| AGUISH | • aguish adj. Characteristic of ague. • AGUISH adj. having the qualities of an ague; feverish. |
| ANGUISH | • anguish n. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. • anguish v. (Intransitive) To suffer pain. • anguish v. (Transitive) To cause to suffer pain. |
| BEAUISH | • beauish adj. Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. • BEAUISH adj. like a beau, foppish. |
| BLUISH | • bluish adj. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. • bluish adj. (Figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad. • Bluish adj. Alternative form of Blewish. |
| BROGUISH | • broguish adj. Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent. • BROGUISH adj. having a brogue. |
| CLIQUISH | • cliquish adj. Of or pertaining to a clique. • cliquish adj. Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group. • CLIQUISH adj. relating to a clique, exclusive, also CLIQUEY, CLIQUY. |
| CUISH | • cuish n. Alternative form of cuisse (“thigh armour”). • CUISH n. a piece of armour for the thigh, also CUISSE. |
| DISTINGUISH | • distinguish v. To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics. • distinguish v. To see someone or something clearly or distinctly. • distinguish v. To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments. |
| EXTINGUISH | • extinguish v. (Transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench. • extinguish v. (Transitive) To destroy or abolish something. • extinguish v. (Transitive) To obscure or eclipse something. |
| FLUISH | • fluish adj. Characteristic of influenza; flulike. • FLUISH adj. having flu to some extent. |
| GLUISH | • gluish adj. Somewhat gluey. • GLUISH adj. (obsolete) somewhat gluey, also GLUEISH. |
| LANGUISH | • languish v. (Intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. • languish v. (Intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. • languish v. (Intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. |
| PEDAGOGUISH | • PEDAGOGUISH adj. in the manner of a pedagogue. |
| RELINQUISH | • relinquish v. (Transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away. • relinquish v. (Transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release. • relinquish v. (Transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession. |
| ROGUISH | • roguish adj. Unprincipled or unscrupulous. • roguish adj. Mischievous and playful. • ROGUISH adj. dishonest. |
| SQUISH | • squish n. (Countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed. • squish n. (Countable, politics, informal, derogatory) A political moderate. • squish n. (Uncountable, UK, slang, archaic) Marmalade. |
| VAGUISH | • vaguish adj. Somewhat vague. • VAGUISH adj. somewhat vague. |
| VANQUISH | • vanquish v. To defeat, to overcome. • VANQUISH v. to defeat in battle. |
| VOGUISH | • voguish adj. Elegant, fashionable or chic. • voguish adj. Trendy. • VOGUISH adj. fashionable. |