(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
affamish
affamish
verb
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
amathist
amethist
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amollish
amphissa
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
apachism
apathism
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
arthemis
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
bathmism
bathmism
noun
(obsolete) A supposed "growth force" in vitalism.
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
bimbashi
bimbashi
noun
Alternative spelling of binbashi
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
birchism
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bitheism
bitheism
noun
A form of dualism that recognizes two deities which are not in conflict or opposition (as good vs evil) but rather are in two exclusive forms or states (like male and female).
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
boehmist
bohemias
bohemias
noun
plural of bohemia
brahmins
brahmins
noun
plural of brahmin
brahmism
buddhism
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
carsmith
cathisma
cathisma
noun
(Christianity) A portion of the psalter; a troparion or short hymn used as a response.
chamisal
chamisal
noun
Dated form of chamise. (American shrub)
chamises
chamises
noun
plural of chamise
chamisos
chamisos
noun
plural of chamiso
chammies
chammies
noun
plural of chammy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chammy
charisma
charisma
noun
(Christianity) An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit.
Personal charm or magnetism.
The ability to influence without the use of logic.
charisms
chartism
chartism
noun
(finance) The practices and methodologies of chartists.
chasidim
chemises
chemises
noun
plural of chemise
chemisms
chemisms
noun
plural of chemism
chemists
chemists
noun
plural of chemist
chemosis
chemosis
noun
(medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
cheremis
chermish
chiasmal
chiasmal
Adjective
Relating to chiasma.
Relating to chiasmus.
chiasmas
chiasmic
chiasmic
adj
Relating to chiasma
Relating to chiasmus
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chiemsee
chiliasm
chiliasm
noun
Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimeras
chimeras
noun
plural of chimera
chimeres
chimeres
noun
plural of chimere
chimleys
chimleys
noun
plural of chimley
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chiromys
chishima
chisholm
chrimsel
chrimsel
noun
Alternative form of chremsel
chrismal
chrismal
adj
Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
noun
A veil used in christening.
A vessel for holding chrism; a chrismatory.
chrisman
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisoms
chrisoms
noun
plural of chrisom
chromism
chromism
noun
chromatism
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
chymists
chymists
noun
plural of chymist
chymosin
chymosin
noun
(biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin
clammish
clammish
adj
secretive; uncommunicative
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
cohanims
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
copemish
crampish
crampish
adj
Somewhat crampy.
demolish
demolish
verb
(figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
(literally) To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion).
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
diminish
diminish
verb
(intransitive) To become less or smaller.
(intransitive) To disappear gradually.
(intransitive) To taper.
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
(transitive) To make smaller.
(transitive) To take away; to subtract.
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
dishelms
dishelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishelm
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
ditheism
ditheism
noun
A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other.
dochmius
dochmius
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
dumbfish
echoisms
echoisms
noun
plural of echoism
emirship
emirship
noun
The rank or office of an emir.
emperish
emphasis
emphasis
noun
(phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
(typography) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
erethism
erethism
noun
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
etherism
etherism
noun
(medicine, archaic) The state of intoxication caused by ether.
ethicism
ethicism
noun
The application of ethics.
ethmoids
ethmoids
noun
plural of ethmoid
euphuism
euphuism
noun
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
An instance of euphuism.
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
fumishly
gaminish
gaminish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gamine.
gandhism
gandhism
Noun
The philosophy and principles of
ghostism
ghostism
noun
Belief in ghosts.
ginghams
ginghams
noun
plural of gingham
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
grimmish
grimmish
adj
Somewhat grim.
groomish
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hafniums
hahniums
hailsham
halidoms
halidoms
noun
plural of halidom
halimous
hamitism
hammiest
hammiest
adj
superlative form of hammy: most hammy
hamshire
hanifism
haremism
haremism
noun
The practice of keeping a harem.
harmines
harmines
noun
plural of harmine
hasidism
hebraism
hebraism
Noun
the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture.
Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew
hedonism
hedonism
noun
(countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
(ethics, uncountable) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
heligmus
helotism
helotism
noun
(zoology) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit
The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
hematics
hematics
noun
plural of hematic
hematins
hematins
noun
plural of hematin
hemiasci
hemiepes
hemiolas
hemiolas
noun
plural of hemiola
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hemisect
hemisect
verb
(anatomy, transitive) To divide along the mesial plane.
hemlines
hemlines
noun
plural of hemline
hempiest
heroisms
heroisms
noun
plural of heroism
heterism
highmost
highmost
adj
(obsolete) highest
hilasmic
hillsman
hillsman
noun
A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills.