A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
brushier
brushier
adj
comparative form of brushy: more brushy
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushite
brushite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
burhinus
burrfish
burrfish
noun
Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
churlish
churlish
adj
(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Rude, surly, ungracious.
Stingy or grudging.
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
crushing
crushing
adj
Devastatingly disheartening.
That crushes; overwhelming.
noun
(in the plural) Crushed material.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
The action of the verb to crush.
verb
present participle of crush
dhurries
dhurries
noun
plural of dhurrie
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
durtschi
echiurus
eucharis
eucharis
noun
A type of plant of the genus Eucharis, found in Central and South America and with white flowers.
flourish
flourish
noun
(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
An ornamentation.
verb
(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
(intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
(intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
(intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
(intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
frubbish
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
garshuni
gruffish
gruffish
adj
Somewhat gruff.
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gurdfish
guruship
guruship
noun
The status of a guru.
haircuts
haircuts
noun
plural of haircut
hauliers
hauliers
noun
plural of haulier
haviours
herceius
herculis
hilarius
hippuris
hirasuna
hirudins
hirudins
noun
plural of hirudin
honorius
honorius
Proper noun
name, notably borne by a Roman emperor and several popes
horatius
hubrises
hubrises
noun
plural of hubris
hudibras
huissier
huissier
noun
(archaic) A doorman in France.
(historical) A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff.
humidors
humidors
noun
plural of humidor
humorism
humorism
noun
(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
humorist
humorist
noun
(medicine, now rare, historical) Someone who believes that health and temperament are determined by bodily humours; a humoralist.
(obsolete) Someone subject to whims or fancies; an eccentric.
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance.
One who studies or portrays the humours of people.
hurlings
hurlings
noun
plural of hurling
hurriers
hurriers
noun
plural of hurrier
ichorous
ichorous
adj
Resembling or relating to ichor.
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
inrushes
inrushes
noun
plural of inrush
inthrust
inthrust
verb
To thrust in or inward.
ironbush
ischuria
ischuria
noun
ischury
karshuni
kuroshio
lourdish
luthiers
luthiers
noun
plural of luthier
maturish
maturish
adj
Quite mature, reasonably mature.
mistruth
mistruth
noun
A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.
Untruth; falsehood.
murphies
murphies
noun
plural of murphy
nishapur
plushier
plushier
adj
comparative form of plushy: more plushy
proudish
proudish
adj
Somewhat proud.
punisher
punisher
noun
One who punishes.
purplish
purplish
adj
Somewhat purple in colour/color.
queerish
queerish
adj
Somewhat queer.
quirkish
quirkish
adj
(archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
reimbush
repunish
repunish
verb
(rare) To punish again, a further time.
rheniums
rheniums
noun
plural of rhenium
rhizodus
rhizopus
rhodiums
rhodiums
noun
plural of rhodium
roughish
roughish
adj
Somewhat rough.
roundish
roundish
adj
Somewhat round.
rubbishy
rubbishy
adj
Of little or no value; worthless.
Strewn with litter.
ruchings
ruchings
noun
plural of ruching
ruddyish
ruddyish
adj
Somewhat ruddy in colour.
rushiest
rushiest
adj
superlative form of rushy: most rushy
rushings
rushings
noun
plural of rushing
rushlike
rushlike
adj
Resembling a rush (the plant).
rustyish
rustyish
adj
Somewhat rusty.
scirrhus
scirrhus
noun
(obsolete) A cancerous tumour which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised.
(obsolete) An indurated organ or part, especially a gland.
scurvish
serahuli
slushier
slushier
adj
comparative form of slushy: more slushy
squarish
squarish
adj
approximately square
oblong
squirish
squshier
struthin
struthio
subshire
sugihara
superhit
superhit
noun
(informal) A very successful hit.
surffish
thesauri
thoriums
thoriums
noun
plural of thorium
thrsieux
thyrsusi
triumphs
triumphs
noun
plural of triumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of triumph
trochius
tughriks
tughriks
noun
plural of tughrik
turbiths
unchrist
unshrill
unshrill
adj
Not shrill.
unshrine
unshrink
unshrink
verb
(transitive) To restore (something shrunken) to its original size.
upharsin
uprights
uprights
noun
(American football, rugby) Vertical (upright) posts of the goal.
plural of upright
uroliths
uroliths
noun
plural of urolith
urushiol
urushiol
noun
(organic chemistry) An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic compounds.