(analytical chemistry) An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis
verb
present participle of ash
besigh
besigh
verb
(transitive) To sigh over.
bights
bights
noun
plural of bight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bight
dights
dights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dight
eights
eights
noun
(poker slang) A pair of eights.
plural of eight
fights
fights
noun
plural of fight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fight
garish
garish
adj
Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.
gawish
gayish
gayish
adj
(informal) Somewhat homosexual.
Somewhat cheerful.
geisha
geisha
noun
A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
gesith
gesith
noun
(historical) A companion to an athel or king in medieval England; a thegn; a comrade
ghaist
ghaist
noun
(dialectal) ghost
ghazis
ghazis
noun
plural of ghazi
girish
girths
girths
noun
plural of girth
gluish
gluish
adj
Somewhat gluey.
goyish
goyish
adj
of or relating to a goy, not Jewish
griths
griths
noun
plural of grith
gurish
haggis
haggis
noun
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.
plural of haggi (“one who has participated in a hajj”) (alternative spelling of hajjis).
hegins
hights
hights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hight
hinges
hinges
noun
plural of hinge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hinge
hosing
hosing
noun
(archaic) Material used for making hosiery.
A spraying or washing with a hose.
verb
present participle of hose
hsiang
ingush
ingush
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to Ingushetia, a republic of Russia.
Noun
A person from Ingushetia
Proper noun
A Caucasian language spoken in and around Ingushetia
laighs
lights
lights
noun
The lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
plural of light
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of light
mights
mights
noun
plural of might
neighs
neighs
noun
plural of neigh
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neigh
nights
nights
adv
at night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis)
noun
plural of night
ogrish
ogrish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ogre.
pisgah
pisgah
Proper noun
The name of a mountain in the Bible. Usually refers to biblical Mount Pisgah or Mount Nebo.
resigh
rights
rights
noun
plural of right
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of right
shagia
shying
shying
noun
The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.
verb
present participle of shy
sighed
sighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sigh
sigher
sigher
noun
One who sighs.
sights
sights
noun
A device through which one looks in order to aim a rifle or similar weapon.
Things worth seeing in a particular place.
plural of sight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sight
sighty
skeigh
skiegh
sleigh
sleigh
adj
(obsolete) Sly.
noun
A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)
verb
To ride or drive a sleigh.
slight
slight
adj
(archaic or rare) not far away in space or time
(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.
(especially said of the sea) still; with little or no movement on the surface
(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
(regional) Even, smooth or level
(regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.
gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful
not thorough; superficial
of slender build
trifling; unimportant; insignificant
noun
(obsolete) Sleight.
The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
verb
(intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly.
(obsolete, transitive) To make even or level.
(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
(transitive) To throw heedlessly.
(transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
(transitive) To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.
(transitive, military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
snight
steigh
tagish
tagish
Proper noun
A community in Yukon, Canada
A language spoken in the territory
thighs
thighs
noun
plural of thigh
things
things
noun
One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
plural of thing
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thing
tights
tights
noun
(UK) A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
(dance) A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
(mining) In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.
(wrestling) A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
weighs
weighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weigh