(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.
bhaktis
bhaktis
noun
plural of bhakti
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.
bishari
bladish
boarish
boarish
adj
swinish; brutal; cruel
bravish
cablish
cablish
noun
(obsolete) Wind-blown fallen wood.
caddish
caddish
adj
Characteristic of a cad, discourteous, ungentlemanly, dishonorable.
cahiers
cahiers
noun
plural of cahier
cainish
calfish
calfish
adj
(dated) Silly and awkward through immaturity.
caliphs
caliphs
noun
plural of caliph
calvish
calvish
adj
Like a calf; stupid.
cantish
cantish
adj
canting; preaching falsely
carlish
carlish
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of churlish
cashibo
cashier
cashier
noun
One who works at a till or receives payments.
Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.
verb
(transitive) To annul.
(transitive) To discard, put away.
(transitive, now rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment)
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
cashion
catfish
catfish
noun
(Internet) Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
(Internet) Such a fake profile.
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
verb
(Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).
To fish for catfish.
cattish
cattish
adj
catlike; in the manner of a cat
sly and spiteful; marked by malice
stealthy
chablis
chablis
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chablis
chaines
chaines
noun
plural of chaine
chaises
chaises
noun
plural of chaise
chalcis
challis
challis
noun
A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
Misspelling of chalice.
chamise
chamise
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae
chamiso
chamiso
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum.
An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
chamkis
chamois
chamois
adj
Chamois-colored.
noun
(cycling) A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle.
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
Short for chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).
The traditional colour of chamois leather.
verb
(transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
chamsin
chamsin
noun
Alternative form of khamsin
charism
charism
noun
(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chasmic
chasmic
adj
Like a chasm.
chassin
chassin
Proper noun
A town in Saint Lucia
chassis
chassis
noun
(slang) A woman's buttocks.
A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
The base frame of a motor vehicle.
chavies
chavish
chavish
adj
(derogatory, UK, slang) in the manner of or typical of a chav.
chiapas
chiapas
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
chiasma
chiasma
noun
(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
chiasmi
chiasmi
noun
plural of chiasmus
chiasms
chiasms
noun
plural of chiasm
chiasso
chimars
chimlas
chimlas
noun
plural of chimla
chistka
chistka
noun
A political purge in Russia.
choisya
choisya
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Choisya of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.
chrisma
chrissa
christa
ciaphus
clayish
clayish
adj
Containing clay.
Resembling clay.
czarish
czarish
adj
of, or resembling a czar; tsarish
daffish
daffish
adj
(obsolete) Stupid, silly.
dahlias
dahlias
noun
plural of dahlia
dammish
dammish
verb
(Scotland, obsolete) to stun, to stupefy
dampish
dampish
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
Moderately damp or moist.
dankish
dankish
adj
Somewhat dank.
daphnis
daphnis
Proper noun
A moon of Saturn.
darkish
darkish
adj
Somewhat dark.
dashier
dashier
adj
comparative form of dashy: more dashy
dashiki
dashiki
noun
A loose and brightly-colored African shirt.
dashing
dashing
adj
Chic, fashionable.
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
noun
The action of the verb to dash.
verb
present participle of dash
deadish
deadish
adj
Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless.
deafish
deafish
adj
Somewhat deaf.
dghaisa
dghaisa
noun
A small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.