Words that rhyme with swinish

  • burnish
    n 1: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish] v 1: polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: buff, burnish, furbish]
  • admonish
    v 1: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn, discourage, admonish, monish] 2: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: caution, admonish, monish] 3: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" [syn: admonish, reprove]
  • astonish
    v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" [syn: amaze, astonish, astound]
  • banish
    v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball] 2: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: banish, ban] 3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: banish, relegate, bar] 4: drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"
  • brownish
    adj 1: of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown]
  • clannish
    adj 1: characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; "clannish loyalty" 2: befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby]
  • clownish
    adj 1: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zany]
  • diminish
    v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" [syn: diminish, belittle]
  • donnish
    adj 1: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects [syn: academic, donnish, pedantic]
  • furnish
    v 1: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide, render, furnish] 2: provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
  • garnish
    n 1: something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration 2: any decoration added as a trimming or adornment v 1: take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" [syn: garnishee, garnish] 2: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: trim, garnish, dress]
  • greenish
    adj 1: of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: green, greenish, light-green, dark-green]
  • heathenish
    adj 1: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic]
  • hoydenish
    adj 1: used of girls; wild and boisterous [syn: hoydenish, tomboyish]
  • kittenish
    adj 1: playful like a lively kitten [syn: kittenish, frisky]
  • mannish
    adj 1: resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman; "a mannish stride" 2: characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman; "true mannish arrogance"
  • punish
    v 1: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" [syn: punish, penalize, penalise]
  • refinish
    v 1: give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture"
  • replenish
    v 1: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" [syn: replenish, refill, fill again]
  • tarnish
    n 1: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation v 1: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile]
  • vanish
    v 1: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear, vanish, go away] [ant: appear] 2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: vanish, disappear, go away] 3: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: fly, fell, vanish] 4: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: vanish, disappear] [ant: appear, come along] 5: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: vanish, fly, vaporize]
  • varnish
    n 1: a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface v 1: cover with varnish [syn: varnish, seal]
  • womanish
    adj 1: having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men; "womanish tears"
  • spanish
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain; "Spanish music" n 1: the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain 2: the people of Spain [syn: Spanish, Spanish people]
  • danish
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes or their language ; "Danish furniture" n 1: a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark 2: light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese [syn: danish, danish pastry]
  • cornish
    adj 1: of or related to Cornwall or its people or the Cornish language n 1: a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall 2: English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters [syn: Cornish, Cornish fowl]
  • rhenish
    adj 1: of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet" n 1: any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock]
  • refurnish
    v 1: furnish with new or different furniture; "We refurnished the living room"
  • hunnish
  • tonish
  • planish
  • revarnish
  • townish
  • thinnish

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