Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 5 compound words that contain mischief. The most common are listed below. Open mischief in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- Mischief NightA particular night during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
- mischief-makerA person who makes mischief.
- malicious mischiefThe willful, wanton, or reckless destruction of the personal property of another occasioned by actual ill will or resentment toward the owner or possessor of such property.
- mischief ruleOne of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, used to determine the exact scope of the mischief that the statute in question has set out to remedy.
- mischief-makersplural of mischief-maker: A person who makes mischief.
- Mischief Nightsplural of Mischief Night: A particular night during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.
- mischief rulesplural of mischief rule: One of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, used to determine the exact scope of the mischief that the statute in question has set out to remedy.
- did oneself a mischiefsimple past of do oneself a mischief
- do oneself a mischiefTo get hurt; to hurt oneself
- does oneself a mischiefthird-person singular simple present indicative of do oneself a mischief: To get hurt; to hurt oneself
- doing oneself a mischiefpresent participle and gerund of do oneself a mischief
- done oneself a mischiefpast participle of do oneself a mischief: To get hurt; to hurt oneself
- play the mischief withSynonym of play the devil with: To cause great trouble or distress to.
- played the mischief withsimple past and past participle of play the mischief with
- playing the mischief withpresent participle and gerund of play the mischief with
- plays the mischief withthird-person singular simple present indicative of play the mischief with: To cause great trouble or distress to.
Compound words 5
- mischiefmakingMaking mischief; naughty, prankish.
- mischieflessDevoid of mischief.
- mischieffulmischievous
- mischiefmakerAlternative form of mischief-maker: A person who makes mischief.
- mischiefmakersplural of mischiefmaker: A person who makes mischief.