Words that rhyme with foolish
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abolish
v 1: do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia" [syn: abolish, get rid of] [ant: establish, found, launch, set up] -
accomplish
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil] 2: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach] -
bullish
adj 1: expecting a rise in prices -
churlish
adj 1: rude and boorish 2: having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare -
demolish
v 1: destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" [syn: demolish, pulverize, pulverise] 2: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: crush, smash, demolish] 3: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" [syn: demolish, destroy] -
devilish
adv 1: in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" [syn: devilishly, devilish] adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean] 2: playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: devilish, rascally, roguish] -
disestablish
v 1: deprive (an established church) of its status -
embellish
v 1: add details to [syn: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise] 2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify] 3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] 4: make more beautiful [syn: fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify] [ant: uglify] -
establish
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] -
ghoulish
adj 1: suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" [syn: ghoulish, morbid] -
girlish
adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear" [syn: girlish, schoolgirlish] -
hellish
adj 1: very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: beastly, hellish, god-awful] 2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy] -
mulish
adj 1: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack [syn: hardheaded, mulish] -
owlish
adj 1: resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance -
polish
adj 1: of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage" n 1: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish] 2: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish] 3: a preparation used in polishing 4: the Slavic language of Poland v 1: make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen, shine] 2: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: polish, refine, fine-tune, down] 3: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up] -
publish
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] -
purplish
adj 1: of a color intermediate between red and blue [syn: purple, violet, purplish] -
relish
n 1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness] 2: spicy or savory condiment 3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour] -
smallish
adj 1: rather small -
stylish
adj 1: having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd" [syn: stylish, fashionable] [ant: styleless, unstylish] 2: being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" [syn: fashionable, stylish] [ant: unfashionable, unstylish] -
ticklish
adj 1: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject" [syn: delicate, ticklish, touchy] -
english
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature" 2: of or relating to the English language n 1: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries [syn: English, English language] 2: the people of England [syn: English, English people] 3: the discipline that studies the English language and literature 4: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: English, side] -
palish
adj 1: slightly pale -
salish
n 1: a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada [syn: Salish, Salishan] 2: a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America -
dullish
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coolish
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repolish
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janglish
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mellish
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gaulish
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stablish
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