semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholias
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
alphosis
alphosis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Albinism.
altschin
amollish
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
ashleigh
ashleigh
Proper noun
name; variant of Ashley.
ashville
ashville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a hamlet in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada.
assishly
assishly
adv
In an assish manner.
babblish
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
balochis
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
beshield
beshield
verb
(transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend.
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
bogglish
bogglish
adj
Uncertain, doubtful; skittish
bolshies
bolshies
noun
plural of bolshie
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
bubblish
bubblish
adj
(economics) Resembling or characteristic of an economic bubble.
Filled with bubbles.
Resembling or characteristic of bubbles.
bullshit
bullshit
adj
(vulgar, slang) absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.)
intj
(vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.
noun
(card games, possibly vulgar) A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations.
(philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
(rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
(vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
(vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
(vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
(vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
verb
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
(transitive, intransitive, vulgar, slang) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
bushkill
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
caliches
caliches
noun
plural of caliche
calipash
calipash
noun
The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
cashgirl
ceorlish
ceorlish
adj
Characteristic of a ceorl
chalcids
chalcids
noun
plural of chalcid
chalices
chalices
noun
plural of chalice
challies
chamisal
chamisal
noun
Dated form of chamise. (American shrub)
charlies
charlies
noun
plural of charlie
cheesily
cheesily
adv
In a cheesy manner
chehalis
chehalis
Proper noun
a city in Washington, USA
a community in the of British Columbia, Canada.
cheloids
cheloids
noun
plural of cheloid
chervils
chervils
noun
plural of chervil
chesboil
cheselip
chestily
chestily
adv
In a chesty manner.
chiasmal
chiasmal
Adjective
Relating to chiasma.
Relating to chiasmus.
chilcats
childers
childers
noun
plural of childer
childish
childish
adj
Immature in thought or behaviour.
Of or suitable for a child.
chileans
chiliads
chiliads
noun
plural of chiliad
chiliasm
chiliasm
noun
Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
chiliast
chiliast
noun
(Christianity, typically derogatory) Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
chilitis
chilkats
chillers
chillers
noun
plural of chiller
chillest
chillest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of chill
chillies
chillies
noun
plural of chilly
chillish
chillish
adj
(slang) Somewhat chill (relaxed or cool).
Somewhat chilly.
chilloes
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimleys
chimleys
noun
plural of chimley
chinless
chinless
adj
Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted.
Without a (pronounced) chin.
chirolas
chiseled
chiseled
adj
(US) Having strongly defined facial features.
(of a physique) Having well-developed muscles with minimal bodyfat.
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of chisel
chiseler
chiseler
noun
(informal) A cheat; a swindler; a con artist.
(informal, Ireland, 20th-century inner-city Dublin slang) A child.
One who uses a chisel for carving.
chiselly
chisholm
chitlins
chitlins
noun
Pronunciation spelling of chitterlings.
chlorids
chlorids
noun
plural of chlorid
chlorins
chlorins
noun
plural of chlorin
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
cholines
cholines
noun
plural of choline
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.
christal
christel
christly
christly
Adjective
Christlike
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.
chylosis
chylosis
noun
(pathology) The formation and subsequent digestion and transport of chyle
cichlids
cichlids
noun
plural of cichlid
claithes
clammish
clammish
adj
secretive; uncommunicative
clannish
clannish
adj
Of or related to a clan.
Socially exclusive.
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
clapdish
clapdish
noun
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
clashing
clashing
adj
Producing a clash or series of clashes.
adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing
conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable
mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds)
noun
A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
verb
present participle of clash
cleanish
cleanish
adj
Somewhat clean (all senses).
clearish
clerkish
clerkish
adj
Like or resembling a clerk.
clinches
clinches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch
cliquish
cliquish
adj
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.
cloddish
cloddish
adj
Like a clod, a person who is foolish, stupid or parochial.
Of or pertaining to lumpy soil.
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clubbish
clubbish
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to club together.
(obsolete) rude; clownish
Somewhat resembling a club.
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
cochylis
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
dealfish
dealfish
noun
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
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).
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
devilish
devilish
adj
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
Characteristic of a devil.
Resembling a devil.
adv
(informal) Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
dhoolies
dhoolies
noun
plural of dhoolie
plural of dhooly
dihelios
disflesh
disflesh
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
dishable
dishable
verb
(obsolete) To disparage.
Obsolete form of disable.
dishelms
dishelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishelm
dishevel
dishevel
verb
(intransitive) To spread out in disorder.
(transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
(transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
dishfuls
dishfuls
noun
plural of dishful
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
dishling
dolefish
dolichos
dolichos
noun
(historical) A long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games.
Any plant of the genus Dolichos.
dollfish
dollship
dollship
noun
The quality of being a doll; dollhood.
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
drollish
drollish
adj
Somewhat droll.
dudishly
dudishly
adv
In a dudish manner.
earlship
earlship
noun
The rank or status of earl.
earlyish
earlyish
adj
Somewhat early
elfishly
elfishly
adv
In an elfish manner; mischievously.
eliathas
elvishly
elvishly
adv
In an elvish manner.
enchisel
enchisel
verb
(archaic, transitive) To cut with a chisel.
enshield
enshield
verb
(archaic, transitive) To shield; to defend.
ethicals
ethicals
noun
plural of ethical
ethinyls
ethinyls
noun
plural of ethinyl
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
fallfish
fallfish
noun
A small silvery freshwater fish (Semotilus corporalis) found in North America.
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
fieldish
fieldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.
figshell
filchers
filchers
noun
plural of filcher
filefish
filefish
noun
Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.