BRAINISH | • brainish adj. (Obsolete) hot-headed; furious. • BRAINISH adj. (Shakespeare) hotheaded, furious. |
BRINISH | • brinish adj. Like brine; somewhat salty. • BRINISH adj. like brine. |
BUMPKINISH | • bumpkinish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin. • BUMPKINISH adj. like a bumpkin, also BUMPKINLY. |
DIMINISH | • diminish v. (Transitive) To make smaller. • diminish v. (Intransitive) To become less or smaller. • diminish v. (Transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming). |
FINISH | • finish n. An end; the end of anything. • finish n. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. • finish n. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth. |
GRIFFINISH | • griffinish adj. (Historical) Resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India). • GRIFFINISH adj. like a griffin. |
LINISH | • linish v. (Transitive, engineering) To improve the flatness of a surface by means of grinding or belt-sanding techniques. • LINISH v. to give a smooth linen-like finish to metal. |
MINISH | • minish v. (Archaic) To lessen or cause to seem to be less. • Minish prop.n. A surname from Irish. • MINISH v. (archaic) to diminish. |
PLAINISH | • plainish adj. Somewhat plain in appearance. • PLAINISH adj. somewhat plain. |
PORCUPINISH | • porcupinish adj. Resembling or characteristic of a porcupine or its spines; defensive, prickly. • PORCUPINISH adj. like a porcupine. |
REFINISH | • refinish v. To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint. • REFINISH v. to give a new surface to. |
ROINISH | • roinish adj. Obsolete form of roynish. • ROINISH adj. (Shakespeare) mangy; scurvy, also ROYNISH. |
SWAINISH | • swainish adj. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain according to any definition; but commonly conveying the sense… • SWAINISH adj. boorish. |
SWINISH | • swinish adj. Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased. • SWINISH adj. resembling or befitting swine. |
WINISH | • winish adj. Resembling wine; winy. • WINISH adj. having the qualities of wine, also WINEY, WINY. |