BISH

Meaning of BISH in English

n. sl. a mistake. [20th c.: orig. uncert.]

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BISH — (n.) Same as Bikh.
Английский словарь Webster
BISH — ( n. ) Same as Bikh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BISH — noun ·same·as bikh.
Webster English vocab
BISH — ■ noun Brit. informal, dated a mistake or blunder. Origin 1930s: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BISH — bish BrE AmE bɪʃ ▷ bishes ˈbɪʃ ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BISH — n. sl. a mistake. [ 20th c.: orig. uncert. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BISH — n. sl. a mistake. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert.
Oxford English vocab
SLOB — noun Etymology: Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person Date: 1861 a slovenly or boorish person, an ordinary person , ~bish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOB — I. noun Etymology: Latin ~ile vulgus vacillating crowd Date: 1688 a large or disorderly crowd, the lower classes of a …
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CLUB — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ~be, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo ~ …
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TUBBISH — -bish adjective : resembling a tub : rather tubby
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUIBBISH — -bish adjective : somewhat like a squib
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SNOBBISH — -bish, -bēsh adjective : of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a snob their snobbish behavior caused them to lose …
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MOBBISH — -bish adjective Etymology: mob (III) + -ish : characteristic of a mob : lawless fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing …
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KNOBBISH — -bish adjective : rather knobby skinny as a rail, and kind of knobbish at the joints — Helen Eustis
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CLUBBISH — -bish, -bēsh adjective Etymology: club (I) + -ish : disposed to club together a clubbish set
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SHELLEY — /shel"ee/ , n. 1. Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) /wool"steuhn kraft', -krahft'/ , 1797-1851, English author (wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley). 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REFURBISH — — refurbishment , n. /ree ferr"bish/ , v.t. to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby. [ 1605-15; RE- …
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REDHIBITION — — redhibitory /red hib"i tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. /red'i bish"euhn, red'hi-/ , n. Civil Law. the nullification of a sale …
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PROHIBITIONIST — /proh'euh bish"euh nist/ , n. 1. a person who favors or advocates prohibition. 2. ( cap. ) a member of …
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PROHIBITION — — prohibitionary , adj. /proh'euh bish"euhn/ , n. 1. the act of prohibiting. 2. the legal prohibiting of the manufacture …
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INHIBITION — /in'i bish"euhn, in'hi-/ , n. 1. the act of inhibiting. 2. the state of being inhibited. 3. something that inhibits; …
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IMBIBITION — — imbibitional , adj. /im'beuh bish"euhn/ , n. 1. act of imbibing. 2. Physical Chem. the absorption of solvent by …
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FURBISH LOUSEWORT — /ferr"bish/ . See under lousewort . [ 1975-80; after Kate Furbish (1834-1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer ]
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FURBISH — — furbisher , n. /ferr"bish/ , v.t. 1. to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often fol. by …
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EXHIBITIONIST — — exhibitionistic , adj. — exhibitionistically , adv. /ek'seuh bish"euh nist/ , n. 1. a person who behaves in ways …
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EXHIBITIONISM — /ek'seuh bish"euh niz'euhm/ , n. 1. a tendency to display one's abilities or to behave in such a way as …
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EXHIBITIONER — /ek'seuh bish"euh neuhr/ , n. Brit. a student who receives an exhibition. [ 1565-75; EXHIBITION + -ER 1 ]
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SNOBBISH — [snob.bish] adj (1840): being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob -- snob.bish.ly adv -- snob.bish.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REFURBISH — [re.fur.bish] vt (1611): to brighten or freshen up: renovate -- re.fur.bish.er n -- re.fur.bish.ment n
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FURBISH — [fur.bish] vt [ME furbisshen, fr. MF fourbiss-, stem of fourbir, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG furben to polish] (14c) …
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