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387 Words That End With ISH

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abolish (verb) do away with Synonyms: get rid of
accomplish (verb) put in effect Synonyms: action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill
(verb) to gain with effort Synonyms: achieve, attain, reach
admonish (verb) take to task Synonyms: reproof, reprove
(verb) warn strongly; put on guard Synonyms: caution, monish
(verb) advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior Synonyms: discourage, monish, warn
aguish (adjective) affected by ague
alligatorfish (noun) small very elongate sea poachers Synonyms: Aspidophoroides monopterygius
amateurish (adjective) lacking professional skill or expertise Synonyms: amateur, inexpert, unskilled
amberfish (noun) any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes Synonyms: amberjack
angelfish (noun) sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do Synonyms: angel shark, monkfish, Squatina squatina
(noun) a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
(noun) deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters Synonyms: Chaetodipterus faber, spadefish
anglerfish (noun) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey Synonyms: allmouth, angler, angler fish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish
anguish (noun) extreme mental distress Synonyms: torment, torture
(noun) extreme distress of body or mind
(verb) cause emotional anguish or make miserable Synonyms: hurt, pain
(verb) suffer great pains or distress
apish (adjective) being or given to servile imitation Synonyms: apelike
archerfish (noun) any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia Synonyms: Toxotes jaculatrix
astonish (verb) affect with wonder Synonyms: amaze, astound
baboonish (adjective) resembling a baboon
babyish (adjective) characteristic of a baby
bakshish (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, gratuity, pourboire, tip
balloonfish (noun) similar to but smaller than porcupinefish Synonyms: Diodon holocanthus
banish (verb) drive away
(verb) expel, as if by official decree Synonyms: bar, relegate
(verb) expel from a community or group Synonyms: ban, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun
(verb) ban from a place of residence, as for punishment Synonyms: ban
barrelfish (noun) blackish fish of New England waters Synonyms: black rudderfish, Hyperglyphe perciformis
batfish (noun) bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
beamish (adjective) smiling with happiness or optimism Synonyms: smiling, twinkly
bearish (adjective) expecting prices to fall
biggish (adjective) somewhat large Synonyms: largish
billfish (noun) giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
(noun) elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters Synonyms: gar, needlefish
(noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth Synonyms: gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus
(noun) slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters Synonyms: saury, Scomberesox saurus
bitterish (adjective) somewhat bitter Synonyms: sharp-tasting
blackfish (noun) female salmon that has recently spawned
(noun) small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school Synonyms: black whale, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena, pilot whale
(noun) large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America Synonyms: tautog, Tautoga onitis
blackish (adjective) of something that is somewhat black
blandish (verb) praise somewhat dishonestly Synonyms: flatter
blemish (noun) a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) Synonyms: defect, mar
(verb) add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective Synonyms: flaw
(verb) mar or impair with a flaw Synonyms: spot
(verb) mar or spoil the appearance of Synonyms: deface, disfigure
blimpish (adjective) pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic
blockish (adjective) resembling a block in shape Synonyms: blocky
blowfish (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Synonyms: globefish, puffer, pufferfish
(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Synonyms: puffer, pufferfish, sea squab
bluefish (noun) bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters Synonyms: Pomatomus saltatrix
(noun) fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
blueish (adjective) of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky Synonyms: blue, bluish
bluish (adjective) of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky Synonyms: blue, blueish
boarfish (noun) fish with a projecting snout Synonyms: Capros aper
(noun) fish with large eyes and long snouts
bonefish (noun) slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons Synonyms: Albula vulpes
bookish (adjective) characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading Synonyms: studious
boorish (adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance Synonyms: loutish, neandertal, neanderthal, oafish, swinish
bounderish (adjective) (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace Synonyms: ill-bred, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish
boxfish (noun) any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates Synonyms: trunkfish
boyish (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a young boy Synonyms: boylike, schoolboyish
brackish (adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) Synonyms: briny
(adjective) distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
brainish (adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation Synonyms: hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, tearaway
brandish (noun) the act of waving Synonyms: flourish
(verb) move or swing back and forth Synonyms: flourish, wave
(verb) exhibit aggressively
brattish (adjective) (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly Synonyms: bratty
brownish (adjective) of a color similar to that of wood or earth Synonyms: brown, chocolate-brown, dark-brown
brutish (adjective) resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility Synonyms: beastly, bestial, brutal, brute
buffalofish (noun) any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley Synonyms: buffalo fish
(noun) large carp-like North American fish
buffoonish (adjective) like a clown Synonyms: clownish, clownlike, zany
bullish (adjective) expecting a rise in prices
burnish (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny Synonyms: gloss, glossiness, polish
(verb) polish and make shiny Synonyms: buff, furbish
burrfish (noun) any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
butterfish (noun) small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines Synonyms: stromateid, stromateid fish
(noun) slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters Synonyms: Pholis gunnellus, rock gunnel
(noun) any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
butterflyfish (noun) tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Synonyms: flying gurnard, flying robin
caddish (adjective) offensively discourteous Synonyms: unchivalrous, ungallant
cardinalfish (noun) small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
catfish (noun) any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth Synonyms: siluriform fish
(noun) large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins Synonyms: wolf fish, wolffish
(noun) flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed Synonyms: mudcat
(verb) To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity
cattish (adjective) marked by or arising from malice Synonyms: bitchy, catty
chenfish (noun) small silvery marine food fish found off California Synonyms: Genyonemus lineatus, kingfish, white croaker
cherish (verb) be fond of; be attached to Synonyms: care for, hold dear, treasure
childish (adjective) indicating a lack of maturity Synonyms: infantile
churlish (adjective) having a bad disposition; surly
(adjective) rude and boorish
cigarfish (noun) small fusiform fish of western Atlantic Synonyms: Decapterus punctatus, quiaquia, round scad
clannish (adjective) characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
(adjective) befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior Synonyms: cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
clingfish (noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
cliquish (adjective) befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior Synonyms: clannish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
cloddish (adjective) heavy and dull and stupid Synonyms: doltish
clownish (adjective) like a clown Synonyms: buffoonish, clownlike, zany
clubbish (adjective) effusively sociable Synonyms: clubby
codfish (noun) major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters Synonyms: cod
(noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached Synonyms: cod
coltish (adjective) given to merry frolicking Synonyms: frolicky, frolicsome, rollicking, sportive
conchfish (noun) found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch Synonyms: Astropogon stellatus
contradistinguish (verb) distinguish by contrasting qualities
convictfish (noun) greenling with whitish body marked with black bands Synonyms: convict fish, Oxylebius pictus, painted greenling
coquettish (adjective) like a coquette Synonyms: flirtatious
cornetfish (noun) slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales
cowfish (noun) trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes Synonyms: Lactophrys quadricornis
crampfish (noun) any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges Synonyms: electric ray, numbfish, torpedo
crawfish (noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters Synonyms: crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster
(noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster Synonyms: crawdad, crawdaddy, crayfish
(noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly Synonyms: crawdad, crayfish, ecrevisse
(verb) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw
crayfish (noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters Synonyms: crawfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster
(noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster Synonyms: crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish
(noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly Synonyms: crawdad, crawfish, ecrevisse
(noun) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California Synonyms: langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster
currish (adjective) base and cowardly
(adjective) resembling a cur; snarling and rude
cutlassfish (noun) long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel Synonyms: frost fish, hairtail
cuttlefish (noun) ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell Synonyms: cuttle
dampish (adjective) slightly wet Synonyms: damp, moist
damselfish (noun) small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs Synonyms: demoiselle
dandyish (adjective) affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner Synonyms: dandified, foppish
danish (noun) light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese Synonyms: danish pastry
darkish (adjective) slightly dark
dealfish (noun) deep-sea ribbonfish Synonyms: Trachipterus arcticus
demolish (verb) defeat soundly and humiliatingly Synonyms: destroy
(verb) eat up completely, as with great appetite Synonyms: consume, devour, down, go through
(verb) destroy completely Synonyms: pulverise, pulverize
(verb) ruin or destroy
dervish (noun) an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
devilfish (noun) extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned Synonyms: manta, manta ray
(noun) bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles Synonyms: octopus
(noun) medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific Synonyms: Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whale
devilish (adjective) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil Synonyms: diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian
(adjective) playful in an appealingly bold way Synonyms: rascally, roguish
(adverb) in a playfully devilish manner Synonyms: devilishly
dilettanteish (adjective) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish Synonyms: dilettante, dilettantish, sciolistic
dilettantish (adjective) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish Synonyms: dilettante, dilettanteish, sciolistic
diminish (verb) decrease in size, extent, or range Synonyms: decrease, fall, lessen
(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of Synonyms: belittle
disestablish (verb) deprive (an established church) of its status
dish (noun) an activity that you like or at which you are superior Synonyms: bag, cup of tea
(noun) a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
(noun) directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation Synonyms: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
(noun) a particular item of prepared food
(noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman Synonyms: beauty, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart
(noun) the quantity that a dish will hold Synonyms: dishful
(verb) make concave; shape like a dish
(verb) provide (usually but not necessarily food) Synonyms: dish out, dish up, serve, serve up
distinguish (verb) mark as different Synonyms: differentiate, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart
(verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example Synonyms: describe, discover, identify, key, key out, name
(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense Synonyms: differentiate, mark
(verb) make conspicuous or noteworthy Synonyms: signalise, signalize
(verb) detect with the senses Synonyms: discern, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart

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