abashed | (adjective) feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed | Synonyms: chagrined, embarrassed |
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accomplished | (adjective) successfully completed or brought to an end | Synonyms: completed, realised, realized |
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(adjective) settled securely and unconditionally | Synonyms: effected, established |
(adjective) highly skilled | Synonyms: complete |
admonisher | (noun) someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided | Synonyms: monitor, reminder |
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ambusher | (noun) an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack | - |
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anguished | (adjective) experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | Synonyms: tormented, tortured |
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ashen | (adjective) anemic looking from illness or emotion | Synonyms: blanched, bloodless, livid, white |
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(adjective) made of wood of the ash tree | - |
astonished | (adjective) filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock | Synonyms: amazed, astonied, astounded, stunned |
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backsheesh | (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | Synonyms: baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip |
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baksheesh | (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | Synonyms: backsheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip |
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banshee | (noun) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death | Synonyms: banshie |
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blemished | (adjective) marred by imperfections | - |
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(adjective) having a blemish or flaw | Synonyms: flawed |
bloodshed | (noun) indiscriminate slaughter | Synonyms: battue, bloodbath, bloodletting |
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(noun) the shedding of blood resulting in murder | Synonyms: gore |
blusher | (noun) makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks | Synonyms: blush, paint, rouge |
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(noun) yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched | Synonyms: Amanita rubescens, blushing mushroom |
bolshevise | (verb) make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles | Synonyms: bolshevize, communise, communize |
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bolshevize | (verb) make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles | Synonyms: bolshevise, communise, communize |
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bombshell | (noun) an explosive bomb or artillery shell | - |
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(noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: thunderbolt, thunderclap |
(noun) an entertainer who has a sensational effect | - |
bookshelf | (noun) a shelf on which to keep books | - |
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brainwashed | (adjective) subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones | - |
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broadsheet | (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | Synonyms: bill, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway |
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brushed | (adjective) (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush | - |
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(adjective) (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | Synonyms: fleecy, napped |
(adjective) touched lightly in passing; grazed against | - |
buckshee | (adjective) free of charge | - |
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burnished | (adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow | Synonyms: bright, lustrous, shining, shiny |
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burnisher | (noun) a hand tool with polished agate tips (or other gemstone) for rubbing the gold leaf in order to obtain a highly polished surface, used in gilding. | Synonyms: burnishing tool |
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bushed | (adjective) very tired | Synonyms: all in, beat, dead |
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bushel | (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks | - |
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(noun) a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches | - |
(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | Synonyms: doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on |
cashed | (adjective) for which money has been paid | - |
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cashew | (noun) kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted | Synonyms: cashew nut |
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(noun) tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted | Synonyms: Anacardium occidentale, cashew tree |
cherished | (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | Synonyms: precious, treasured, wanted |
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clamshell | (noun) the shell of a clam | - |
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(noun) a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam | Synonyms: grapple |
cockleshell | (noun) a small light flimsy boat | - |
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cosher | (adjective) conforming to Jewish dietary laws | Synonyms: kosher |
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cowshed | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowhouse |
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crasher | (noun) someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying | Synonyms: gatecrasher, unwelcome guest |
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crosshead | (noun) metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth | - |
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(noun) a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text | Synonyms: crossheading |
crossheading | (noun) a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text | Synonyms: crosshead |
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crushed | (adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status | Synonyms: broken, humbled, humiliated, low |
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(adjective) treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance | - |
crusher | (noun) a device that crushes something | - |
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dashed | (adjective) having gaps or spaces | Synonyms: dotted |
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dasheen | (noun) tropical starchy tuberous root | Synonyms: cocoyam, edda, taro, taro root |
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(noun) herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves | Synonyms: Colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro, taro plant |
(noun) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants | Synonyms: cocoyam, eddo, taro |
demolished | (adjective) torn down and broken up | Synonyms: dismantled, razed |
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diminished | (adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | Synonyms: atrophied, wasted |
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(adjective) impaired by diminution | Synonyms: lessened, vitiated, weakened |
(adjective) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | Synonyms: belittled, small |
(adjective) (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval | - |
dishearten | (verb) take away the enthusiasm of | Synonyms: put off |
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disheartened | (adjective) made less hopeful or enthusiastic | Synonyms: demoralised, demoralized, discouraged |
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disheartening | (adjective) destructive of morale and self-reliance | Synonyms: demoralising, demoralizing, dispiriting |
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disheartenment | (noun) a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted | - |
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(noun) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles | Synonyms: discouragement, dismay |
dished | (adjective) shaped like a dish or pan | Synonyms: dish-shaped, patelliform |
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dishevel | (verb) disarrange or rumple; dishevel | Synonyms: tangle, tousle |
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disheveled | (adjective) in disarray; extremely disorderly | Synonyms: dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled |
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dishevelled | (adjective) in disarray; extremely disorderly | Synonyms: disheveled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled |
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dishwasher | (noun) a machine for washing dishes | Synonyms: dish washer, dishwashing machine |
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(noun) someone who washes dishes | - |
distinguished | (adjective) used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | Synonyms: grand, imposing, magisterial |
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(adjective) (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation | - |
eggshell | (noun) the exterior covering of a bird's egg | Synonyms: shell |
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enmeshed | (adjective) caught as if in a mesh | Synonyms: intermeshed |
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established | (adjective) brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established | Synonyms: constituted |
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(adjective) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation | Synonyms: naturalized |
(adjective) conforming with accepted standards | Synonyms: conventional |
(adjective) shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt | - |
(adjective) settled securely and unconditionally | Synonyms: accomplished, effected |
extinguished | (adjective) of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement | - |
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extinguisher | (noun) a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires | Synonyms: asphyxiator, fire extinguisher |
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famished | (adjective) extremely hungry | Synonyms: esurient, ravenous, sharp-set, starved |
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finished | (adjective) ended or brought to an end | - |
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(adjective) (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state | - |
(adjective) brought to ruin | Synonyms: ruined |
(adjective) having a surface coating or finish applied | - |
(adjective) (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected | - |
finisher | (noun) an animal that wins in a contest of speed | - |
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(noun) a race car that finishes a race | - |
(noun) a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process | - |
(noun) a painter who applies a finishing coat | - |
(noun) (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game | Synonyms: closer |
(noun) a racing driver who finishes a race | - |
fisher | (noun) large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal | Synonyms: black cat, fisher cat, Martes pennanti, pekan |
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(noun) someone whose occupation is catching fish | Synonyms: fisherman |
fisherman | (noun) someone whose occupation is catching fish | Synonyms: fisher |
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fishery | (noun) a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold | Synonyms: piscary |
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fisheye | (adjective) of or relating to a fisheye lens | Synonyms: wide-angle |
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flasher | (noun) an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) | - |
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(noun) a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages | Synonyms: blinker |
(noun) someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals | Synonyms: exhibitionist |
flushed | (adjective) (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion | Synonyms: crimson, red-faced, red, reddened |
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(adjective) having the pinkish flush of health | Synonyms: rose-cheeked, rosy-cheeked, rosy |
freshen | (verb) make fresh again | Synonyms: refresh, refreshen |
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(verb) become or make oneself fresh again | Synonyms: freshen up, refresh, refreshen |
(verb) make (to feel) fresh | Synonyms: refresh |
freshener | (noun) anything that freshens | - |
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fresher | (noun) a first-year undergraduate | Synonyms: freshman |
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freshet | (noun) the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | Synonyms: spate |
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furnished | (adjective) provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) | Synonyms: equipped |
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garnishee | (noun) a wage earner who is served with a garnishment | - |
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(verb) take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support | Synonyms: garnish |
gatecrasher | (noun) someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying | Synonyms: crasher, unwelcome guest |
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groundsheet | (noun) a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture | Synonyms: ground cloth |
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gusher | (noun) an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary | - |
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haberdasher | (noun) a merchant who sells men's clothing | Synonyms: clothier |
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haberdashery | (noun) the drygoods sold by a haberdasher | Synonyms: men's furnishings |
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(noun) a store where men's clothes are sold | Synonyms: clothing store, haberdashery store, mens store |
harshen | (verb) make harsh or harsher | - |
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hasheesh | (noun) purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen | Synonyms: haschisch, hash, hashish |
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hogshead | (noun) a large cask especially one holding 63 gals | - |
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(noun) a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages | - |
hushed | (adjective) in a softened tone | Synonyms: muted, quiet, subdued |
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impoverished | (adjective) destroyed financially | Synonyms: broken, wiped out |
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(adjective) poor enough to need help from others | Synonyms: destitute, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken |
intermeshed | (adjective) (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | Synonyms: engaged, meshed |
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(adjective) caught as if in a mesh | Synonyms: enmeshed |
kingfisher | (noun) nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish | - |
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kosher | (adjective) conforming to Jewish dietary laws | Synonyms: cosher |
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(adjective) proper or legitimate | - |
(noun) food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law | - |
kosherness | (noun) The property of being fit to eat under Jewish dietary laws. | - |
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lampshell | (noun) marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide | Synonyms: brachiopod, lamp shell |
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languisher | (noun) a person who languishes | - |
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lasher | (noun) a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip | - |
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mainsheet | (noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | Synonyms: sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet |
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malnourished | (adjective) not being provided with adequate nourishment | - |
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masher | (noun) a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes) | - |
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(noun) a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women | Synonyms: skirt chaser, wolf, woman chaser |
meshed | (adjective) (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | Synonyms: engaged, intermeshed |
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(adjective) resembling a network | - |
mishegaas | (noun) (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity | Synonyms: meshugaas, mishegoss |
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mishegoss | (noun) (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity | Synonyms: meshugaas, mishegaas |
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moonshell | (noun) marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires | Synonyms: moon shell |
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musher | (noun) a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team | - |
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newssheet | (noun) report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | Synonyms: newsletter |
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nonkosher | (adjective) not conforming to dietary laws | Synonyms: terefah, tref |
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nosher | (noun) someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals | Synonyms: snacker |
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nourished | (adjective) being provided with adequate nourishment | - |
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