
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finishing; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the temporal end; the concluding time
last; finis; finale; close; stopping point; conclusion.
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- perish4/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- childish4/5
childish
- adjective satellite indicating a lack of maturity
infantile.
- childish tantrums
- infantile behavior
- adjective satellite indicating a lack of maturity
- yiddish4/5
yiddish
- noun a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
- noun a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
- vanish4/5
vanish
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
go away; disappear.
- He disappeared without a trace
- verb become invisible or unnoticeable
go away; disappear.
- The effect vanished when day broke
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
- reddish4/5
reddish
- adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
scarlet; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cerise; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
- lavish4/5
lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- rubbish4/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- abolish4/5
abolish
- verb do away with
get rid of.
- Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
- verb do away with
- relish4/5
relish
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; zest.
- noun spicy or savory condiment
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- cherish4/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- kurdish4/5
kurdish
Of or pertaining to the Kurds. Written also Koordish .
- relinquish4/5
relinquish
- verb part with a possession or right
release; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb part with a possession or right
- flemish4/5
flemish
Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. --n. The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders.
- yellowish3/5
yellowish
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
xanthous; yellow.
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
- feverish3/5
feverish
- adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
hectic.
- worked at a feverish pace
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
febrile.
- a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
- adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
- sluggish3/5
sluggish
- adjective satellite moving slowly
sulky.
- a sluggish stream
- adjective satellite (of business) not active or brisk
slow; dull.
- business is dull (or slow)
- a sluggish market
- adjective satellite moving slowly
- shellfish3/5
shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- stylish3/5
stylish
- adjective having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
fashionable.
- a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey
- the stylish resort of Gstadd
- adjective being or in accordance with current social fashions
fashionable.
- fashionable clothing
- the fashionable side of town
- a fashionable cafe
- adjective having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
- amish3/5
amish
- noun an American follower of the Mennonite religion
- noun an American follower of the Mennonite religion
- cornish3/5
cornish
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
- garnish3/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- nourish3/5
nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
- greenish3/5
greenish
- adjective satellite of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
dark-green; green; light-green.
- a green tree
- green fields
- green paint
- adjective satellite of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
- cavendish3/5
cavendish
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
- varnish3/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- bluish3/5
bluish
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
blue; blueish.
- October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson
- a blue flame
- blue haze of tobacco smoke
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
- boyish3/5
boyish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young boy
boylike; schoolboyish.
- a boyish grin
- schoolboyish pranks
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young boy
- extinguish3/5
extinguish
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; quench.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb put an end to; kill
- banish3/5
banish
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise.
- verb ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
ban.
- verb expel from a community or group
- fetish3/5
fetish
- noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
- common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear
- noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
juju; voodoo; hoodoo; fetich.
- noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
- catfish3/5
catfish
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
mudcat.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; wolffish.
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
- skirmish3/5
skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
encounter; brush; clash.
- verb engage in a skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
- reestablish3/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- moorish3/5
moorish
Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish fens." Thomson.
- unselfish3/5
unselfish
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
- adjective satellite not greedy
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
- replenish3/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- brownish3/5
brownish
- adjective satellite of a color similar to that of wood or earth
brown; chocolate-brown; dark-brown.
- adjective satellite of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- devilish3/5
devilish
- adjective satellite showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
mephistophelean; diabolical; diabolic; mephistophelian.
- devilish schemes
- the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
- the diabolical expression on his face
- a mephistophelian glint in his eye
- adjective satellite playful in an appealingly bold way
roguish; rascally.
- a roguish grin
- adjective satellite showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
- frankish3/5
frankish
Like, or pertaining to, the Franks.
- outlandish3/5
outlandish
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; bizarre; freaky; off-the-wall; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- whitish3/5
whitish
- adjective satellite resembling milk in color not clear
milklike; milky.
- milky glass
- adjective satellite of something having a color tending toward white
off-white.
- adjective satellite resembling milk in color not clear
- hellish3/5
hellish
- adjective satellite very unpleasant
god-awful; beastly.
- hellish weather
- stop that god-awful racket
- adjective satellite extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
satanic; fiendish; infernal; demonic; unholy; diabolical; diabolic.
- something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
- fires lit up a diabolic scene
- diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
- a fiendish despot
- hellish torture
- infernal instruments of war
- satanic cruelty
- unholy grimaces
- adjective satellite very unpleasant
- goldfish3/5
goldfish
- noun small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
Carassius auratus.
- noun small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
- parrish3/5
parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
- demolish3/5
demolish
- verb destroy completely
pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- verb humiliate or depress completely
crush; smash.
- She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
- The death of her son smashed her
- verb destroy completely
- brackish3/5
brackish
- adjective satellite distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
- a thin brackish gruel
- adjective satellite slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
briny.
- a brackish lagoon
- the briny deep
- adjective satellite distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
- blemish3/5
blemish
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
defect; mar.
- a facial blemish
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
deface; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
- girlish3/5
girlish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young girl
schoolgirlish.
- girlish charm
- a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young girl
- grayish3/5
grayish
- adjective satellite of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
greyish; gray; grey.
- the little grey cells
- gray flannel suit
- a man with greyish hair
- adjective satellite of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- offish3/5
offish
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
standoffish.
- a standoffish manner
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
- popish3/5
popish
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Roman Catholic; papist; papistic; romish; R.C.; papistical; Roman; Romanist.
- the Roman Catholic Church
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
- crayfish3/5
crayfish
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
rock lobster; spiny lobster; langouste.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crawfish; ecrevisse; crawdad.
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
- jellyfish3/5
jellyfish
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war; man-of-war.
- noun any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
- horseradish3/5
horseradish
- noun the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
horseradish root.
- noun coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
Armoracia rusticana; horse radish; red cole.
- noun the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- purplish3/5
purplish
- adjective satellite of a color intermediate between red and blue
purple; violet.
- adjective satellite of a color intermediate between red and blue
- embellish3/5
embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb add details to
- swish3/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- pinkish3/5
pinkish
- adjective satellite of a light shade of red
pink.
- adjective satellite of a light shade of red
- brutish3/5
brutish
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
bestial; brute; brutal; beastly.
- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
- garish3/5
garish
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
- standish3/5
standish
A stand, or case, for pen and ink. I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. Swift.
- radish3/5
radish
- noun pungent fleshy edible root
- noun radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Japanese radish; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus; daikon.
- noun pungent fleshy edible root
- nightmarish3/5
nightmarish
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
hair-raising; bloodcurdling.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
- slavish3/5
slavish
- adjective satellite blindly imitative
- a slavish copy of the original
- adjective satellite abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
subservient; submissive.
- slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
- a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams
- she has become submissive and subservient
- adjective satellite blindly imitative
- sheepish3/5
sheepish
- adjective satellite like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
sheeplike.
- adjective satellite showing a sense of shame
shamefaced.
- adjective satellite like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
- starfish3/5
starfish
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
sea star.
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
- admonish3/5
admonish
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
monish; caution.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- bullish2/5
bullish
- adjective satellite expecting a rise in prices
- adjective satellite expecting a rise in prices
- dervish2/5
dervish
- noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
- noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
- astonish2/5
astonish
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- verb affect with wonder
- languish2/5
languish
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
waste; pine away.
- After her husband died, she just pined away
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- gibberish2/5
gibberish
- noun unintelligible talking
gibber.
- noun unintelligible talking
- hashish2/5
hashish
- noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
hasheesh; hash; haschisch.
- noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
- swordfish2/5
swordfish
- noun flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- noun large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
Xiphias gladius.
- noun flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- greyish2/5
greyish
- adjective satellite of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
gray; grayish; grey.
- the little grey cells
- gray flannel suit
- a man with greyish hair
- adjective satellite of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- romish2/5
romish
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Roman Catholic; papist; popish; papistic; R.C.; papistical; Roman; Romanist.
- the Roman Catholic Church
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
- zebrafish2/5
- fiendish2/5
fiendish
- adjective satellite extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
satanic; infernal; demonic; hellish; unholy; diabolical; diabolic.
- something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
- fires lit up a diabolic scene
- diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
- a fiendish despot
- hellish torture
- infernal instruments of war
- satanic cruelty
- unholy grimaces
- adjective satellite extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- tarnish2/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- blackish2/5
blackish
- adjective satellite of something that is somewhat black
- blackish clouds
- adjective satellite of something that is somewhat black
- bookish2/5
bookish
- adjective satellite characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
studious.
- a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket
- a quiet studious child
- adjective satellite characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
- vanquish2/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- whitefish2/5
whitefish
- noun any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
- noun flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
- noun any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
- peevish2/5
peevish
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
- kentish2/5
kentish
- noun one of the major dialects of Old English
Jutish.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
- noun one of the major dialects of Old English
- kaddish2/5
kaddish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squeamish2/5
squeamish
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; nice; prissy; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- skittish2/5
skittish
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
flighty; spooky; nervous.
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- snobbish2/5
snobbish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
clannish; cliquish; clubby; snobby.
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
- bearish2/5
bearish
- adjective satellite expecting prices to fall
- adjective satellite expecting prices to fall
- amateurish2/5
amateurish
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
unskilled; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
- smallish2/5
smallish
- adjective satellite rather small
- adjective satellite rather small
- impish2/5
impish
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
pixilated; puckish; prankish; mischievous; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- gish2/5
gish
- noun United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
Lillian Gish.
- noun United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
- salish2/5
salish
- noun a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
Salishan.
- noun a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America
- noun a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
- kish2/5
kish
(Min.) A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.
- crawfish2/5
crawfish
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
ecrevisse; crayfish; crawdad.
- noun small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
crayfish; crawdad; crawdaddy.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- ticklish2/5
ticklish
- adjective satellite difficult to handle; requiring great tact
touchy; delicate.
- delicate negotiations with the big powers
- hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
- a touchy subject
- adjective satellite difficult to handle; requiring great tact
- rhenish2/5
rhenish
Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; --as, .Rhenish winen. Rhine wine.
- freakish2/5
freakish
- adjective satellite changeable
capricious.
- a capricious summer breeze
- freakish weather
- adjective satellite characteristic of a freak
- a freakish extra toe
- adjective satellite changeable
- boorish2/5
boorish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
neanderthal; loutish; neandertal; oafish; swinish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- sunfish2/5
sunfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- noun among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
mola; headfish; ocean sunfish.
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- coquettish2/5
coquettish
- adjective satellite like a coquette
flirtatious.
- adjective satellite like a coquette
- longish2/5
longish
- adjective satellite somewhat long
- adjective satellite somewhat long
- roguish2/5
roguish
- adjective satellite playful in an appealingly bold way
devilish; rascally.
- a roguish grin
- adjective satellite lacking principles or scruples
blackguardly; scoundrelly; rascally.
- the rascally rabble
- the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray
- the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew
- adjective satellite playful in an appealingly bold way
- prudish2/5
prudish
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
- ghoulish2/5
ghoulish
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
morbid.
- morbid details
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
- beamish2/5
beamish
- adjective satellite smiling with happiness or optimism
smiling; twinkly.
- Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll
- a room of smiling faces
- a round red twinkly Santa Claus
- adjective satellite smiling with happiness or optimism
- churlish2/5
churlish
- adjective satellite rude and boorish
- adjective satellite having a bad disposition; surly
- churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare
- adjective satellite rude and boorish
- netherlandish2/5
- macleish2/5
macleish
- noun United States poet (1892-1982)
Archibald MacLeish.
- noun United States poet (1892-1982)
- codfish2/5
codfish
- noun lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
cod.
- noun major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
cod.
- noun lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
- rakish2/5
rakish
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
spiffy; natty; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
raffish; devil-may-care.
- a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- monkish2/5
monkish
- adjective satellite befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial
- adjective satellite befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial
- hawkish2/5
hawkish
- adjective satellite disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
militant; warlike.
- militant nations
- hawkish congressman
- warlike policies
- adjective satellite disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
- impoverish2/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- gaulish2/5
gaulish
Pertaining to ancient France, or Gaul; Gallic. R.
- refurbish2/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- cuttlefish2/5
cuttlefish
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
cuttle.
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
- lish2/5
lish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wolfish2/5
wolfish
- adjective resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
wolflike.
- ran in wolflike packs
- wolfish rapacity
- adjective satellite devouring or craving food in great quantities
voracious; rapacious; esurient; edacious; ravenous; ravening.
- edacious vultures
- a rapacious appetite
- ravenous as wolves
- voracious sharks
- adjective resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
- pictish2/5
pictish
Of or pertaining to Picts; resembling the Picts. "The Pictish peer." Byron.
- mannish2/5
mannish
- adjective satellite resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
- a mannish stride
- adjective satellite characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
- true mannish arrogance
- adjective satellite resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
- ravish2/5
ravish
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate; dishonor; assault; dishonour; outrage; rape.
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- verb hold spellbound
enthrall; delight; enthral; enrapture; enchant; transport.
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
- youngish2/5
youngish
- adjective satellite somewhat young
- adjective satellite somewhat young
- dogfish2/5
dogfish
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Amia calva; grindle; bowfin.
- noun any of several small sharks
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
- bluefish2/5
bluefish
- noun bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
Pomatomus saltatrix.
- noun fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
- noun bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
- burnish2/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- modish2/5
modish
- adjective satellite in the current fashion or style
in vogue; in style; a la mode; latest.
- adjective satellite in the current fashion or style
- roundish2/5
roundish
- adjective satellite somewhat round in appearance or form
- adjective satellite somewhat round in appearance or form
- clownish2/5
clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
- adjective satellite like a clown
- republish2/5
republish
- verb publish again
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections
- verb revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
- verb publish again
- squish2/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- harish2/5
harish
Like a hare. R. Huloet.
- rockfish2/5
rockfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- noun marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- prankish2/5
prankish
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
pixilated; impish; puckish; mischievous; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- womanish2/5
womanish
- adjective satellite having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men
- womanish tears
- adjective satellite having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men
- bonefish2/5
bonefish
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Albula vulpes.
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
- spanglish2/5
spanglish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squarish2/5
squarish
- adjective satellite somewhat square in appearance or form
- adjective satellite somewhat square in appearance or form
- brandish2/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- heathenish2/5
heathenish
- adjective satellite not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
heathen; ethnic; pagan.
- adjective satellite not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
- whiggish2/5
whiggish
Of or pertaining to Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by, the principles of Whigs.
- clannish2/5
clannish
- adjective satellite characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
- clannish loyalty
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
cliquish; clubby; snobbish; snobby.
- adjective satellite characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
- mawkish2/5
mawkish
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; mushy; soppy; kitschy; hokey; slushy; soupy; maudlin; schmaltzy; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
- kingfish2/5
kingfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
cero; Scomberomorus regalis; pintado.
- noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
- bish2/5
bish
Same as Bikh .
- tarshish2/5
- standoffish2/5
standoffish
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
offish.
- a standoffish manner
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
- dwarfish2/5
dwarfish
- adjective satellite atypically small
- dwarf tree
- dwarf star
- adjective satellite atypically small
- cartoonish2/5
- redfish2/5
redfish
- noun North Atlantic rockfish
ocean perch; rosefish.
- noun large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
red drum; channel bass; Sciaenops ocellatus.
- noun North Atlantic rockfish
- foppish2/5
foppish
- adjective satellite affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
dandyish; dandified.
- adjective satellite affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
- babyish2/5
babyish
- adjective satellite characteristic of a baby
- babyish tears and petulance
- adjective satellite characteristic of a baby
- angelfish2/5
angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- flatfish2/5
flatfish
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- finfish2/5
finfish
(Zoöl.) (a) A finback whale. (b) (pl.)True fish, as distinguished from shellfish.
- monkfish2/5
monkfish
- noun flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
lotte; Lophius Americanus; allmouth; anglerfish; angler; angler fish; goosefish.
- noun flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
- shish2/5
shish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- carchemish2/5
- priggish2/5
priggish
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
- pish2/5
pish
An exclamation of contempt.
- blowfish2/5
blowfish
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
pufferfish; sea squab; puffer.
- noun any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
pufferfish; globefish; puffer.
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
- israelitish2/5
israelitish
Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish; Hebrew.
- kadish2/5
kadish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- sweetish2/5
sweetish
- adjective satellite somewhat sweet
- adjective satellite somewhat sweet
- sailfish2/5
sailfish
- noun a saltwater fish with lean flesh
- noun large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
- noun a saltwater fish with lean flesh
- faddish2/5
faddish
- adjective satellite intensely fashionable for a short time
faddy.
- adjective satellite intensely fashionable for a short time
- shrewish2/5
shrewish
- adjective satellite continually complaining or faultfinding
nagging.
- a shrewish wife
- nagging parents
- adjective satellite continually complaining or faultfinding
- baitfish2/5
- farish2/5
farish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- darkish2/5
darkish
- adjective satellite slightly dark
- darkish red
- adjective satellite slightly dark
- elvish2/5
elvish
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
elfish; elfin.
- perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
- elvish tricks
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
- raffish1/5
raffish
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
rakish; spiffy; natty; snappy; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
rakish; devil-may-care.
- a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- waspish1/5
waspish
- adjective satellite very irritable
bristly; prickly; splenetic.
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
- he became prickly and spiteful
- witty and waspish about his colleagues
- adjective satellite very irritable
- knavish1/5
knavish
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- arish1/5
arish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- groundfish1/5
groundfish
- noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
bottom fish.
- noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
- largish1/5
largish
- adjective satellite somewhat large
biggish.
- adjective satellite somewhat large
- thievish1/5
thievish
- adjective satellite given to thievery
thieving.
- adjective satellite given to thievery
- lungfish1/5
lungfish
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- thuggish1/5
thuggish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- snappish1/5
snappish
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
snappy.
- a snappish tone of voice
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
- squamish1/5
- naish1/5
naish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- loutish1/5
loutish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish; neanderthal; neandertal; oafish; swinish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- blackfish1/5
blackfish
- noun large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
tautog; Tautoga onitis.
- noun female salmon that has recently spawned
- noun large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
- flattish1/5
flattish
Somewhat flat. Woodward.
- owlish1/5
owlish
- adjective satellite resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance
- adjective satellite resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance
- barish1/5
barish
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
Bodo-Garo.
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
- swinish1/5
swinish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish; neanderthal; loutish; neandertal; oafish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; piggy; piggish; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- parrotfish1/5
parrotfish
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
pollyfish; polly fish.
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
- silverfish1/5
silverfish
- noun silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
Lepisma saccharina.
- noun a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
- noun silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
- mulish1/5
mulish
- adjective satellite unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
hardheaded.
- adjective satellite unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
- whish1/5
whish
- verb make a sibilant sound
- verb move with a whishing sound
- The car whished past her
- verb make a sibilant sound
- hagfish1/5
hagfish
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
slime eels; hag.
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
- spearfish1/5
spearfish
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- tundish1/5
- waggish1/5
waggish
- adjective satellite witty or joking
- Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper
- adjective satellite witty or joking
- dovish1/5
dovish
- adjective satellite opposed to war
pacifistic; pacifist.
- adjective satellite opposed to war
- fortyish1/5
- babylonish1/5
babylonish
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. "A Babylonish garment." Josh. vii. 21.
- killifish1/5
killifish
- noun small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
- noun small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
- lumpish1/5
lumpish
- adjective satellite mentally sluggish
lumpen; unthinking.
- adjective satellite mentally sluggish
- puckish1/5
puckish
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
pixilated; impish; prankish; mischievous; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- rish1/5
rish
A rush (the plant). Obs. Chaucer.
- refinish1/5
refinish
- verb give a new surface
- refinish the dining room furniture
- verb give a new surface
- elfish1/5
elfish
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
elvish; elfin.
- perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
- elvish tricks
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
- billfish1/5
billfish
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
garpike; garfish; gar; Lepisosteus osseus.
- noun giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- panfish1/5
panfish
- noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market
- noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market
- phish1/5
phish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- triggerfish1/5
triggerfish
- noun any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
- noun any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
- oldish1/5
oldish
- adjective satellite somewhat elderly
- adjective satellite somewhat elderly
- hunnish1/5
hunnish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- butterflyfish1/5
butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
- fiftyish1/5
- newish1/5
newish
Somewhat new; nearly new. Bacon.
- duwamish1/5
- whorish1/5
whorish
Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste. --Whor"ish*ly , adv. --Whor"ish*ness , n.
- shortish1/5
shortish
- adjective satellite somewhat short
- adjective satellite somewhat short
- damselfish1/5
damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- milkfish1/5
- tomboyish1/5
tomboyish
- adjective satellite used of girls; wild and boisterous
hoydenish.
- adjective satellite used of girls; wild and boisterous
- oafish1/5
oafish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish; neanderthal; loutish; neandertal; swinish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- paddlefish1/5
paddlefish
- noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
duckbill; Polyodon spathula.
- noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
- blondish1/5
blondish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- thirtyish1/5
- pufferfish1/5
pufferfish
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
sea squab; blowfish; puffer.
- noun any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
globefish; puffer; blowfish.
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
- sluttish1/5
sluttish
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
blowsy; slatternly; blowzy.
- adjective satellite casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
wanton; light; promiscuous; loose; easy.
- her easy virtue
- he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
- wanton behavior
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
- lakish1/5
lakish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- stockfish1/5
stockfish
- noun fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
- noun fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
- cultish1/5
- sawfish1/5
sawfish
- noun primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
- noun primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
- tallish1/5
tallish
- adjective satellite somewhat tall
- adjective satellite somewhat tall
- famish1/5
famish
- verb be hungry; go without food
starve; hunger.
- Let's eat--I'm starving!
- verb deprive of food
starve.
- They starved the prisoners
- verb be hungry; go without food
- wendish1/5
wendish
Of or pertaining the Wends, or their language.
- pupfish1/5
pupfish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- peckish1/5
peckish
- adjective satellite somewhat hungry
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite somewhat hungry
- folkish1/5
folkish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- apish1/5
apish
- adjective satellite being or given to servile imitation
apelike.
- adjective satellite being or given to servile imitation
- laddish1/5
laddish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disestablish1/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- orangish1/5
orangish
- adjective satellite of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
orange.
- adjective satellite of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
- cliquish1/5
cliquish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
clannish; clubby; snobbish; snobby.
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
- pettish1/5
pettish
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
- norrish1/5
norrish
- noun English chemist (1897-1978)
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish.
- noun English chemist (1897-1978)
- kittenish1/5
kittenish
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
frisky.
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
- blueish1/5
blueish
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
blue; bluish.
- October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson
- a blue flame
- blue haze of tobacco smoke
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
- lionfish1/5
lionfish
- noun brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins
- noun brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins
- biggish1/5
biggish
- adjective satellite somewhat large
largish.
- adjective satellite somewhat large
- tigerish1/5
tigerish
- adjective satellite resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
- a tigerish fury
- adjective satellite resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
- goodish1/5
goodish
- adjective satellite moderately good of its kind
- a goodish wine
- adjective satellite large in amount or extent or degree
sizeable; respectable; healthy; hefty; tidy; sizable; goodly.
- it cost a considerable amount
- a goodly amount
- received a hefty bonus
- a respectable sum
- a tidy sum of money
- a sizable fortune
- adjective satellite moderately good of its kind
- weakfish1/5
weakfish
- noun lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
Cynoscion regalis.
- noun lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
- piggish1/5
piggish
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; swinish; piggy; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
- pipefish1/5
pipefish
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
needlefish.
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
- suquamish1/5
- stablish1/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- soulish1/5
- stonefish1/5
stonefish
- noun venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
Synanceja verrucosa.
- noun venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
- coltish1/5
coltish
- adjective satellite given to merry frolicking
sportive; frolicsome; frolicky; rollicking.
- frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes
- adjective satellite given to merry frolicking
- toadfish1/5
toadfish
- noun bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
Opsanus tau.
- noun bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
- garfish1/5
garfish
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
garpike; billfish; gar; Lepisosteus osseus.
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- anglerfish1/5
anglerfish
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
lotte; Lophius Americanus; allmouth; angler; angler fish; monkfish; goosefish.
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- sottish1/5
sottish
- adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
drunken; boozy; bibulous.
- a bibulous fellow
- a bibulous evening
- his boozy drinking companions
- thick boozy singing
- a drunken binge
- two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
- sottish behavior
- adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
- marish1/5
marish
Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. Archaic Milton. Tennyson.
- doltish1/5
doltish
- adjective satellite heavy and dull and stupid
cloddish.
- adjective satellite heavy and dull and stupid
- canaanitish1/5
canaanitish
Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites.
- mosquitofish1/5
mosquitofish
- noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
Gambusia affinis.
- noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
- buffoonish1/5
buffoonish
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
- adjective satellite like a clown
- surgeonfish1/5
surgeonfish
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- fumish1/5
fumish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- furbish1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
- fullish1/5
- razorfish1/5
razorfish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tilefish1/5
tilefish
- noun important marine food fishes
blanquillo.
- noun yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps.
- noun important marine food fishes
- archerfish1/5
archerfish
- noun any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
Toxotes jaculatrix.
- noun any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
- devilfish1/5
devilfish
- noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
grey whale; Eschrichtius robustus; gray whale; Eschrichtius gibbosus.
- noun bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
octopus.
- noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
- scorpionfish1/5
scorpionfish
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
sea scorpion; scorpion fish.
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
- donnish1/5
donnish
- adjective satellite marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
academic; pedantic.
- adjective satellite marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- thickish1/5
- warmish1/5
warmish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- blandish1/5
blandish
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
flatter.
- verb praise somewhat dishonestly
- leftish1/5
leftish
- adjective satellite tending toward the political left
- adjective satellite tending toward the political left
- dilettantish1/5
dilettantish
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
sciolistic; dilettante; dilettanteish.
- his dilettantish efforts at painting
- adjective satellite showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
- sablefish1/5
- dandyish1/5
dandyish
- adjective satellite affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
foppish; dandified.
- adjective satellite affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
- sharpish1/5
sharpish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- goatfish1/5
goatfish
- noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
Mullus surmuletus; surmullet; red mullet.
- noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
- saltfish1/5
- lettish1/5
lettish
Of or pertaining to the Letts. --n. The language spoken by the Letts. See Lettic .
- butterfish1/5
butterfish
- noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
- noun small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines
stromateid; stromateid fish.
- noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
- goatish1/5
goatish
Characteristic of a goat; goatlike. Give your chaste body up to the embraces Of goatish lust. Massinger.
--Goat"ish*ly , adv. --Goat"ish*ness , n.
- lappish1/5
lappish
Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. --n. The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
- noirish1/5
- batfish1/5
batfish
- noun bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
- noun bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
- uppish1/5
uppish
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
snotty; snot-nosed; bigheaded; stuck-up; persnickety; too big for one's breeches; snooty.
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
- knish1/5
knish
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
- borish1/5
- sixtyish1/5
- disrelish1/5
disrelish
Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind); distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a .disrelish for some kinds of foodMen love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told of their duty. Burke.
- hish1/5
hish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- voguish1/5
voguish
- adjective satellite elegant and stylish
chic; smart.
- chic elegance
- a smart new dress
- a suit of voguish cut
- adjective satellite in accord with the latest fad
trendy.
- trendy ideas
- trendy clothes
- voguish terminology
- adjective satellite elegant and stylish
- glassfish1/5
- stoutish1/5
stoutish
Somewhat stout; somewhat corpulent.
- mudfish1/5
mudfish
(Zoöl.) (a) The European loach. (b) The bowfin. (c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species ( Protopterus annectens ). SeeLipedosiren .(d) The mud minnow.
- jewfish1/5
jewfish
- noun large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
mulloway; Sciaena antarctica.
- noun large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
Mycteroperca bonaci.
- noun large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
- fairish1/5
fairish
- adjective satellite not excessive or extreme
reasonable; fair.
- a fairish income
- reasonable prices
- adjective satellite (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;
fair.
- a fair complexion
- adjective satellite not excessive or extreme
- needlefish1/5
needlefish
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
billfish; gar.
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
pipefish.
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- lightish1/5
lightish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pollyannaish1/5
pollyannaish
- adjective satellite pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
cheerful; upbeat.
- adjective satellite pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
- jutish1/5
jutish
- noun one of the major dialects of Old English
Kentish.
- noun one of the major dialects of Old English
- fattish1/5
fattish
- adjective satellite somewhat fat
- adjective satellite somewhat fat
- caddish1/5
caddish
- adjective satellite offensively discourteous
ungallant; unchivalrous.
- adjective satellite offensively discourteous
- nebbish1/5
nebbish
- noun (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
nebbech.
- noun (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
- goyish1/5
goyish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bakshish1/5
bakshish
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
baksheesh; pourboire; bakshis; gratuity; tip; backsheesh.
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- doggish1/5
doggish
Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal. --Dog"*gish*ly , adv. --Dog"gish*ness , n.
- goldish1/5
- wimpish1/5
wimpish
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
wimpy.
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
- sickish1/5
sickish
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseous; nauseated; sick.
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- plumpish1/5
plumpish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wildish1/5
wildish
Somewhat wild; rather wild. "A wildish destiny." Wordsworth.
- unstylish1/5
unstylish
- adjective lacking in style or elegance
styleless.
- a styleless way of dressing
- expensive but styleless country tweeds
- wearing unstylish clothes
- adjective not in accord with or not following current fashion
unfashionable.
- unfashionable clothes
- melodrama of a now unfashionable kind
- adjective lacking in style or elegance
- cardinalfish1/5
cardinalfish
- noun small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
- noun small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
- gnomish1/5
gnomish
- adjective satellite used of small deformed creatures
- adjective satellite used of small deformed creatures
- liverish1/5
liverish
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
bilious; livery.
- adjective satellite irritable as if suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic; bilious; atrabilious.
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
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- spinsterish1/5
spinsterish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- thinnish1/5
- refurnish1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- dullish1/5
dullish
Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome. "A series of dullish verses." Prof. Wilson.
- hoggish1/5
hoggish
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
swinish; piggy; piggish; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
- jackfish1/5
jackfish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hoydenish1/5
hoydenish
- adjective satellite used of girls; wild and boisterous
tomboyish.
- adjective satellite used of girls; wild and boisterous
- blockish1/5
blockish
- adjective satellite resembling a block in shape
blocky.
- adjective satellite resembling a block in shape
- stiffish1/5
- dryish1/5
- roughish1/5
roughish
- adjective satellite somewhat rough
- adjective satellite somewhat rough
- frogfish1/5
frogfish
- noun fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
- noun fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
- saltish1/5
saltish
- adjective satellite somewhat salty
- adjective satellite somewhat salty
- schoolboyish1/5
schoolboyish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young boy
boylike; boyish.
- a boyish grin
- schoolboyish pranks
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young boy
- maidish1/5
maidish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- papish1/5
- filefish1/5
filefish
- noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
- noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
- icefish1/5
- dimmish1/5
dimmish
Somewhat dim; "Dimmy clouds." Sir P. Sidney.as, .dimmish eyes
- puppyish1/5
puppyish
- adjective satellite characteristic of a puppy
puppylike.
- adjective satellite characteristic of a puppy
- squawfish1/5
- smartish1/5
- irtish1/5
irtish
- noun an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
Irtish River; Irtysh River; Irtysh.
- noun an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
- tannish1/5
tannish
- adjective satellite of a color resembling tan
- adjective satellite of a color resembling tan
- coolish1/5
coolish
Somewhat cool. The nights began to grow a little coolish. Goldsmith.
- vigorish1/5
vigorish
- noun an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
usury.
- noun a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
rake-off.
- noun an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
- cloddish1/5
cloddish
- adjective satellite heavy and dull and stupid
doltish.
- adjective satellite heavy and dull and stupid
- lumpfish1/5
lumpfish
- noun clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
Cyclopterus lumpus.
- noun clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
- geatish1/5
- sourish1/5
sourish
- adjective satellite tasting sour like a lemon
tangy; lemonlike; lemony; tart.
- adjective satellite tasting sour like a lemon
- lowish1/5
lowish
Somewhat low. Colloq. Richardson.
- sparkish1/5
sparkish
Like a spark; airy; gay. W. Walsh.
- spadefish1/5
spadefish
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
angelfish; Chaetodipterus faber.
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
- cavefish1/5
cavefish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- squirrelfish1/5
squirrelfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
pinfish; sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides.
- noun very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
- vampish1/5
vampish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- waifish1/5
- delish1/5
- hogfish1/5
hogfish
- noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
Lachnolaimus maximus; hog snapper.
- noun found from Long Island southward
Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish.
- noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
- wolffish1/5
wolffish
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; catfish.
- noun large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
lancet fish; lancetfish.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
- palish1/5
palish
- adjective satellite slightly pale
- adjective satellite slightly pale
- schoolmarmish1/5
schoolmarmish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- queenfish1/5
queenfish
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
white croaker; Seriphus politus.
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
- anglish1/5
english
- noun an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
English language.
- noun the people of England
English people.
- noun an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- punkish1/5
- dampish1/5
dampish
- adjective satellite slightly wet
damp; moist.
- clothes damp with perspiration
- a moist breeze
- eyes moist with tears
- adjective satellite slightly wet
- quakerish1/5
quakerish
Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.
- clayish1/5
clayish
Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.
- gilgamish1/5
gilgamish
- noun legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics
- noun legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics
- aguish1/5
aguish
- adjective satellite affected by ague
- adjective satellite affected by ague
- pinfish1/5
pinfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides; squirrelfish.
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
- rabbitfish1/5
rabbitfish
- noun large European chimaera
Chimaera monstrosa.
- noun large European chimaera
- yinglish1/5
- monish1/5
monish
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
admonish; caution.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; admonish; discourage.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
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- currish1/5
currish
- adjective satellite base and cowardly
- adjective satellite resembling a cur; snarling and rude
- adjective satellite base and cowardly
- minish1/5
minish
To diminish; to lessen. The living of poor men thereby minished. Latimer.
- liquorish1/5
liquorish
See Obs. Shak.Lickerish .
- sish1/5
sish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dragonish1/5
dragonish
resembling a dragon. Shak.
- dolphinfish1/5
dolphinfish
- noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
mahimahi.
- noun large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
mahimahi; dolphin.
- noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
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poorish
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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schoolgirlish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young girl
girlish.
- girlish charm
- a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young girl
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complish
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missish
Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental. --Miss"ish*ness , n.
Suffixes of ish
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ishmael
- noun (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; castaway; outcast.
- noun (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
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isherwood
- noun United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
Christopher Isherwood; Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood.
- noun United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
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ishtar
- noun Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
Mylitta.
- noun Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
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ishmaelite
A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." Gen. xvi. 12.
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ishmaelite
A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." Gen. xvi. 12.
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ishes
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ishim
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ishmael
- noun (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; castaway; outcast.
- noun (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
Derived words of ish
- established«Word Popularity Bar5/5
established
- adjective brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
constituted.
- the established social order
- distrust the constituted authority
- a team established as a member of a major league
- enjoyed his prestige as an established writer
- an established precedent
- the established Church
- verb set up or found
found; establish; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- adjective brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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published
- adjective prepared and printed for distribution and sale
- the complete published works Dickens
- verb put into print
print; publish.
- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
- These news should not be printed
- adjective prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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finished
- adjective (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
- a finished product
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
finish; complete.
- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
- adjective (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
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publishing
- noun the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
publication.
- verb put into print
print; publish.
- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
- These news should not be printed
- noun the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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establishment
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
formation; organisation; constitution; organization.
- the constitution of a PTA group last year
- it was the establishment of his reputation
- he still remembers the organization of the club
- noun an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
institution.
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
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bishop
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- noun port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- punishment5/5
punishment
- noun the act of punishing
penalty; penalization; penalisation.
- noun the act of punishing
- distinguished5/5
distinguished
- adjective satellite (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
- our distinguished professor
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; distinguish; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- adjective satellite (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
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wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- establishing5/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
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accomplished
- adjective satellite highly skilled
complete.
- an accomplished pianist
- a complete musician
- verb put in effect
fulfil; execute; accomplish; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- adjective satellite highly skilled
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fishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
sportfishing.
- noun the occupation of catching fish for a living
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
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publisher
- noun a firm in the publishing business
publishing house; publishing company; publishing firm.
- noun a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
- noun a firm in the publishing business
- wishes5/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- publisher5/5
publisher
- noun a firm in the publishing business
publishing house; publishing company; publishing firm.
- noun a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
- noun a firm in the publishing business
- unpublished5/5
unpublished
- adjective not published
- unpublished letters and diaries
- adjective not published
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dish
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
- noun a particular item of prepared food
- she prepared a special dish for dinner
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
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fisher
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisherman.
- noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
fisher cat; pekan; Martes pennanti; black cat.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
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diminished
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
vitiated; lessened; weakened.
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
- furnished5/5
furnished
- adjective provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
equipped.
- a furnished apartment
- a completely furnished toolbox
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; furnish; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- adjective provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
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bishop
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- noun port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
- noun a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- punished5/5
punished
- adjective subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; punish; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- adjective subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
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vanished
- adjective satellite having passed out of existence
- vanished civilizations
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
go away; vanish; disappear.
- He disappeared without a trace
- adjective satellite having passed out of existence
- wishing4/5
wishing
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wish; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- verb hope for; have a wish
wish.
- I wish I could go home now
- noun a specific feeling of desire
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archbishop
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- distinguishing4/5
distinguish
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb mark as different
- finishing4/5
finishing
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finish; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the act of finishing
finish.
- his best finish in a major tournament was third
- the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- establishes4/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- fisheries4/5
fishery
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
piscary.
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- polished4/5
polished
- adjective perfected or made shiny and smooth
- his polished prose
- in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes
- freshly polished silver
- verb make (a surface) shine
shine; polish; smooth; smoothen.
- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
- adjective perfected or made shiny and smooth
- distinguishes4/5
distinguish
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb mark as different
- accomplishments4/5
accomplishment
- noun the action of accomplishing something
achievement.
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
acquirement; attainment; skill; acquisition.
- noun the action of accomplishing something
- accomplishment4/5
accomplishment
- noun the action of accomplishing something
achievement.
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
acquirement; attainment; skill; acquisition.
- noun the action of accomplishing something
- astonished4/5
astonished
- adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
astounded; stunned; amazed; astonied.
- an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
- I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
- astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
- stood in stunned silence
- stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astonish; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
- abolished4/5
abolish
- verb do away with
get rid of.
- Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
- verb do away with
- establishments4/5
establishment
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
formation; organisation; constitution; organization.
- the constitution of a PTA group last year
- it was the establishment of his reputation
- he still remembers the organization of the club
- noun an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
institution.
- noun the act of forming or establishing something
- astonishing4/5
astonishing
- adjective satellite surprising greatly
amazing.
- she does an amazing amount of work
- the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astonish; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- adjective satellite surprising greatly
- astonishment4/5
astonishment
- noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
amazement.
- he looked at me in astonishment
- noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
- fishermen4/5
fisherman
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisher.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- fishes4/5
fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- the shark is a large fish
- in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
- noun the flesh of fish used as food
- in Japan most fish is eaten raw
- after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
- they have a chef who specializes in fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- englishman4/5
englishman
A native or a naturalized inhabitant of England.
- unfinished4/5
unfinished
- adjective not brought to the desired final state
- adjective not brought to an end or conclusion
- unfinished business
- the building is still unfinished
- adjective not brought to the desired final state
- cherished4/5
cherished
- adjective satellite characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
wanted; treasured; precious.
- a cherished friend
- children are precious
- a treasured heirloom
- so good to feel wanted
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for; cherish.
- adjective satellite characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- diminishing4/5
diminishing
- adjective satellite becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
- diminishing returns
- his diminishing respect for her
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective satellite becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
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krishna
(Hindoo Myth.) The most popular of the Hindoo divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
- flourished4/5
flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
- impoverished4/5
impoverished
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
poverty-stricken; needy; necessitous; destitute; indigent.
- verb make poor
impoverish.
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
- publishes4/5
publish
- verb put into print
print.
- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
- These news should not be printed
- verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
bring out; release; issue; put out.
- publish a magazine or newspaper
- verb put into print
- punishments4/5
punishment
- noun the act of punishing
penalty; penalization; penalisation.
- noun the act of punishing
- flourishing4/5
flourishing
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
booming; prosperous; palmy; thriving; prospering; roaring.
- flourishing businesses
- a palmy time for stockbrokers
- a prosperous new business
- doing a roaring trade
- a thriving tourist center
- did a thriving business in orchids
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom; thrive.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
- perished4/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- fisherman4/5
fisherman
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisher.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- banished4/5
banish
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise.
- verb ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
ban.
- verb expel from a community or group
- fishery4/5
fishery
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
piscary.
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- selfishness4/5
selfishness
- noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- finishes4/5
finish
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finishing; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the temporal end; the concluding time
last; finis; finale; close; stopping point; conclusion.
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- furnishings4/5
furnishing
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
trappings.
- noun (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
- vanishing4/5
vanishing
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- noun a sudden disappearance from sight
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- extinguished4/5
extinguished
- adjective satellite of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out; extinguish.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- adjective satellite of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
- parishes4/5
parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
- englishmen4/5
englishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
- indistinguishable4/5
indistinguishable
- adjective satellite exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
identical.
- rows of identical houses
- cars identical except for their license plates
- they wore indistinguishable hats
- adjective not capable of being distinguished or differentiated
undistinguishable.
- the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable
- the twins were indistinguishable
- a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity
- adjective satellite exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
- nourishment4/5
nourishment
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; sustenance; victuals.
- noun the act of nourishing
- her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- punishing4/5
punishing
- adjective resulting in punishment
- the king imposed a punishing tax
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; punish; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- adjective resulting in punishment
- accomplishing4/5
accomplish
- verb put in effect
fulfil; execute; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- verb to gain with effort
reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb put in effect
- demolished4/5
demolished
- adjective satellite torn down and broken up
dismantled; razed.
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- adjective satellite torn down and broken up
- diminishes4/5
diminish
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
belittle.
- don't belittle your colleagues
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
- dishonest4/5
dishonest
- adjective deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonorable.
- adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
bribable; purchasable; corruptible; venal.
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
- adjective deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
- nourished4/5
nourished
- adjective being provided with adequate nourishment
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; nourish; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- adjective being provided with adequate nourishment
- polishing4/5
polishing
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
shining.
- the shining of shoes provided a meager living
- every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
- verb make (a surface) shine
shine; polish; smooth; smoothen.
- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
- distinguishable4/5
distinguishable
- adjective capable of being perceived as different or distinct
- only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom
- a project distinguishable into four stages of progress
- distinguishable differences between the twins
- adjective satellite (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
distinct.
- plants of several distinct types
- the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses
- gold is distinct from iron
- a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
- management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
- adjective capable of being perceived as different or distinct
- furnishing4/5
furnishing
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
trappings.
- noun (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
- fished3/5
fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- the shark is a large fish
- in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
- noun the flesh of fish used as food
- in Japan most fish is eaten raw
- after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
- they have a chef who specializes in fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- vishnu3/5
vishnu
(Hindoo Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindoo trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.
- parishioners3/5
parishioner
- noun a member of a parish
- noun a member of a parish
- punishable3/5
punishable
- adjective satellite liable to or deserving punishment
- punishable offenses
- adjective satellite subject to punishment by law
penal.
- a penal offense
- adjective satellite liable to or deserving punishment
- vanishes3/5
vanish
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
go away; disappear.
- He disappeared without a trace
- verb become invisible or unnoticeable
go away; disappear.
- The effect vanished when day broke
- verb get lost, as without warning or explanation
- foolishness3/5
foolishness
- noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
folly; unwiseness.
- noun the quality of being rash and foolish
folly; madness; craziness.
- trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
- adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
- noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- vanquished3/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- furnishes3/5
furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- irishman3/5
irishman
A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
- dishonesty3/5
dishonesty
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
knavery.
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- admonished3/5
admonish
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
monish; caution.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- relinquished3/5
relinquished
- adjective satellite that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- verb part with a possession or right
release; relinquish; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- adjective satellite that has been withdrawn or retreated from
- mishnah3/5
mishnah
- noun the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200
Mishna.
- noun the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200
- elisha3/5
elisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- abolishing3/5
abolish
- verb do away with
get rid of.
- Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
- verb do away with
- embellished3/5
embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb add details to
- fishers3/5
fisher
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisherman.
- noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
fisher cat; pekan; Martes pennanti; black cat.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- foolishly3/5
foolishly
- adverb without good sense or judgment
unwisely.
- He acted foolishly when he agreed to come
- adverb without good sense or judgment
- nourishing3/5
nourishing
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
alimentary; nutritious; alimental; nutrient; nutritive.
- good nourishing stew
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; nourish; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
- banishment3/5
banishment
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Coventry; ostracism.
- the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
- noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
proscription.
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
- accomplishes3/5
accomplish
- verb put in effect
fulfil; execute; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- verb to gain with effort
reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb put in effect
- wishful3/5
wishful
- adjective having or expressing desire for something
desirous.
- desirous of high office
- desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem
- adjective satellite desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
aspirant; aspiring.
- adjective having or expressing desire for something
- perishable3/5
perishable
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
spoilable.
- adjective liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
- this minute and perishable planet
- perishable foods such as butter and fruit
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
- relished3/5
relish
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; zest.
- noun spicy or savory condiment
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- tarnished3/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- flourishes3/5
flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
- dishonor3/5
dishonor
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonour.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonour.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- astonishingly3/5
astonishingly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
amazingly; surprisingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
- skirmishes3/5
skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
encounter; brush; clash.
- verb engage in a skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
- lavishly3/5
lavishly
- adverb in a wasteful manner
extravagantly.
- the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap
- adverb in a rich and lavish manner
richly; extravagantly.
- lavishly decorated
- adverb in a wasteful manner
- ramakrishna3/5
ramakrishna
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- anguished3/5
anguished
- adjective satellite experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
tortured; tormented.
- an anguished conscience
- a small tormented schoolboy
- a tortured witness to another's humiliation
- verb suffer great pains or distress
anguish.
- adjective satellite experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
- impoverishment3/5
impoverishment
- noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
poverty; poorness.
- noun the act of making someone poor
pauperization; pauperisation.
- noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- dishwasher3/5
dishwasher
- noun a machine for washing dishes
dish washer; dishwashing machine.
- noun someone who washes dishes
- noun a machine for washing dishes
- fishman3/5
- chisholm3/5
chisholm
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- mitsubishi3/5
mitsubishi
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- mishap3/5
mishap
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mischance; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
- noun an instance of misfortune
mischance; misadventure.
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- republished3/5
republish
- verb publish again
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections
- verb revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
- verb publish again
- fetishism3/5
fetishism
- noun a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
fetichism.
- noun sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
fetichism.
- noun a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
- irishmen3/5
irishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- burnished3/5
burnished
- adjective satellite made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
bright; shiny; lustrous; shining.
- bright silver candlesticks
- a burnished brass knocker
- she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
- rows of shining glasses
- shiny black patents
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- adjective satellite made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- reestablished3/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- replenishment3/5
replenishment
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
renewal; refilling; replacement.
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
- lavished3/5
lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- jewishness3/5
jewishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- replenished3/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- sheepishly3/5
sheepishly
- adverb in a sheepish manner
- sheepishly he handed her back the money
- adverb in a sheepish manner
- relinquishing3/5
relinquishing
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishment.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishment.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- disheveled3/5
disheveled
- adjective satellite in disarray; extremely disorderly
tousled; frowzled; rumpled; dishevelled.
- her clothing was disheveled
- powder-smeared and frowzled
- a rumpled unmade bed
- a bed with tousled sheets
- his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers
- verb disarrange or rumple; dishevel
tousle; dishevel; tangle.
- The strong wind tousled my hair
- adjective satellite in disarray; extremely disorderly
- brandishing3/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- perishing3/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- refurbished3/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- feverishly3/5
feverishly
- adverb in a feverish manner
- she worked feverishly
- adverb in a feverish manner
- upanishads3/5
upanishad
- noun a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
- the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads
- noun a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
- dishonour3/5
dishonour
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonor.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonor.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- disheartened3/5
disheartened
- adjective satellite made less hopeful or enthusiastic
demoralized; demoralised; discouraged.
- desperate demoralized people looking for work
- felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
- the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off; dishearten.
- adjective satellite made less hopeful or enthusiastic
- embellishment3/5
embellishment
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
embroidery.
- the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
- noun a superfluous ornament
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- famished3/5
famished
- adjective satellite extremely hungry
ravenous; sharp-set; esurient; starved.
- they were tired and famished for food and sleep
- a ravenous boy
- the family was starved and ragged
- fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
- verb be hungry; go without food
starve; famish; hunger.
- Let's eat--I'm starving!
- adjective satellite extremely hungry
- punishes3/5
punish
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
- bishopric3/5
bishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
episcopate; diocese.
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- malnourished3/5
malnourished
- adjective not being provided with adequate nourishment
- verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
malnourish; undernourish.
- The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished
- adjective not being provided with adequate nourishment
- languished3/5
languish
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
waste; pine away.
- After her husband died, she just pined away
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- imperishable3/5
imperishable
- adjective not perishable
- adjective satellite unceasing
abiding; enduring.
- an abiding belief
- imperishable truths
- adjective not perishable
- extinguishing3/5
extinguishing
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
quenching; extinction.
- the extinction of the lights
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out; extinguish.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- embellishments3/5
embellishment
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
embroidery.
- the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
- noun a superfluous ornament
- noun elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- mishaps3/5
mishap
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mischance; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
- noun an instance of misfortune
mischance; misadventure.
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- disharmony3/5
disharmony
- noun a lack of harmony
inharmoniousness.
- noun a lack of harmony
- languishing3/5
languish
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
waste; pine away.
- After her husband died, she just pined away
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- unpunished3/5
unpunished
- adjective not punished
- would he forget the crime and let it go unpunished?
- adjective not punished
- archbishops3/5
archbishop
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- noun a bishop of highest rank
- nourishes3/5
nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
- englishness3/5
- blemishes3/5
blemish
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
defect; mar.
- a facial blemish
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
deface; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
- garnished3/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- fishy3/5
fishy
- adjective of or relating to or resembling fish
- the soup had a fishy smell
- adjective satellite not as expected
funny; shady; suspicious; suspect.
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
- adjective of or relating to or resembling fish
- undiminished2/5
undiminished
- adjective satellite not lessened or diminished
unrelieved.
- unrelieved suffering
- adjective satellite not lessened or diminished
- skirmishers2/5
skirmisher
- noun someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
- noun someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
- disheartening2/5
disheartening
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; demoralising; dispiriting.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off; dishearten.
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
- geisha2/5
geisha
- noun a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
geisha girl.
- noun a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
- dishonorable2/5
dishonorable
- adjective lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
dishonourable.
- dishonorable in thought and deed
- adjective deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonest.
- adjective lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
- varnished2/5
varnished
- adjective satellite having a coating of stain or varnish
stained.
- verb cover with varnish
varnish; seal.
- adjective satellite having a coating of stain or varnish
- banishing2/5
banish
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise.
- verb ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
ban.
- verb expel from a community or group
- cherishing2/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- dishonored2/5
dishonored
- adjective satellite suffering shame
disgraced; discredited; shamed.
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; attaint; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- adjective satellite suffering shame
- radishes2/5
radish
- noun pungent fleshy edible root
- noun radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Japanese radish; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus; daikon.
- noun pungent fleshy edible root
- kingfisher2/5
kingfisher
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- unblemished2/5
unblemished
- adjective free from physical or moral spots or stains
unmarred; unmutilated.
- an unblemished record
- an unblemished complexion
- adjective free from physical or moral spots or stains
- selfishly2/5
selfishly
- adverb in an egotistical manner
egotistically.
- he behaved egotistically
- adverb in an egotistical manner
- ravishing2/5
ravishing
- adjective satellite stunningly beautiful
- a ravishing blonde
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate; ravish; dishonor; assault; dishonour; outrage; rape.
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- adjective satellite stunningly beautiful
- extinguisher2/5
extinguisher
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
asphyxiator; fire extinguisher.
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
- undistinguished2/5
undistinguished
- adjective satellite not worthy of notice
insignificant.
- adjective satellite not worthy of notice
- dishevelled2/5
dishevelled
- adjective satellite in disarray; extremely disorderly
tousled; frowzled; rumpled; disheveled.
- her clothing was disheveled
- powder-smeared and frowzled
- a rumpled unmade bed
- a bed with tousled sheets
- his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers
- verb disarrange or rumple; dishevel
tousle; dishevel; tangle.
- The strong wind tousled my hair
- adjective satellite in disarray; extremely disorderly
- relishing2/5
relishing
- noun taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
degustation; savoring; savouring; tasting.
- cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
enjoy; savor; savour; bask; relish.
- She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- noun taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
- brandished2/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- reestablishing2/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- refurbishment2/5
refurbishment
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
restoration; renovation.
- the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
- demolishing2/5
demolishing
- noun complete destruction of a building
tearing down; leveling; razing.
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- noun complete destruction of a building
- englishwoman2/5
englishwoman
Fem. of Shak.Englishman .
- reestablishment2/5
reestablishment
The act reëstablishing; the state of being reëstablished. Addison.
- aisha2/5
aisha
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- mogadishu2/5
mogadishu
- noun the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
Mogadiscio; capital of Somalia.
- noun the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
- upanishad2/5
upanishad
- noun a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
- the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads
- noun a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
- wishers2/5
wisher
One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. Shak.
- skirmishing2/5
skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
encounter; brush; clash.
- verb engage in a skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
- garnishment2/5
garnishment
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- radhakrishnan2/5
radhakrishnan
- noun Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
- noun Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975)
- rishi2/5
rishi
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- admonishing2/5
admonishing
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; reproachful; reproving.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- ravished2/5
ravish
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate; dishonor; assault; dishonour; outrage; rape.
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- verb hold spellbound
enthrall; delight; enthral; enrapture; enchant; transport.
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
- dervishes2/5
dervish
- noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
- noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
- replenishing2/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- relinquishment2/5
relinquishment
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishing.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- trisha2/5
trisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- perishes2/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- extinguishers2/5
extinguisher
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
asphyxiator; fire extinguisher.
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
- swishing2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- undernourished2/5
undernourished
- adjective satellite not getting adequate food
ill-fed; underfed.
- gaunt underfed children
- badly undernourished
- verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
malnourish; undernourish.
- The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished
- adjective satellite not getting adequate food
- unselfishness2/5
unselfishness
- noun the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
- rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
- noun acting generously
generosity.
- noun the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
- admonishes2/5
admonish
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
monish; caution.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- dishonoured2/5
dishonour
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonor.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonor.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- abolishes2/5
abolish
- verb do away with
get rid of.
- Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
- verb do away with
- overfishing2/5
- phishing2/5
phishing
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- cherishes2/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- fetishes2/5
fetish
- noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
- common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear
- noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
juju; voodoo; hoodoo; fetich.
- noun a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
- britishness2/5
- dishonourable2/5
dishonourable
- adjective lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
dishonorable.
- dishonorable in thought and deed
- adjective lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
- dished2/5
dished
- adjective satellite shaped like a dish or pan
patelliform; dish-shaped.
- verb provide (usually but not necessarily food)
dish; dish out; serve up; serve; dish up.
- We serve meals for the homeless
- She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
- The entertainers served up a lively show
- adjective satellite shaped like a dish or pan
- maharishi2/5
maharishi
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- keisha2/5
keisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- parishioner2/5
parishioner
- noun a member of a parish
- noun a member of a parish
- krishnamurti2/5
krishnamurti
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- englishes2/5
english
- noun an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
English language.
- noun the people of England
English people.
- noun an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- disestablishment2/5
disestablishment
- noun the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
- noun the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
- leishmaniasis2/5
leishmaniasis
- noun sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
leishmaniosis; kala azar.
- noun sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
- varnishes2/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- slavishly2/5
slavishly
- adverb in a slavish manner
- his followers slavishly believed in his new diet
- adverb in a slavish manner
- rishis2/5
rishis
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bishoprics2/5
bishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
episcopate; diocese.
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- frobisher2/5
frobisher
- noun English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
Sir Martin Frobisher.
- noun English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
- dishwashing2/5
dishwashing
- noun the act of washing dishes
washup.
- noun the act of washing dishes
- extinguishment2/5
extinguishment
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the .extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection
- blandishments2/5
blandishment
- noun flattery intended to persuade
cajolery; palaver.
- noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
wheedling.
- noun flattery intended to persuade
- embellishing2/5
embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb add details to
- unvarnished2/5
unvarnished
- adjective satellite not having a coating of stain or varnish
unstained.
- adjective satellite free from any effort to soften to disguise
plain.
- the plain and unvarnished truth
- the unvarnished candor of old people and children
- adjective satellite not having a coating of stain or varnish
- unpolished2/5
unpolished
- adjective not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
- dull unpolished shoes
- adjective satellite lacking social polish
graceless; gauche.
- too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate
- their excellent manners always made me feel gauche
- adjective not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
- swished2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- sluggishness2/5
sluggishness
- noun a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
lethargy; lassitude.
- noun the pace of things that move relatively slowly
- the sluggishness of the economy
- the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold
- noun a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- relishes2/5
relish
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness; gusto; zest.
- noun spicy or savory condiment
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- taisho2/5
- refurbishing2/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- finisher2/5
finisher
- noun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
closer.
- noun a racing driver who finishes a race
- noun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
- sluggishly2/5
sluggishly
- adverb in a sluggish manner
- the smoke rose sluggishly
- adverb in a sluggish manner
- irishness2/5
- vaishnava2/5
vaishnava
(Hindoo Myth.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
- mishandling2/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- dishwashers2/5
dishwasher
- noun a machine for washing dishes
dish washer; dishwashing machine.
- noun someone who washes dishes
- noun a machine for washing dishes
- childishness2/5
childishness
- noun a property characteristic of a child
puerility.
- noun a property characteristic of a child
- leishmania2/5
leishmania
- noun flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
genus Leishmania.
- noun flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
- dishing2/5
dish
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
- noun a particular item of prepared food
- she prepared a special dish for dinner
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- relinquishes2/5
relinquish
- verb part with a possession or right
release; give up; free; resign.
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
- verb part with a possession or right
- dishonestly2/5
dishonestly
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
deceitfully; venally.
- he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
- archbishopric2/5
archbishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- childishly2/5
childishly
- adverb in a childlike manner
- he acted very childishly
- adverb in a childlike manner
- wishbone2/5
wishbone
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
wishing bone.
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
- diminishment2/5
diminishment
Diminution. R. Cheke.
- preestablished2/5
preestablish
To establish beforehand.
- fetishistic2/5
fetishistic
Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism. A man of the fifteenth century, inheriting its strange web of belief and unbelief, of epicurean levity and fetichistic dread. G. Eliot.
- abolishment2/5
abolishment
- noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
abolition.
- the abolition of capital punishment
- noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
- unselfishly2/5
unselfishly
- adverb in an unselfish manner
- he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion
- adverb in an unselfish manner
- mishna2/5
mishna
A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. Written also Mischna .
- polishes2/5
polish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; burnish; gloss.
- noun a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
culture; cultivation; finish; refinement.
- they performed with great polish
- I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
- almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- admonishment2/5
admonishment
- noun a firm rebuke
admonition; monition.
- noun a firm rebuke
- extinguishes2/5
extinguish
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; quench.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb put an end to; kill
- mishandled2/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- alisha2/5
alisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- finishers2/5
finisher
- noun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
closer.
- noun a racing driver who finishes a race
- noun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
- britishers2/5
britisher
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Briton; Brit.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
- swisher2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- burnishing2/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- stylishly2/5
stylishly
- adverb in a stylish manner
- she was dressed very stylishly
- adverb in a stylish manner
- fetishized2/5
- fishbone2/5
fishbone
- noun a bone of a fish
- noun a bone of a fish
- unfurnished2/5
unfurnished
- adjective not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
- an unfurnished apartment
- adjective not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
- banishes2/5
banish
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise.
- verb ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
ban.
- verb expel from a community or group
- impoverishing2/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- blemished2/5
blemished
- adjective marred by imperfections
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
deface; blemish; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- adjective marred by imperfections
- fishbowl2/5
fishbowl
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- the president lives in a goldfish bowl
- noun a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
- squishy2/5
squishy
- adjective satellite easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
spongelike; spongy; squashy.
- spongy bread
- adjective satellite easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
- fishmonger2/5
fishmonger
- noun someone who sells fish
fishwife.
- noun someone who sells fish
- devilishly2/5
devilishly
- adverb as a devil; in an evil manner
fiendishly; diabolically.
- his writing could be diabolically satiric
- adverb in a playfully devilish manner
devilish.
- the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
- adverb as a devil; in an evil manner
- wishy2/5
wishy
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- tisha2/5
tisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bishkek2/5
bishkek
- noun the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Frunze; capital of Kyrgyzstan; Biskek.
- noun the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
- untarnished2/5
untarnished
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
unsullied; stainless; untainted; unstained.
- his unsullied name
- an untarnished reputation
- adjective satellite (of reputation) free from blemishes
- squished2/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- mishmash2/5
mishmash
- noun a motley assortment of things
hotchpotch; farrago; ragbag; mingle-mangle; oddments; hodgepodge; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; melange; gallimaufry.
- noun a motley assortment of things
- wisher2/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- publishable2/5
publishable
- adjective suitable for publication
- adjective suitable for publication
- astonishes2/5
astonish
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- verb affect with wonder
- vanquishing2/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- kingfishers2/5
kingfisher
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- peevishly2/5
peevishly
- adverb in a peevish manner
querulously; fractiously.
- adverb in a peevish manner
- inextinguishable2/5
inextinguishable
- adjective difficult or impossible to extinguish
- an inextinguishable flame
- an inextinguishable faith
- adjective difficult or impossible to extinguish
- lavishing2/5
lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- englishwomen2/5
englishwoman
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
- fishnet2/5
fishnet
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
fishing net.
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
- perishables2/5
perishable
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
spoilable.
- adjective liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
- this minute and perishable planet
- perishable foods such as butter and fruit
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
- fetishization2/5
- vanishingly2/5
vanishingly
- adverb so as to disappear or approach zero
- errors are vanishingly rare
- adverb so as to disappear or approach zero
- garnishes2/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- fishhook2/5
fishhook
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- mishnaic2/5
mishnaic
- adjective of or relating to the Mishna (the first part of the Talmud)
- adjective of or relating to the Mishna (the first part of the Talmud)
- fishpond2/5
fishpond
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- languishes2/5
languish
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
waste; pine away.
- After her husband died, she just pined away
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- fisherfolk2/5
- punisher2/5
punish
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
- fishmongers2/5
fishmonger
- noun someone who sells fish
fishwife.
- noun someone who sells fish
- dishonoring2/5
dishonor
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonour.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonour.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- tarnishing2/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- vaishnavism2/5
vaishnavism
The worship of Vishnu.
- polisher2/5
polisher
- noun a power tool used to buff surfaces
buffer.
- noun a power tool used to buff surfaces
- dishwater2/5
dishwater
- noun water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
- noun water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
- fishponds2/5
fishpond
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- varnishing2/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- garnishee2/5
garnishee
- noun a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
- verb take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
garnish.
- His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt
- noun a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
- antiestablishment2/5
antiestablishment
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- britisher2/5
britisher
An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. Now used jocosely
- squeamishness2/5
squeamishness
- noun a mild state of nausea
qualm; queasiness.
- noun the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
- the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers
- he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty
- noun a mild state of nausea
- lavishness2/5
lavishness
- noun the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
sumptuousness; luxury; sumptuosity.
- noun excessive spending
high life; extravagance; highlife; prodigality.
- noun the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- boyishly2/5
boyishly
- adverb like a boy
boylike.
- he smiled boyishly at his fiancee
- adverb like a boy
- fisheye2/5
fisheye
- adjective of or relating to a fisheye lens
wide-angle.
- adjective of or relating to a fisheye lens
- snobbishness2/5
snobbishness
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
snobbism; snobbery.
- noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
- misheard2/5
mishear
To hear incorrectly.
- kishinev2/5
kishinev
- noun the capital of Moldova
Chisinau; capital of Moldova.
- noun the capital of Moldova
- demolishes2/5
demolish
- verb destroy completely
pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- verb humiliate or depress completely
crush; smash.
- She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
- The death of her son smashed her
- verb destroy completely
- fishhooks2/5
fishhook
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- fetishist2/5
fetishist
- noun one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
- noun one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
- coquettishly2/5
coquettishly
- adverb in a flirtatious manner
flirtatiously.
- she smiled coquettishly
- adverb in a flirtatious manner
- refinishing2/5
refinish
- verb give a new surface
- refinish the dining room furniture
- verb give a new surface
- upanishadic2/5
- malnourishment2/5
malnourishment
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
undernourishment.
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
- undistinguishable2/5
undistinguishable
- adjective not capable of being distinguished or differentiated
indistinguishable.
- the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable
- the twins were indistinguishable
- a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity
- adjective not capable of being distinguished or differentiated
- fiendishly2/5
fiendishly
- adverb as a devil; in an evil manner
devilishly; diabolically.
- his writing could be diabolically satiric
- adverb as a devil; in an evil manner
- embellishes2/5
embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb add details to
- undernourishment2/5
undernourishment
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
malnourishment.
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
- impishly2/5
impishly
- adverb in an appealing but bold manner
puckishly.
- she asked him impishly to come in
- adverb in an appealing but bold manner
- replenishes2/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- skirmished2/5
skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
encounter; brush; clash.
- verb engage in a skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
- garnishing2/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- dishpan2/5
dishpan
- noun large pan for washing dishes
- noun large pan for washing dishes
- perishability2/5
perishability
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction
perishableness.
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction
- indistinguishability2/5
indistinguishability
- noun exact sameness
identicalness; identity.
- they shared an identity of interests
- noun exact sameness
- reestablishes2/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- disestablished2/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- sportfishing2/5
sportfishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
fishing.
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- peevishness2/5
peevishness
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
irritability; choler; crossness; fretfulness; petulance; fussiness.
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability; biliousness; pettishness; surliness; snappishness; temper.
- his temper was well known to all his employees
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
- fishmeal1/5
fishmeal
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- impoverishes1/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- famishing1/5
famish
- verb be hungry; go without food
starve; hunger.
- Let's eat--I'm starving!
- verb deprive of food
starve.
- They starved the prisoners
- verb be hungry; go without food
- lavishes1/5
lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- fishtail1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- dishcloth1/5
dishcloth
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
dishrag.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
- garishly1/5
garishly
- adverb in a tastelessly garish manner
gaudily; tawdrily.
- the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers
- adverb in a tastelessly garish manner
- squishing1/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- dishtowel1/5
dishtowel
- noun a towel for drying dishes
dish towel; tea towel.
- noun a towel for drying dishes
- ravishment1/5
ravishment
- noun a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
entrancement.
- noun the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
violation; assault; rape.
- noun a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
- catfishes1/5
catfish
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
mudcat.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; wolffish.
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
- irishwoman1/5
irishwoman
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- refinished1/5
refinish
- verb give a new surface
- refinish the dining room furniture
- verb give a new surface
- admonishments1/5
admonishment
- noun a firm rebuke
admonition; monition.
- noun a firm rebuke
- scottishness1/5
- tanisha1/5
tanisha
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- brandishes1/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- latisha1/5
latisha
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- vaishnavas1/5
- dishonors1/5
dishonor
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonour.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonour.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- polishers1/5
polisher
- noun a power tool used to buff surfaces
buffer.
- noun a power tool used to buff surfaces
- unaccomplished1/5
unaccomplished
Not accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment; unrefined.
- disharmonious1/5
disharmonious
- adjective satellite lacking in harmony
discordant; dissonant; inharmonic.
- adjective satellite lacking in harmony
- dishonorably1/5
dishonorably
- adverb in a dishonorable manner
- he acted dishonorably
- adverb with dishonor
- he was dishonorably discharged
- adverb in a dishonorable manner
- dishonouring1/5
dishonour
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonor.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonor.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- pettishly1/5
pettishly
- adverb in a petulant manner; `Go away!'"
irritably; petulantly; testily.
- he said testily
- adverb in a petulant manner; `Go away!'"
- fetishizing1/5
- dishearten1/5
dishearten
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
- nonvanishing1/5
- tishri1/5
tishri
- noun the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)
- noun the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)
- wisht1/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- overfished1/5
- dishrag1/5
dishrag
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
dishcloth.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
- punishers1/5
punisher
One who inflicts punishment.
- semifinished1/5
semifinished
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disharmonies1/5
disharmony
- noun a lack of harmony
inharmoniousness.
- noun a lack of harmony
- boyishness1/5
boyishness
- noun being characteristic of a boy
- noun being characteristic of a boy
- fishkill1/5
- republishing1/5
republishing
- noun the act of publishing again
republication.
- verb publish again
republish.
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections
- noun the act of publishing again
- indistinguishably1/5
indistinguishable
- adjective satellite exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
identical.
- rows of identical houses
- cars identical except for their license plates
- they wore indistinguishable hats
- adjective not capable of being distinguished or differentiated
undistinguishable.
- the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable
- the twins were indistinguishable
- a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity
- adjective satellite exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
- ravisher1/5
ravisher
- noun someone who assaults others sexually
violator; debaucher.
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; beauty; knockout; lulu; smasher; stunner; mantrap; dish; looker.
- noun someone who assaults others sexually
- prudishness1/5
prudishness
- noun excessive or affected modesty
primness; prudery; Grundyism.
- noun excessive or affected modesty
- englished1/5
english
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
- anguishing1/5
anguish
- noun extreme mental distress
torment; torture.
- noun extreme distress of body or mind
- noun extreme mental distress
- boorishness1/5
boorishness
- noun the manner of a rude or insensitive person
- noun inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
uncouthness.
- noun the manner of a rude or insensitive person
- unvanquished1/5
unvanquished
- adjective satellite not conquered
unbeaten; unconquered.
- adjective satellite not conquered
- brutishness1/5
brutishness
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- tarnishes1/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- fishwife1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
- fishnets1/5
fishnet
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
fishing net.
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
- padishah1/5
padishah
Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
- geishas1/5
geisha
- noun a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
geisha girl.
- noun a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
- utnapishtim1/5
utnapishtim
- noun favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
- noun favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
- roguishly1/5
roguishly
- adverb like a dishonest rogue
- he roguishly intended to keep the money
- adverb in a playfully roguish manner
- he winked at her roguishly
- adverb like a dishonest rogue
- fetishists1/5
fetishist
- noun one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
- noun one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
- vanquishes1/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- garnishments1/5
garnishment
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- noun a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
- wishfully1/5
wishfully
- adverb in a wishful manner
- he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame
- adverb in a wishful manner
- rakishly1/5
rakishly
- adverb in a rakish manner
raffishly; carelessly.
- she wore her hat rakishly at an angle
- adverb in a rakish manner
- fishtailed1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- unembellished1/5
unembellished
- adjective satellite lacking embellishment or ornamentation
spare; plain; unornamented; bare.
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
- adjective satellite lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- kishon1/5
- nonperishable1/5
nonperishable
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- clannishness1/5
clannishness
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
cliquishness; exclusiveness.
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
- fetishize1/5
fetishize
- verb make a fetish of
- verb make a fetish of
- freakishly1/5
freakishly
- adverb unpredictably
capriciously.
- the weather has been freakishly variable
- adverb unpredictably
- feverishness1/5
feverishness
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
febricity; fever; febrility; pyrexia.
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
- kishen1/5
- salishan1/5
salishan
- noun a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
Salish.
- noun a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
- nourisher1/5
nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
- girlishly1/5
girlishly
- adverb like a girl
- she was girlishly shy
- adverb like a girl
- fishlike1/5
fishlike
Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish. A very ancient and fishlike smell. Shak.
- fishback1/5
- distinguishability1/5
distinguishability
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- cornishman1/5
cornishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- yiddishkeit1/5
- outlandishly1/5
outlandishly
- adverb in an outlandish manner
- the Bavarian was outlandishly dressed in lederhosen
- adverb in an outlandish manner
- dishabille1/5
dishabille
- noun the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
deshabille.
- noun the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
- ravishingly1/5
ravishingly
- adverb in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree
- she was ravishingly beautiful
- adverb in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree
- antiship1/5
- wishbones1/5
wishbone
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
wishing bone.
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
- xishuangbanna1/5
xishuangbanna
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- fishable1/5
fishable
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- stylishness1/5
stylishness
- noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable
swank; smartness; last word; chicness; chichi; modishness; chic.
- noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- shisha1/5
shisha
- noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
hubble-bubble; sheesha; kalian; hubbly-bubbly; nargileh; hookah; water pipe; calean; chicha; narghile.
- a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola
- noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
- furnisher1/5
furnish
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb provide or equip with furniture
- We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- swishes1/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- vanquisher1/5
vanquisher
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
conqueror.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
- nishiki1/5
- spanishness1/5
- fetishised1/5
- irishwomen1/5
irishwoman
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- burnisher1/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- dishware1/5
dishware
- noun tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
crockery.
- noun tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
- furnishers1/5
- extinguishments1/5
extinguishment
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the .extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection
- spearfishing1/5
spearfish
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- peishwa1/5
- jewishly1/5
jewish
- adjective of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
Judaic.
- He is Jewish
- a Jewish wedding
- adjective of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
- fishwives1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
- hellishly1/5
hellishly
- adverb extremely
infernally.
- infernally clever
- hellishly dangerous
- adverb extremely
- dishonours1/5
dishonour
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
dishonor.
- he was resigned to a life of dishonor
- noun lacking honor or integrity
dishonor.
- noun a state of shame or disgrace
- refurnished1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- contradistinguished1/5
contradistinguish
- verb distinguish by contrasting qualities
- verb distinguish by contrasting qualities
- whisht1/5
whish
- verb make a sibilant sound
- verb move with a whishing sound
- The car whished past her
- verb make a sibilant sound
- unestablished1/5
unestablished
- adjective not established
- a reputation as yet unestablished
- adjective not established
- tarnishment1/5
- disher1/5
dish
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
- noun a particular item of prepared food
- she prepared a special dish for dinner
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- bookishness1/5
bookishness
- noun exaggerated studiousness
- noun exaggerated studiousness
- distinguisher1/5
distinguish
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb mark as different
- cornishmen1/5
cornishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- blandishment1/5
blandishment
- noun flattery intended to persuade
cajolery; palaver.
- noun the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
wheedling.
- noun flattery intended to persuade
- furbished1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
- replenishments1/5
replenishment
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
renewal; refilling; replacement.
- noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
- girlishness1/5
girlishness
- noun being characteristic of a girl
- noun being characteristic of a girl
- hagfishes1/5
hagfish
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
slime eels; hag.
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
- unextinguished1/5
unextinguished
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- unpublishable1/5
unpublishable
- adjective not suitable for publication
- adjective not suitable for publication
- priggishness1/5
priggishness
- noun exaggerated and arrogant properness
primness.
- noun exaggerated and arrogant properness
- fetishisation1/5
- fishtailing1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- rubbishy1/5
rubbishy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
trashy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
- dishevelment1/5
dishevelment
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- lungfishes1/5
lungfish
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- phishers1/5
phishers
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wolfishly1/5
wolfishly
- adverb in the manner of a wolf
- adverb in the manner of a wolf
- freakishness1/5
freakishness
- noun marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
abnormality.
- noun marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
- stablished1/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- dishonourably1/5
dishonourably
- adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
shamefully; ignominiously; ingloriously; disgracefully; discreditably; dishonorably.
- his grades were disgracefully low
- adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
- electrofishing1/5
- mishandle1/5
mishandle
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- verb manage badly or incompetently
misconduct; mismanage.
- The funds were mismanaged
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- churlishness1/5
churlishness
Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
- slavishness1/5
slavishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dishy1/5
dishy
- adjective satellite (informal British) sexually attractive
- a dishy blonde
- adjective satellite (informal British) sexually attractive
- owlishly1/5
owlishly
- adverb in an owlish manner
- the gentle-looking barrister peered owlishly around him
- adverb in an owlish manner
- banishments1/5
banishment
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Coventry; ostracism.
- the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
- noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
proscription.
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
- skittishness1/5
skittishness
- noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
restiveness.
- noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
- ravishes1/5
ravish
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate; dishonor; assault; dishonour; outrage; rape.
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- verb hold spellbound
enthrall; delight; enthral; enrapture; enchant; transport.
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
- snappishly1/5
snappishly
- adverb in an ill-natured and snappish manner
- `Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly
- adverb in an ill-natured and snappish manner
- fisherwomen1/5
- cherisher1/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- nonestablishment1/5
- fetishizes1/5
- fisherwoman1/5
- knishes1/5
knish
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
- refurbishments1/5
refurbishment
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
restoration; renovation.
- the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
- noun the state of being restored to its former good condition
- swishy1/5
swishy
- adjective satellite resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
- swishing windshield wipers
- a swishy skirt
- adjective satellite resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
- amateurishness1/5
amateurishness
- noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
- noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
- churlishly1/5
churlishly
- adverb in a churlish manner
surlily.
- the store owner treated his customers churlishly
- adverb in a churlish manner
- shishya1/5
- fishway1/5
fishway
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dishcloths1/5
dishcloth
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
dishrag.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
- archbishoprics1/5
archbishopric
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- anguishes1/5
anguish
- noun extreme mental distress
torment; torture.
- noun extreme distress of body or mind
- noun extreme mental distress
- mishmi1/5
mishmi
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- disharmonic1/5
- starfishes1/5
starfish
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
sea star.
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
- cavendishes1/5
cavendish
- noun British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
Henry Cavendish.
- noun British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
- copublished1/5
- fishless1/5
fishless
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- phisher1/5
phisher
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- finishings1/5
finishing
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finish; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the act of finishing
finish.
- his best finish in a major tournament was third
- the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- flatfishes1/5
flatfish
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- bonefishing1/5
bonefish
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Albula vulpes.
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
- mishearing1/5
mishear
To hear incorrectly.
- waspishly1/5
waspish
- adjective satellite very irritable
bristly; prickly; splenetic.
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
- he became prickly and spiteful
- witty and waspish about his colleagues
- adjective satellite very irritable
- fishcakes1/5
fishcakes
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- skirmisher1/5
skirmisher
- noun someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
- noun someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
- crayfishes1/5
crayfish
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
rock lobster; spiny lobster; langouste.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crawfish; ecrevisse; crawdad.
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
- rubbished1/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- antishock1/5
- amateurishly1/5
amateurishly
- adverb in an amateurish manner
- he performed the piece amateurishly
- adverb in an amateurish manner
- jellyfishes1/5
jellyfish
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war; man-of-war.
- noun any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
- jinrikisha1/5
jinrikisha
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
rickshaw; ricksha.
- noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- coquettishness1/5
- disestablishing1/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- trishaw1/5
- fishings1/5
fishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
sportfishing.
- noun the occupation of catching fish for a living
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- mawkishness1/5
mawkishness
- noun insincere pathos
bathos.
- noun falsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentimentality; soupiness; drippiness; mushiness; sloppiness.
- noun insincere pathos
- ghoulishly1/5
ghoulish
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
morbid.
- morbid details
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
- snobbishly1/5
snobbishly
- adverb in a snobbish manner
uppishly; snootily.
- they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party
- adverb in a snobbish manner
- vishinsky1/5
vishinsky
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- ravishers1/5
ravisher
- noun someone who assaults others sexually
violator; debaucher.
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; beauty; knockout; lulu; smasher; stunner; mantrap; dish; looker.
- noun someone who assaults others sexually
- dishtowels1/5
dishtowel
- noun a towel for drying dishes
dish towel; tea towel.
- noun a towel for drying dishes
- photofinishing1/5
photofinishing
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- lakeisha1/5
lakeisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- vanishings1/5
vanishing
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- noun a sudden disappearance from sight
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- stishovite1/5
- nightmarishly1/5
nightmarish
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
hair-raising; bloodcurdling.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
- imperishability1/5
imperishability
- noun the property of being resistant to decay
imperishableness; imperishingness.
- he advertised the imperishability of the product
- noun the property of being resistant to decay
- sunfishes1/5
sunfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- noun among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
mola; headfish; ocean sunfish.
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- fishways1/5
fishways
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- nourishments1/5
nourishment
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; sustenance; victuals.
- noun the act of nourishing
- her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- establisher1/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- tishah1/5
tishah
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- refurnishing1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- englishing1/5
english
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
- bullishness1/5
bullishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- skittishly1/5
skittishly
- adverb in a skittish manner
- the horse pranced around skittishly
- adverb in a skittish manner
- fishbones1/5
- sheepishness1/5
sheepishness
- noun feeling embarrassed about yourself
shamefacedness.
- noun feeling embarrassed about yourself
- rubbishing1/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- replenishable1/5
- shisham1/5
- rikishi1/5
- dishonesties1/5
dishonesty
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
knavery.
- noun the quality of being dishonest
- waggishly1/5
waggishly
- adverb in a waggish manner
- adverb in a waggish manner
- yiddishist1/5
yiddishist
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- impishness1/5
impishness
- noun the trait of behaving like an imp
mischievousness; puckishness; whimsicality.
- noun the trait of behaving like an imp
- garishness1/5
garishness
- noun tasteless showiness
tawdriness; gaudiness; glitz; meretriciousness; flashiness; brashness; loudness.
- noun strident color or excessive ornamentation
gaudiness.
- noun tasteless showiness
- devilishness1/5
devilishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- wishlist1/5
wishlist
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unwished1/5
unwished
- adjective satellite not welcome
unwished-for; unwelcome.
- unwelcome publicity
- adjective satellite not welcome
- furbishing1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
- cliquishness1/5
cliquishness
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
clannishness; exclusiveness.
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
- danishes1/5
danish
- noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
- noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
danish pastry.
- noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
- roguishness1/5
roguishness
- noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
prankishness; rascality.
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief-making; rascality; mischief; mischievousness; roguery; devilment; deviltry; shenanigan; devilry.
- noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
- outlandishness1/5
outlandishness
- noun strikingly out of the ordinary
bizarreness; weirdness.
- noun strikingly out of the ordinary
- undistinguishing1/5
undistinguishing
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- brutishly1/5
brutishly
- adverb in an inhumane manner
bestially; in a beastly manner.
- she treated her husband bestially
- adverb in an inhumane manner
- meishi1/5
- damselfishes1/5
damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- accomplishable1/5
accomplishable
- adjective satellite capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
manageable; doable; achievable; realizable.
- adjective satellite capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
- shellfishing1/5
shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- standoffishness1/5
standoffishness
- noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
withdrawnness; aloofness; remoteness.
- noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
- mishmis1/5
- languishment1/5
languishment
The state of languishing. " Lingering languishment." Shak.
- establishmentarian1/5
establishmentarian
One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley.
- trishna1/5
- boorishly1/5
boorishly
- adverb like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
- adverb like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
- yiddishists1/5
- unextinguishable1/5
unextinguishable
Inextinguishable. --Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly , adv.
- squishes1/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- replenisher1/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- complished1/5
complished
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- foppishness1/5
foppishness
- noun the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
dandyism.
- noun the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
- irishry1/5
irishry
The Celtic people of Ireland. "The whole Irishry of rebels." Milton.
- imperishably1/5
imperishable
- adjective not perishable
- adjective satellite unceasing
abiding; enduring.
- an abiding belief
- imperishable truths
- adjective not perishable
- fetishising1/5
- unfished1/5
- planishing1/5
planishing
a. & vb. n. from Planish , v. t.
- disheartens1/5
dishearten
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
- punishability1/5
punishability
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- faddishness1/5
faddishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- fetishisms1/5
fetishism
- noun a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
fetichism.
- noun sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
fetichism.
- noun a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
- wishfulness1/5
wishfulness
- noun an unrealistic yearning
- noun an unrealistic yearning
- polishings1/5
polishing
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
shining.
- the shining of shoes provided a meager living
- every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
- verb make (a surface) shine
shine; polish; smooth; smoothen.
- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
- unburnished1/5
unburnished
- adjective satellite of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction
- adjective satellite of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction
- punishingly1/5
punishingly
- adverb in a punishing manner
- adverb in a punishing manner
- fiendishness1/5
fiendishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pishing1/5
- astonishments1/5
astonishment
- noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
amazement.
- he looked at me in astonishment
- noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
- fetishistically1/5
- dishpans1/5
dishpan
- noun large pan for washing dishes
- noun large pan for washing dishes
- wellwisher1/5
wellwisher
One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
- unfinishable1/5
- distinguishably1/5
distinguishable
- adjective capable of being perceived as different or distinct
- only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom
- a project distinguishable into four stages of progress
- distinguishable differences between the twins
- adjective satellite (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
distinct.
- plants of several distinct types
- the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses
- gold is distinct from iron
- a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
- management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
- adjective capable of being perceived as different or distinct
- mulishly1/5
mulishly
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
obstinately; obdurately; stubbornly; pig-headedly; cussedly.
- she remained stubbornly in the same position
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
- modishly1/5
modishly
- adverb in a stylish manner
smartly; sprucely.
- He was smartly dressed
- adverb in a stylish manner
- prudishly1/5
prudishly
- adverb in a prudish manner
puritanically.
- she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste
- adverb in a prudish manner
- burnishes1/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- pettishness1/5
pettishness
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability; biliousness; surliness; snappishness; peevishness; temper.
- his temper was well known to all his employees
- noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- squeamishly1/5
squeamishly
- adverb in a squeamish manner
- `I would rather not touch,' he said squeamishly
- adverb in a squeamish manner
- republishes1/5
republish
- verb publish again
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections
- verb revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
- verb publish again
- lakisha1/5
lakisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- renourishment1/5
- mishnayot1/5
- fishbowls1/5
fishbowl
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- the president lives in a goldfish bowl
- noun a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
- leishmanial1/5
- burnishers1/5
burnisher
One who burnishes.
- yiddishism1/5
yiddishism
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- parrotfishes1/5
parrotfish
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
pollyfish; polly fish.
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
- multishot1/5
- plenishing1/5
plenishing
Household furniture; stock. Scot.
- dishearteningly1/5
disheartening
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; demoralising; dispiriting.
- verb take away the enthusiasm of
put off; dishearten.
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
- butterflyfishes1/5
butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
- blemishless1/5
blemishless
Without blemish; spotless. A life in all so blemishless. Feltham.
- cherishment1/5
cherishment
Encouragement; comfort. Obs.Rich bounty and dear cherishment. Spenser.
- pisha1/5
pisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hawkishness1/5
hawkishness
- noun any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
- noun any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
- distinguishers1/5
distinguisher
One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one thing from another by marks of diversity. Sir T. Browne.
- refurbishes1/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- copublishing1/5
- clownishness1/5
clownishness
The manners of a clown; coarseness or rudeness of behavior. That plainness which the alamode people call clownishness. Locke.
- angelfishes1/5
angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- foolishest1/5
foolish
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- foolish remarks
- a foolish decision
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- mishear1/5
mishear
To hear incorrectly.
- mishara1/5
- mannishness1/5
mannishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- fumishing1/5
fumishing
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- unravished1/5
- surgeonfishes1/5
surgeonfish
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- englishry1/5
englishry
The state or privilege of being an Englishman. Obs. Cowell.
- bearishness1/5
bearishness
Behavior like that of a bear.
- fishtails1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- admonishingly1/5
admonishing
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; reproachful; reproving.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- modishness1/5
modishness
- noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable
stylishness; swank; smartness; last word; chicness; chichi; chic.
- noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- heishi1/5
- repolished1/5
- fishpool1/5
- wisha1/5
wisha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shrewishness1/5
shrewishness
- noun a nature given to nagging or scolding
- noun a nature given to nagging or scolding
- ungarnished1/5
- puckishly1/5
puckishly
- adverb in an appealing but bold manner
impishly.
- she asked him impishly to come in
- adverb in an appealing but bold manner
- fishpole1/5
fishpole
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- perisher1/5
- copublisher1/5
- vanquishers1/5
vanquisher
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
conqueror.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
- minished1/5
minish
To diminish; to lessen. The living of poor men thereby minished. Latimer.
- relinquishments1/5
relinquishment
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishing.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- clownishly1/5
clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
- adjective satellite like a clown
- disheartenment1/5
disheartenment
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
dismay; discouragement.
- noun a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- unpunishable1/5
- laddishness1/5
laddishness
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dishrags1/5
dishrag
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
dishcloth.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
- blemishing1/5
blemish
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
defect; mar.
- a facial blemish
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
deface; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
- hellishness1/5
hellishness
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- undiminishing1/5
- semishade1/5
- fishline1/5
fishline
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- fishplates1/5
fishplate
- noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
- noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
- photofinisher1/5
- admonisher1/5
admonisher
- noun someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
monitor; reminder.
- noun someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
- vanishment1/5
vanishment
A vanishing. Obs.
- unfinishedness1/5
- rockfishes1/5
rockfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- noun marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
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