7-Letter Words Containing IS

Here's the list of all the 1802 7-Letter Words Containing IS in the English Language.

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history
1. the aggregate of past events
2. a record or narrative description of past events
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listing
1. a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
2. the act of making a list of items
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display
1. something intended to communicate a particular impression
2. something shown to the public
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disease
1. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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mission
1. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
2. an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
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discuss
1. to consider or examine in speech or writing
2. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
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fishing
1. the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
2. the occupation of catching fish for a living
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missing
1. not able to be found
2. nonexistent
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tourism
1. the business of providing services to tourists
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revised
1. improved or brought up to date
2. altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material
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advisor
1. an expert who gives advice
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leisure
1. time available for ease and relaxation
2. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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episode
1. a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
2. a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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visitor
1. someone who visits
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promise
1. make a promise or commitment
2. promise to undertake or give
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visible
1. obvious to the eye
2. present and easily available
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tourist
1. someone who travels for pleasure
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publish
1. put into print
2. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
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raising
1. the event of something being raised upward
2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
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florist
1. someone who grows and deals in flowers
2. a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
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dispute
1. a disagreement or argument about something important
2. coming into conflict with
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mistake
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
2. an understanding of something that is not correct
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stylish
1. having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
2. being or in accordance with current social fashions
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advised
1. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
2. having received information
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satisfy
1. meet the requirements or expectations of
2. make happy or satisfied
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cuisine
1. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
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genesis
1. a coming into being
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kissing
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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precise
1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
2. sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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disable
1. make unable to perform a certain action
2. injure permanently
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consist
1. originate (in)
2. have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
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sunrise
1. the first light of day
2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
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twisted
1. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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chassis
1. alternative names for the body of a human being
2. a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device
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distant
1. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
2. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
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missile
1. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
2. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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wishing
1. a specific feeling of desire
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liaison
1. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
2. a channel for communication between groups
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adviser
1. an expert who gives advice
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dentist
1. a person qualified to practice dentistry
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issuing
1. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
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cruiser
1. a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
2. a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
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fishery
1. a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
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realise
1. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
2. convert into cash; of goods and property
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concise
1. expressing much in few words
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premise
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
2. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
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seismic
1. subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
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baptism
1. a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
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whistle
1. make whistling sounds
2. move with, or as with, a whistling sound
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furnish
1. give something useful or necessary to
2. provide or equip with furniture
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rubbish
1. worthless material that is to be disposed of
2. nonsensical talk or writing
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dismiss
1. bar from attention or consideration
2. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
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realism
1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
2. the state of being actual or real
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foolish
1. having or revealing stupidity
2. devoid of good sense or judgment
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thistle
1. any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
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dispose
1. give, sell, or transfer to another
2. throw or cast away
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whisper
1. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
2. a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
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whiskey
1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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isolate
1. place or set apart
2. obtain in pure form
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dissent
1. (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
2. a difference of opinion
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chemist
1. a scientist who specializes in chemistry
2. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
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dislike
1. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
2. a feeling of aversion or antipathy
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discard
1. anything that is cast aside or discarded
2. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
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selfish
1. concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
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persist
1. continue to exist
2. be persistent, refuse to stop
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marquis
1. nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
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atheist
1. related to or characterized by or given to atheism
2. someone who does not believe in the existence of a god
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biscuit
1. small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
2. any of various small flat sweet cakes
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artisan
1. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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pianist
1. a person who plays the piano
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paisley
1. a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
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catfish
1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
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disrupt
1. make a break in
2. throw into disorder
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nemesis
1. something causing misery or death
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reissue
1. print anew
2. issue (a new version of)
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disturb
1. move deeply
2. change the arrangement or position of
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fascism
1. a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
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isotope
1. one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
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fascist
1. relating to or characteristic of fascism
2. an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views
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twister
1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
2. small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
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leftist
1. a person who belongs to the political left
2. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
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cherish
1. be fond of; be attached to
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revisit
1. visit again
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blister
1. a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
2. (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
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fishnet
1. a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
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atheism
1. a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
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bassist
1. a musician who play the bass viol
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discern
1. detect with the senses
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agonist
1. the principal character in a work of fiction
2. someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
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abolish
1. do away with
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anguish
1. extreme mental distress
2. extreme distress of body or mind
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fission
1. reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
2. a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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disgust
1. fill with distaste
2. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
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colitis
1. inflammation of the colon
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reddish
1. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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scissor
1. cut with or as if with scissors
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utilise
1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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reprise
1. repeat an earlier theme of a composition
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varnish
1. cover with varnish
2. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
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despise
1. look down on with disdain
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garnish
1. something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
2. any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
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visibly
1. in a visible manner
2. so as to be visible
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histone
1. a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids
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cyclist
1. a person who rides a bicycle
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distort
1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
2. form into a spiral shape
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viscous
1. having a relatively high resistance to flow
2. having the sticky properties of an adhesive
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soloist
1. a musician who performs a solo
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osmosis
1. (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
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fisheye
1. of or relating to a fisheye lens
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stylist
1. an artist who is a master of a particular style
2. someone who cuts or beautifies hair
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mislead
1. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
2. give false or misleading information to
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realist
1. a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
2. a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
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bullish
1. expecting a rise in prices
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trellis
1. train on a trellis, as of a vine
2. latticework used to support climbing plants
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epistle
1. a specially long, formal letter
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heroism
1. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
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misused
1. used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose
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disdain
1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
2. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
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artiste
1. a public performer (a dancer or singer)
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nourish
1. provide with nourishment
2. give nourishment to
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wishful
1. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
2. having or expressing desire for something
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elitist
1. someone who believes in rule by an elite group
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chemise
1. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
2. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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coexist
1. coexist peacefully, as of nations
2. exist together
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discord
1. lack of agreement or harmony
2. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
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fistula
1. a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
2. an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
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venison
1. meat from a deer used as food
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fissure
1. a long narrow depression in a surface
2. a long narrow cleft
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blemish
1. mar or spoil the appearance of
2. mar or impair with a flaw
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viscose
1. a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
2. a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers
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mitosis
1. cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
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bristle
1. be in a state of movement or action
2. rise up as in fear
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proviso
1. a stipulated condition
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fistful
1. the quantity that can be held in the hand
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mistral
1. a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
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divisor
1. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
2. the number by which a dividend is divided
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malaise
1. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
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chamois
1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
2. hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
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risotto
1. rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
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braised
1. cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
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obelisk
1. a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
2. a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
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tarnish
1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
2. discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
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isthmus
1. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
2. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
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piscine
1. of or relating to fish
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bismuth
1. a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
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bearish
1. expecting prices to fall
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bookish
1. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
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meiosis
1. (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
2. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
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sunfish
1. the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
2. among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
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dissect
1. cut open or cut apart
2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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dualism
1. the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
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hissing
1. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
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whisker
1. a very small distance or space
2. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
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hellish
1. (informal) very unpleasant
2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
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misread
1. read or interpret wrongly
2. interpret wrongly
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disobey
1. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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brisket
1. a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
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cistern
1. a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
2. a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
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redfish
1. North Atlantic rockfish
2. large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
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briskly
1. in a brisk manner
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grayish
1. of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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wistful
1. showing pensive sadness
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fissile
1. capable of undergoing nuclear fission
2. capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain
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squishy
1. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
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cellist
1. someone who plays a violoncello
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surmise
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. infer from incomplete evidence
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whitish
1. resembling milk in color; not clear
2. of something having a color tending toward white
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hashish
1. purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
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incised
1. sharply and deeply indented
2. cut into with a sharp instrument
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challis
1. a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
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elitism
1. the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
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trisomy
1. chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
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noisily
1. with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
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pinkish
1. of a light shade of red
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disused
1. no longer in use
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kinesis
1. a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
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brutish
1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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disband
1. cause to break up or cease to function
2. stop functioning or cohering as a unit
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dogfish
1. primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
2. any of several small sharks
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duelist
1. a person who fights duels
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mortise
1. cut a hole for a tenon in
2. join by a tenon and mortise
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sawfish
1. primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
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mistook
1. identify incorrectly
2. to make a mistake or be incorrect
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uveitis
1. inflammation of the uvea of the eye
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distill
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
2. undergo the process of distillation
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beamish
1. smiling with happiness or optimism
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missive
1. a written message addressed to a person or organization
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dervish
1. an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
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leftism
1. the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left
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subsist
1. support oneself
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riskier
1. involving risk or danger
2. not financially safe or secure
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animism
1. the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
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bruiser
1. a large and strong and heavyset man
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viscera
1. internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
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harpist
1. someone who plays the harp
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moisten
1. make moist
2. moisten with fine drops
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girlish
1. befitting or characteristic of a young girl
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cistron
1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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flutist
1. someone who plays the flute
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diarist
1. someone who keeps a diary or journal
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egotism
1. an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
2. an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
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longish
1. somewhat long
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hawkish
1. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
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greyish
1. of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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7-Letter Words Containing IS