adj. 1. expressing adverse criticism as a corrective
Syn. -- admonitory, reproachful, reproving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [ 1913 Webster ]

As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a blushing manner; with a blush or blushes; as, to answer or confess blushingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the process of forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. See Brattice, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 4th Bush. ] 1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With clashing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The noise of many things falling and breaking at once. [ 1913 Webster ]

There shall be . . . a great crashing from the hills. Zeph. i. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That crushes; overwhelming. “The blow must be quick and crushing.” Macualay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bold; spirited; showy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the listless. T. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Conspicuously; showily. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A dashingly dressed gentleman. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Ceramics) The process of removing the vitreous glaze from porcelain, leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory porcelain. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a manner to diminish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Dish-shaped; concave. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Distinguishing pennant (Naut.), a special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With distinction; with some mark of preference. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to throw into ecstasy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finishing coat. (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others. --
Finishing press, a machine for pressing fabrics. --
Finishing rolls (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fishery. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Fishing, n. ] Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fishing fly, an artificial fly for fishing. --
Fishing line, a line used in catching fish. --
Fishing net, a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc. --
Fishing rod, a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling. --
Fishing smack, a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing. --
Fishing tackle, apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc. --
Fishing tube (Micros.), a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An investigation searching for evidence of wrongdoing, with no credible evidence of such wrongdoing available at the outset of the investigation, and often without specifying in advance the wrongdoing to be proven. [ metaphorical ] [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Engineering) The creation of an artificial flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Glass Making) (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated. (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flashing point (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a flashing point of 100° F. is regarded as a fairly safe standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor. Usually called flash point. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors and dancers. D. Jerrold. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flourishing manner; ostentatiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; -- commonly in the &unr_; [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Weaving) A surface formed of floating threads. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flushing manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the furniture and appliances and other movable accessories (including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other building) livable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. accessory wearing apparel.
Syn. -- trappings. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. entering a gathering uninvited; as, gate-crashing guests disrupted the party. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With gnashing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing copiously; as, gushing waters. “Gushing blood.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Emitting copiously, as tears or words; weakly and unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection; sentimental. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a gushing manner; copiously. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Weakly; sentimentally; effusively. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming and hydraulic mining. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Amorously pensive; indicating melancholy; as, languishing eyes, or look. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Suffering neglect; neglected. [ PJC ]

4. Continuing in a weak or deteriorating state; lingering. [ PJC ]

adv. In a languishing manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See 2d Lasher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lashing out, a striking out; also, extravagance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Promoting growth; nutritious. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Nutritively; cherishingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Excess; exaggeration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & vb. n. from Planish, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

Planishing rolls (Coining), rolls between which metal strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the required thickness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Household furniture; stock. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Polish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polishing iron, an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing iron used in laundries. --
Polishing slate. (a) A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals. (b) A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate. --
Polishing snake, a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones. --
Polishing wheel, a wheel or disk coated with, or composed of, abrading material, for polishing a surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. -- Push"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Rapturous; transporting. [ 1913 Webster ]