The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bigotish
bigotish
adj
Characteristic or typical of a bigot.
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
dissight
dissight
noun
(obsolete) Something unsightly; an eyesore.
eighthes
eighties
eighties
adj
From or evoking the 81st through 90th years of a century (chiefly the 1980s).
noun
(temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 80 and 89.
The decade of one's life from age 80 through age 89.
The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.
plural of eighty
eightvos
etchings
etchings
noun
plural of etching
eyesight
eyesight
noun
View or the range of vision.
Vision or the faculty of sight.
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
freights
freights
noun
plural of freight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freight
gahnites
gahnites
noun
plural of gahnite
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
gaslight
gaslight
noun
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
verb
(chiefly transitive) To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
gastight
gastight
adj
impermeable to gases
gathings
ghastily
ghostier
ghostier
adj
comparative form of ghosty: more ghosty
ghostily
ghostily
adv
In a ghostlike manner.
ghosting
ghosting
noun
(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
(computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
(computing) Ghost imaging.
(electronics, television) The blurry appearance of a television picture resulting from interference caused by multipath reception.
A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.
The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.
verb
present participle of ghost
ghostish
ghostish
adj
ghostly; spectral
ghostism
ghostism
noun
Belief in ghosts.
giantish
giantish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
noun
(fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.
glitches
glitches
noun
plural of glitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glitch
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
goatfish
goatfish
noun
Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Mullidae, having two barbels on the chin.
goliaths
goliaths
noun
plural of goliath
gothites
gothites
noun
plural of gothite
greatish
greatish
adj
Somewhat great.
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
gushiest
gushiest
adj
superlative form of gushy: most gushy
gustoish
hagadist
hastings
hastings
noun
Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.
hedgiest
hedgiest
adj
superlative form of hedgy: most hedgy
heighths
heighths
noun
plural of heighth
heisting
heisting
verb
present participle of heist
highmost
highmost
adj
(obsolete) highest
hindguts
hindguts
noun
plural of hindgut
histogen
histogen
noun
(biology) Any of the germ layers involved in histogenesis.
hoisting
hoisting
noun
(programming) The behaviour of Javascript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
The act by which something is hoisted.
verb
present participle of hoist
huntings
huntings
noun
plural of hunting
hustings
hustings
noun
(by extension) An election campaign.
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
plural of husting
hustling
hustling
noun
Act of one who hustles.
verb
present participle of hustle
hygeists
hygeists
noun
plural of hygeist
hygieist
hygieist
noun
A hygienist.
infights
infights
noun
plural of infight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infight
insights
insights
noun
plural of insight
itchings
itchings
noun
plural of itching
knigshte
lathings
lathings
noun
plural of lathing
lightens
lightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lighten
lighters
lighters
noun
plural of lighter
lightest
lightest
adj
superlative form of light: most light
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of light
lightish
lightish
adj
Somewhat light in colour.
Somewhat light in weight.
misdight
misdight
adj
(obsolete) Arrayed, prepared, or furnished unsuitably.
mislight
mislight
noun
(film) An error in projection in which the projected image is a combination of two frames.
An instance when an afterburner does not light the injected fuel properly.
verb
To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
To light improperly.
nighters
nighters
noun
plural of nighter
nighties
nighties
noun
plural of nightie
nightish
nightish
adj
Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.
nothings
nothings
noun
plural of nothing
oghamist
oghamist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Oghamist
outsight
outsight
noun
(Scotland) Movable goods kept out of doors, such as animals, ploughs, carts, and other implements of husbandry.
Expectation; prospect.
Sight for that which is on the outside; the ability or capacity to perceive or anticipate external things; view; outlook; perspective; power of observation.
peshtigo
refights
refights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refight
relights
relights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relight
resights
resights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resight
righters
righters
noun
plural of righter
rightest
rightest
adj
superlative form of right: most right
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of right
righties
righties
noun
plural of rightie
plural of righty
rightish
rightish
adj
(politics) Towards the political right wing.
In a direction roughly to the right.
Somewhat correct.
rightism
rightism
noun
(countable) An act or statement supporting the political right.
(uncountable) Belief in, or support of, the principles of the political right.
rightist
rightist
adj
Of or pertaining to the political right.
noun
(in combination) One who supports the rights of a specified group.
One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.
scathing
scathing
adj
Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
verb
present participle of scathe
scything
scything
noun
The act of using a scythe.
The mown material left after using a scythe.
verb
present participle of scythe
sebright
seething
seething
adj
Filled with unexpressed anger, the state of being livid.
boiling, bubbling
noun
The action of the verb to seethe.
verb
present participle of seethe
sennight
sennight
noun
(attributively) Preceded by a specified day such as Sunday, today, or yesterday: a week from (either before or after) the specified day.
A period of seven consecutive days and nights; a week.
Preceded by a specified day and come: a week after the specified day.
Preceded by a specified day and gone or was: a week before the specified day.
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
shagtail
sheeting
sheeting
noun
(engineering) A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.
(geology) A weathering process in which rock breaks into sheets after compressional stress on it is removed.
Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
The process of forming material into sheets.
verb
present participle of sheet
shiftage
shiftage
noun
Movement by shifting.
shifting
shifting
noun
(linguistics) The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
verb
present participle of shift
shirting
shirting
noun
Any fabric used to make shirts.
Shirts collectively.
shitting
shitting
adj
(vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it modifies; same as fucking.
noun
(vulgar) The act of defecating.
verb
present participle of shit
shooting
shooting
adj
Moving or growing quickly.
Of a pain, sudden and darting.
noun
(countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.
(uncountable) The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.
A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
A sensation of darting pain.
The act of one who, or that which, shoots.
verb
present participle of shoot
shorting
shorting
verb
present participle of short
shotting
shotting
verb
present participle of shot
shouting
shouting
noun
The action of the verb to shout.
verb
present participle of shout
shunting
shunting
noun
(UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
verb
present participle of shunt
shutting
shutting
noun
The act by which something is shut.
verb
present participle of shut
sighters
sighters
noun
plural of sighter
sightful
sightful
adj
(obsolete) Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous
Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant
sighting
sighting
noun
The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.
verb
present participle of sight
sightsaw
sightsaw
verb
simple past tense of sightsee
sightsee
sightsee
verb
(intransitive) To go sightseeing; to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.
skylight
skylight
noun
(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
(physics) Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
(volcanology) A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
A region of flat, thin ice allowing a submarine to surface.
(colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but not always, specifically between heterosexual people).
(cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
(fashion) Not plus size; thin.
(obsolete) Stretched out; fully extended.
(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
(rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.
(sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain as such throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
(slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.
(slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
(tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
In proper order; as it should be.
Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
Serious rather than comedic.
adv
Continuously; without interruption or pause.
Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
noun
(colloquial) A heterosexual.
(poker) Five cards in sequence.
(slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana.
(slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.
Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
verb
(transitive) To straighten.
suiogoth
sunlight
sunlight
noun
(figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
Synonym of sunrise.
verb
To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
thingish
thingish
adj
(chiefly philosophy) Like a physical, tangible thing; objective.
thuggish
thuggish
adj
(derogatory) Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.
(obsolete) Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or Thuggees (often capitalized in this sense).
thuggism
thuggism
noun
(historical) The violent acts of the thuggee.
tigerish
tigerish
adj
Having the characteristics of a tiger
tightens
tightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tighten
tightest
tightest
adj
superlative form of tight: most tight
tightish
tightish
adj
Somewhat tight.
tinglish
tinglish
adj
(rare) Tingly.
tithings
tithings
noun
plural of tithing
tonights
tonights
noun
plural of tonight
toughies
toughies
noun
plural of toughie
plural of toughy
toughish
toughish
adj
Somewhat tough.
trashing
trashing
noun
(Oxford University) A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.
(US) Dumpster diving.
The act by which something is trashed.
verb
present participle of trash
tsinghai
tughriks
tughriks
noun
plural of tughrik
unsights
unsights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unsight
uplights
uplights
noun
plural of uplight
uprights
uprights
noun
(American football, rugby) Vertical (upright) posts of the goal.
plural of upright
visigoth
visigoth
Noun
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.