The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
ajmer
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
antejuramentum
bandjarmasin
bandjermasin
banjermasin
barrancabermeja
brabejum
brahmajnana
bujumbura
bujumbura
Proper noun
The capital and largest city of Burundi, in the western part of the country on Lake Tanganyika; originally called Usumbura, it was renamed when Burundi became independent in 1962.
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
circumjacence
circumjacence
noun
Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every side.
circumjacencies
circumjacencies
noun
plural of circumjacency
circumjacency
circumjacency
noun
An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs.
circumjacent
circumjacent
adj
(archaic, literary) Lying or located in the area around something.
circumjovial
circumjovial
adj
(astronomy, obsolete) In orbit around the planet Jupiter.
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Any of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
clamjamfery
clamjamfry
clamjamphrie
clamjamphrie
noun
(Scotland) Alternative spelling of clanjamphry
clanjamfray
clanjamfrey
clanjamfrie
clanjamphrey
damkjernite
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
gimberjawed
hammarskj
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
imprejudicate
imprejudicate
adj
(obsolete) Without prejudice; impartial.
jabberment
jabberment
noun
(dialect or archaic) jabber
jacamar
jacamar
noun
Any of various insectivorous tropical birds, of the family Galbulidae, having iridescent plumage and a long, sharp bill.
jacamaralcyon
jacamars
jacamars
noun
plural of jacamar
jacameropine
jacamerops
jackhammer
jackhammer
noun
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
verb
(intransitive) To use a jackhammer.
(intransitive, figurative) To move like a jackhammer.
(of the heart or pulse) To beat hard, to pound.
(transitive) To break (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive) To form (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To move (something) like a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound.
jackhammered
jackhammered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackhammer
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jacquemart
jahrum
jamadar
jamadar
noun
Alternative spelling of jemadar
jamalpur
jambart
jambarts
jamber
jamber
noun
(often in the plural) Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
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
jamesburg
jamesport
jamesstore
jammer
jammer
noun
(roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
A form of swimwear used by athletes.
A musician who jams.
Any device used to jam radio reception.
jammers
jammers
adj
(slang) Of a place or room: full.
noun
plural of jammer
jamnagar
jamrosade
jamrosade
noun
The rose apple Syzygium jambos.
jamshedpur
janiform
janiform
adj
Resembling the god Janus, having two faces looking in opposite directions.
jargonium
jargonium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for hafnium.
jarkman
jarkman
noun
(obsolete) A forger of counterfeit seals, licenses or other documents.
(obsolete) A writer of begging letters.
jarldom
jarldom
noun
The status or office of a jarl (Scandinavian nobleman).
jarldoms
jarldoms
noun
plural of jarldom
jaromir
jeffersonianism
jeffersonianism
Noun
The political principles of
jemadar
jemadar
noun
A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
jemadars
jemadars
noun
plural of jemadar
jemidar
jemidars
jemidars
noun
plural of jemidar
jerahmeel
jerahmeelites
jeramey
jeramie
jeremiad
jeremiad
noun
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
jeremiads
jeremiads
noun
plural of jeremiad
jeremiah
jeremiah
Proper noun
An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
name of biblical origin.
Noun
A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom.
jeremian
jeremianic
jeremias
jermain
jermain
Proper noun
name, variant of Germain
jermaine
jerman
jermayne
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
jerseyman
jerseyman
Noun
A male inhabitant of Jersey (the largest island of the Channel Islands).
jerusalem
jerusalemite
jerusalemite
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.
Noun
A native or resident of Jerusalem.
A residual mineral of the sands of Jerusalem, as with Trinitite.
jetstream
jetstream
noun
Alternative spelling of jet stream
jigamaree
jigamaree
noun
A maneuver or cunning trick.
A thingamabob; an object of uncertain name.
A trivial, ridiculous or worthless fancy.
jiggerman
jiggerman
noun
A person employed to operate the jigger (horizontal lathe used in producing flatware).
jiggermast
jiggermast
noun
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
jimberjaw
jimberjawed
jimcrack
jimcrack
adj
Alternative spelling of gimcrack
jinrikiman
jinrikiman
noun
The person who pulls a jinriki (Japanese rickshaw).
jnanamarga
jobmaster
jobmaster
noun
Alternative spelling of job master
johnadreams
joram
joram
noun
Alternative spelling of jorum
jorams
jorams
noun
plural of joram (alternative form of jorums).
jormungandr
jorram
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.
jumart
jumart
noun
The fabled offspring of a bull and a mare.
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpscrape
jungermannia
jungermannia
noun
Any of the genus Jungermannia of liverworts.
jungermanniaceae
jungermanniaceous
jungermanniaceous
adj
Of or pertaining to the plant family Jungermanniaceae.
jungermanniales
junggrammatiker
jurament
juramenta
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
juramental
juramentally
juramentum
jurisdictionalism
jurisdictionalism
noun
(politics) A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one.
juryman
juryman
noun
One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror.
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
juxtamarine
karamojo
karamojong
karamojong
Proper noun
A Nilo-Saharan language of Uganda.
katzenjammer
katzenjammer
noun
A hangover.
Depression.
Jitters; discord; confusion.
kermanji
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
macroconjugant
maharaj
maharaja
maharaja
noun
A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
maharajah
maharajah
noun
Alternative spelling of maharaja
maharajahs
maharajahs
noun
plural of maharajah
maharajas
maharajas
noun
plural of maharaja
maharajrana
majeure
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.