8-Letter Words Ending With SH
Here's the list of all the 295 8-Letter Words Ending With SH in the English Language.
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| diminish | 1. decrease in size, extent, or range 2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of More Definitions → |
| flourish | 1. grow vigorously 2. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance More Definitions → |
| backlash | 1. a movement back from an impact 2. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence More Definitions → |
| airbrush | 1. paint with an airbrush 2. an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air More Definitions → |
| goldfish | 1. small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes More Definitions → |
| childish | 1. indicating a lack of maturity More Definitions → |
| sluggish | 1. slow or slothful 2. (of business) not active or brisk More Definitions → |
| starfish | 1. echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk More Definitions → |
| whiplash | 1. an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) 2. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object More Definitions → |
| greenish | 1. of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass More Definitions → |
| blowfish | 1. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver 2. any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers More Definitions → |
| crawfish | 1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly 2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster More Definitions → |
| crayfish | 1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California 2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly More Definitions → |
| demolish | 1. destroy completely 2. ruin or destroy More Definitions → |
| vigorish | 1. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest 2. a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster More Definitions → |
| ticklish | 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact More Definitions → |
| skirmish | 1. a minor short-term fight 2. engage in a skirmish More Definitions → |
| rockfish | 1. the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks 2. marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America More Definitions → |
| brownish | 1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth More Definitions → |
| bluefish | 1. bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters 2. fatty bluish flesh of bluefish More Definitions → |
| devilish | 1. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil 2. playful in an appealingly bold way More Definitions → |
| brackish | 1. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture 2. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) More Definitions → |
| vanquish | 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict More Definitions → |
| feverish | 1. of or relating to or characterized by fever 2. marked by intense agitation or emotion More Definitions → |
| backwash | 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) More Definitions → |
| sailfish | 1. a saltwater fish with lean flesh 2. large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail More Definitions → |
| refinish | 1. give a new surface More Definitions → |
| smallish | 1. rather small More Definitions → |
| calabash | 1. round gourd of the calabash tree 2. tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds More Definitions → |
| kingfish | 1. the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States 2. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters More Definitions → |
| purplish | 1. of a color intermediate between red and blue More Definitions → |
| freakish | 1. changeable 2. characteristic of a freak More Definitions → |
| fiendish | 1. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell More Definitions → |
| astonish | 1. affect with wonder More Definitions → |
| sheepish | 1. like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity 2. showing a sense of shame More Definitions → |
| bonefish | 1. slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons More Definitions → |
| languish | 1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present More Definitions → |
| billfish | 1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth 2. giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw More Definitions → |
| ghoulish | 1. suggesting the horror of death and decay More Definitions → |
| monkfish | 1. flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America 2. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey More Definitions → |
| admonish | 1. advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior 2. warn strongly; put on guard More Definitions → |