A list of 53 words by pterodactyl.
- swishwas added by bilby and appears on 71 lists
- restinguishwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 2 lists
- hashishwas added by rolig and appears on 16 lists
- whishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 7 lists
- bakshishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 6 lists
- deep-dishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 2 lists
- washdishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 2 lists
- repolishwas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
- polishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 45 lists
- plenishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 5 lists
- quishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 3 lists
- squishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 59 lists
- languishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 117 lists
- distinguishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 31 lists
- extinguishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 28 lists
- establishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 41 lists
- anguishwas added by fbharjo and appears on 88 lists
- relishwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 85 lists
- dishwas added by 1538619586 and appears on 31 lists
- famishwas added by ruzuzu and appears on 17 lists
- bishopwas added by 1538619586 and appears on 45 lists
- Phishwas added by 1538619586 and appears on 2 lists
- vigorishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 20 lists
- demolishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 29 lists
- astonishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 28 lists
- cherishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 66 lists
- brandishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 82 lists
- furnishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 25 lists
- impoverishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 23 lists
- diminishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 40 lists
- ravishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 41 lists
- lavishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 142 lists
- refurbishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 32 lists
- replenishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 36 lists
- tarnishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 55 lists
- skirmishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 74 lists
- varnishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 42 lists
- vanishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 40 lists
- publishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 18 lists
- radishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 34 lists
- banishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 46 lists
- perishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 54 lists
- parishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 31 lists
- accomplishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 27 lists
- abolishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 48 lists
- blemishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 34 lists
- finishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 42 lists
- punishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 17 lists
- admonishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 203 lists
- nourishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 35 lists
- rubbishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 76 lists
- garnishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 47 lists
- flourishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 119 lists
- embellishwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 125 lists
plethora commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
Fish. Clearly.
March 13, 2008
sionnach commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
Wish, abolish, accomplish, dish, knish, parish, blemish, banish, radish, publish, perish, vanish, varnish, skirmish, tarnish, replenish, vigorish, refurbish, lavish, ravish, diminish, impoverish, furnish, burnish, cherish, astonish, demolish.
March 13, 2008
mollusque commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
Did you make varnish vanish?
March 13, 2008
mollusque commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
My post was almost simultaneously with sionnach's, so it's not a comment on his.
What about swish and squish?
March 13, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
Words that end in "-ish" but aren't adjectives are funny because they sound like they should be adjectives. (For example: can you describe a mediocre surfer as "radish"?)
The humor doesn't work for monosyllabic words, like fish, because they don't sound like adjectives. So no fish. No squish, either.
March 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
What if you're feeling...oh, I don't know...f-ish? ;->
March 13, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
I was feeling a bit f-ish today, and then I saw that Wordnik had picked this list (my second list ever!) as List of the Day. Thank you, Wordnik! I love you! I am f-ish no more!
In celebration, I'm opening the list to anyone. Feel free to contribute!
December 14, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
Congratulations!
December 14, 2010
TankHughes commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
HA! Just noticed your list. i've made a similar list, because I found that most of the verbs that end in -ish in English comes from Old French stems that ended in -iss, and I'm writing up an explanation about it.
December 17, 2013
alexz commented on the list words-that-end-in-ish-but-aren-t-adjectives
tish pish swish Antigonish
December 17, 2013