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disestablish
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v 1: deprive (an established church) of its status
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dish
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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
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fish
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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"
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knish
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n 1: (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or
meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
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squish
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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
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swish
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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]
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wish
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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]
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frisch
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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]
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gish
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n 1: United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W.
Griffith (1896-1993) [syn: Gish, Lillian Gish]
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reestablish
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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]
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bisch
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bish
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blish
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disch
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fisch
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kisch
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misch
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mish
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risch
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rish
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tisch
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tish
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wisch
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wisz
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commish
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demisch
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ladish
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mcclish
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mclish
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mcnish
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