Words that rhyme with blish

v 1: deprive (an established church) of its status

n 1: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" 2: a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" 3: the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice" [syn: dish, dishful] 4: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish] 5: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer] 6: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: cup of tea, bag, dish] v 1: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish] 2: make concave; shape like a dish

v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: establish, set up, found, launch] [ant: abolish, get rid of] 2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: establish, found, plant, constitute, institute] 3: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew] [ant: confute, disprove] 4: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: lay down, establish, make] 5: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: establish, give] 6: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: install, instal, set up, establish] 7: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" [syn: build, establish] 8: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: establish, base, ground, found]

n 1: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" 2: the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish" 3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces [syn: Pisces, Fish] 4: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 [syn: Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish] v 1: seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: fish, angle] 2: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"

n 1: (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack

v 1: put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" [syn: print, publish] 2: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release] 3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" [syn: publish, write]

v 1: publish again; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections" 2: revive (a cancelled will or a libel)

n 1: the noise of soft mud being walked on v 1: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop] 2: put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action

adj 1: elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: classy, posh, swish] n 1: a brushing or rustling sound v 1: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: lap, swish, swosh, swoosh]

n 1: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing, want] 2: an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" [syn: wish, indirect request] 3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn: regard, wish, compliments] 4: the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people" v 1: hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" 2: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: wish, care, like] 3: make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over" 4: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of [syn: wish, wish well] [ant: begrudge, resent] 5: order politely; express a wish for 6: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: wish, bid]

n 1: British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979) [syn: Frisch, Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch] 2: Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) [syn: Frisch, Ragnar Frisch, Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch] 3: Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982) [syn: Frisch, Karl von Frisch]

n 1: United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993) [syn: Gish, Lillian Gish]

v 1: bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: restore, reinstate, reestablish]