The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
aljamado
aljamiado
aljamiado
noun
Text of non-Semitic language, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
bosjesman
bosjesman
Noun
A Bushman.
cajolement
cajolement
noun
The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
cajolements
cajolements
noun
plural of cajolement
circumjovial
circumjovial
adj
(astronomy, obsolete) In orbit around the planet Jupiter.
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Any of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
coadjutement
comitadji
comitadji
noun
(historical) A member of a unit of irregular soldiers or resistance fighters; a partisan.
domajig
domajigger
doorjamb
doorjamb
noun
Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
doorjambs
doorjambs
noun
plural of doorjamb
gastrojejunostomies
gastrojejunostomies
noun
plural of gastrojejunostomy
gastrojejunostomy
gastrojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) A form of anastomosis in which a connection is made between the stomach and the jejunum
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
imojean
jacamaralcyon
jacameropine
jacamerops
jacksonism
jacobinism
jacobinism
Noun
The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.
jacobitism
jacobitism
Noun
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
jagamohan
jaildom
jaildom
noun
The state or condition of being jailed; imprisonment
jambo
jambo
noun
Obsolete form of jambul.
jambolan
jambolana
jambolana
noun
Syzygium cumini, a myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America with astringent bark and edible fruit.
jambon
jambon
noun
(Ireland, Britain) A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese.
jambone
jambone
Noun
A hand that is played with the bidder's cards exposed on the table
jambonneau
jambool
jamboree
jamboree
noun
(card games) In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards.
(dated, slang) A frolic or spree.
A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
A large rally of Scouts or Guides.
jamborees
jamborees
noun
plural of jamboree
jambos
jambos
noun
plural of jambo
jambosa
jamboy
jambstone
jambstone
noun
The stone forming the jamb of a doorway.
jameson
jameson
Proper noun
derived from the given name James.
name transferred from the surname.
jamesonite
jamesonite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄.
jamesport
jamesstore
jamestown
jamestown
Proper noun
Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions
In Virginia, the first English settlement in America.
The capital of the island Saint Helena.
A small city in Kentucky, USA
jamieson
jamison
jamison
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
jamoke
jamoke
noun
(countable, slang) Penis.
(countable, slang) Stupid person, fool.
(uncountable, slang) Coffee.
jamrosade
jamrosade
noun
The rose apple Syzygium jambos.
jamwood
jamwood
noun
The hard timber of the jam tree (Acacia acuminata).
janiform
janiform
adj
Resembling the god Janus, having two faces looking in opposite directions.
japonism
japonism
Noun
An influence of Japanese art and culture on European art.
jargonium
jargonium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for hafnium.
jarldom
jarldom
noun
The status or office of a jarl (Scandinavian nobleman).
jarldoms
jarldoms
noun
plural of jarldom
jaromir
jasminewood
jasmone
jasmone
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless or pale yellow liquid compound extracted from the volatile portion of the oil from jasmine flowers, used in perfumery and cosmetics.
jeffersonianism
jeffersonianism
Noun
The political principles of
jermonal
jermoonal
jeroboam
jeroboam
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.
jeroboams
jeroboams
noun
plural of jeroboam
jeroma
jeromian
jeronima
joachim
joachim
Proper noun
The father of Virgin Mary in apocryphal gospels.
name, always rare in English.
joachima
joachimite
joacima
joacimah
jobman
jobmaster
jobmaster
noun
Alternative spelling of job master
jobname
jobname
noun
(computing) The identifier assigned to a job by an operating system.
jobnames
jobnames
noun
plural of jobname
jocuma
jocuma
noun
The flowering plant Sideroxylon foetidissimum.
johnadreams
johnsmas
johnsonianism
johnsonianism
Noun
A manner of acting or writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, (1709–1784), English writer and lexicographer.
jolleyman
jolleyman
noun
A worker who uses a jolley (type of lathe).
jonahism
joram
joram
noun
Alternative spelling of jorum
jorams
jorams
noun
plural of joram (alternative form of jorums).
jormungandr
jorram
jotham
journalism
journalism
noun
The activity or profession of being a journalist.
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience.
The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.
journalisms
journalisms
noun
plural of journalism
journeyman
journeyman
noun
(sports) A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
journeywoman
journeywoman
noun
The female equivalent of a journeyman.
joviniamish
jovinianism
jovinianism
Noun
Jovinianist doctrines
judaeomancy
judaeophilism
jungermanniaceous
jungermanniaceous
adj
Of or pertaining to the plant family Jungermanniaceae.
juramentado
juramentado
noun
(historical) A Moro swordsman who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself.
juramentados
juramentados
noun
plural of juramentado
jurisdictionalism
jurisdictionalism
noun
(politics) A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one.
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
jusquaboutisme
karamojo
karamojong
karamojong
Proper noun
A Nilo-Saharan language of Uganda.
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
koggelmannetje
koggelmannetje
noun
(South Africa) The lizard Agama atra.
kojima
komitadji
komitaji
komitaji
noun
Alternative spelling of comitadji
logjam
logjam
noun
(figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
logjams
logjams
noun
plural of logjam
macroconjugant
mahjong
mahjong
noun
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.
mahjongg
mahjongg
noun
Alternative spelling of mahjong
mahjonggs
mahjongs
majestious
majo
majolica
majolica
noun
Earthenware coated with opaque white tin-glaze, decorated with coloured metal oxide enamel(s).
Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body.
majolicas
majolicas
noun
plural of majolica
majolist
majolist
noun
A maker of majolica earthenware.
majoon
major
major
adj
(UK, dated) Indicating the elder of two brothers, appended to a surname in public schools.
(campanology) Bell changes rung on eight bells.
(education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
(medicine) Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.
(of a premise) Containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.
(of a scale) Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
(of a term) Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
(of an interval) Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval.
(postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
Having a major third above the root.
Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.
Of full legal age, having attained majority.
Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.
noun
(Australian rules football) A goal.
(British slang, dated) An elder brother (especially at a public school).
(Canadian football) A touchdown, or major score.
(bridge) Ellipsis of major suit..
(campanology) A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
(education, Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
(entomology) A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
(military) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
A person of legal age.
A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.
An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.
Ellipsis of major interval..
Ellipsis of major key..
Ellipsis of major premise..
Ellipsis of major scale..
Ellipsis of major term..
verb
(intransitive) Used in a phrasal verb: major in.
majora
majorat
majorat
noun
(law) primogeniture
(law) property that descends with a title
majorate
majorate
noun
The office or rank of a major.
verb
(obsolete) To augment; to increase.
majoration
majoration
noun
(obsolete) increase; enlargement
majorca
majorca
Proper noun
Largest of the Balearic Islands.
majorcan
majorcan
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Majorca.
Noun
Someone from Majorca.
majordomo
majordomo
noun
(US, Southwest) A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.
(chiefly US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
majordomos
majordomos
noun
plural of majordomo
majored
majored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of major
majorem
majorette
majorette
noun
A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band.
majorettes
majorettes
noun
plural of majorette
majoring
majoring
verb
present participle of major
majorism
majorism
Noun
the political and economic policies of the British Conservative prime minister Sir John Major
majorist
majoristic
majoritarian
majoritarian
adj
Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.
noun
One who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority.
majoritarianism
majoritarianism
noun
A form of democracy in which decisions are made by a simple majority of some organized group.
majorities
majorities
noun
plural of majority
majority
majority
noun
(UK) The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
(dated) Legal adulthood, age of majority.
Ancestors; ancestry.
More than half (50%) of some group.
The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.
majorize
majorize
verb
(mathematics, transitive) To subject to majorization.
majors
majors
noun
plural of major
majorship
majorship
noun
The position or office of major.
majos
majuro
majuro
Proper noun
The capital atoll of the Marshall Islands
malojilla
malojilla
noun
The grass Brachiaria mutica.
marijo
marjoram
marjoram
noun
A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.