(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
abolish
abolish
verb
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
abshier
absinth
absinth
noun
Alternative form of absinthe
aceship
achiest
achiest
adj
superlative form of achy: most achy
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
adsmith
adsmith
noun
A writer of advertising copy.
agathis
ahimsas
ahishar
ahoskie
airshed
airshed
noun
Alternative spelling of air shed
airship
airship
noun
(Britain, derogatory, chiefly in the plural) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
(US, law enforcement, aviation) A police air unit, a police helicopter
(aviation) A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
(aviation, informal) Any aircraft.
verb
To transport goods by aircraft.
airwash
aitches
aitches
noun
plural of aitch
akhisar
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
aliyahs
alshain
alshain
Proper noun
Beta Aquilae, a star in the constellation Aquila
alswith
alumish
alumish
adj
Somewhat like alum.
aminish
amishgo
amolish
amphius
anglish
anglish
Proper noun
A register or form of English that gives preference to words of Germanic origin over words of other (especially Latin, French, or Greek) origin.
Adjective
Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anights
anights
adv
(archaic) In the night time; at night.
antship
aphasia
aphasia
noun
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
aphasic
aphasic
adj
(speech pathology) Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
noun
(speech pathology) One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.
aphesis
aphesis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
aphidas
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
apishly
apishly
adv
In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
apophis
apophis
Proper noun
An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
An asteroid formerly thought to be on a collision course with Earth.
arachis
archias
archils
archils
noun
plural of archil
archsin
arryish
arshile
arshine
arshine
noun
Alternative form of arshin
arshins
arshins
noun
plural of arshin
asaphia
asaphic
asaphid
asaphid
noun
(paleontology) Any trilobite of the order Asaphida.
ashanti
asherim
ashiest
ashiest
adj
superlative form of ashy: most ashy
ashiver
ashiver
adj
Shivering.
ashjian
ashling
ashling
noun
A small ash tree.
ashrafi
ashrafi
noun
(historical) A coin of usually gold issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, worth in India two mohurs.
asiarch
asiarch
noun
Alternative form of Asiarch
askwith
asquith
aswithe
atheism
atheism
noun
(broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
(historical) Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).
(strictly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
(very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).
atheist
atheist
adj
Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
noun
(broadly) A person who rejects belief that any deities exist (whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist).
(loosely) A person who has no belief in any deities, such as a person who has no concept of deities.
(proscribed) A person who does not believe in any religion (not even a religion without gods)
(religion) A person who does not believe in deities.
(strictly) A person who believes that no deities exist (especially, one who has no other religious belief).
(uncommon) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (or any deity in a particular pantheon), notwithstanding that they may believe in another deity.
verb
(transitive, very rare) To make someone an atheist.
atheris
athirst
athirst
adj
(archaic) Thirsty.
(figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).
athiste
athyris
auntish
auntish
adj
Characteristic of an aunt; auntlike
avarish
averish
baalish
babyish
babyish
adj
For a young man, he has the most babyish voice I've heard.
Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish
baddish
baddish
adj
Somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and bad.
bahaism
bahaist
bahisti
bahisti
noun
(India, historical) A water carrier (person who carries water).
baisakh
bakshis
baldish
baldish
adj
Somewhat bald; balding.
balkish
balkish
adj
(obsolete, rare) uneven; ridgy
banshie
banshie
noun
Dated form of banshee.
bardish
bardish
adj
Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards.
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
bashing
bashing
noun
An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
verb
present participle of bash
bashkir
bashlik
bashlik
noun
Alternative spelling of bashlyk
baskish
batfish
batfish
noun
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
battish
battish
adj
(zoological) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a bat.
beamish
beamish
adj
(nonce word) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.
bearish
bearish
adj
(by extension) Pessimistic about the future.
(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by falling prices.
Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
beefish
beefish
adj
resembling beef
beerish
beerish
adj
Tasting of beer, beery
beevish
beevish
adj
Archaic form of beefish.
behinds
behinds
noun
plural of behind
belshin
benisch
beshine
beshine
verb
(transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
(transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon.
beshlik
beshlik
noun
(historical) A silver coin of the Ottoman Empire.
beyship
beyship
noun
The role or status of a bey.
bhaktis
bhaktis
noun
plural of bhakti
bhikshu
bhikshu
noun
(Buddhism) A bhikkhu.
bhishti
bhishti
noun
Alternative form of bheestie
bhistie
biggish
biggish
adj
Somewhat big.
biphase
biphase
adj
Consisting of two phases, such as a liquid and a solid.
noun
A method of transmitting binary data that avoids problems associated with long strings of ones or zeros.
birches
birches
noun
plural of birch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birch
bishari
bishops
bishops
noun
plural of bishop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bishop
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
bitches
bitches
noun
plural of bitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bitch
bladish
blemish
blemish
noun
A moral defect; a character flaw.
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
verb
To spoil the appearance of.
To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
blights
blights
noun
plural of blight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blight
blueish
blueish
adj
Alternative spelling of bluish
boarish
boarish
adj
swinish; brutal; cruel
bobbish
bobbish
adj
(UK, slang, dated) hearty; in good spirits
bochism
bodfish
boggish
boggish
adj
boggy
bolshie
bolshie
adj
(UK) Difficult or rebellious.
noun
(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bolshoi
boobish
boobish
adj
Like a boob; foolish, silly.
bookish
bookish
adj
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
boorish
boorish
adj
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
bothies
bothies
noun
plural of bothie
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boyship
bravish
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
brinish
brinish
adj
Like brine; somewhat salty.
british
brutish
brutish
adj
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Of, or in the manner of a brute
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bulkish
bulkish
adj
bulky; large
bullish
bullish
adj
(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value.
Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded
Having a muscular physique, built 'like a bull'
Optimistic; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful
burfish
burfish
noun
A spinose plectognath fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States (especially Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur.
burnish
burnish
noun
(uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
verb
(by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
(figuratively) To appear positive and highly respected.
(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
burrish
burrish
adj
rough; prickly; burry
bushido
bushido
noun
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
bushier
bushier
adj
comparative form of bushy: more bushy
bushily
bushily
adv
In a bushy manner.
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushire
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
bushtit
bushtit
noun
A North American long-tailed tit, of the genus Psaltriparus, that has mostly grey plumage
Any of the long-tailed tits of the family Aegithalidae
busyish
busyish
adj
Somewhat busy.
cablish
cablish
noun
(obsolete) Wind-blown fallen wood.
caddish
caddish
adj
Characteristic of a cad, discourteous, ungentlemanly, dishonorable.