(Hinduism) A Hindu ritual consisting of an all-night vigil with singing and dancing, held in honour of a deity.
jags
jags
noun
plural of jag
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jag
jagua
jaguar
jaguar
noun
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
jaguarete
jaguarete
noun
A black felid historically reported from Brazil and Guyana, of uncertain identification.
jaguarondi
jaguarondi
noun
Alternative spelling of jaguarundi
jaguarondis
jaguarondis
noun
plural of jaguarondi
jaguars
jaguars
noun
plural of jaguar
jaguarundi
jaguarundi
noun
A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.
jaguarundis
jaguarundis
noun
plural of jaguarundi
jaguey
jahangir
jailage
jailering
jailering
noun
The work or role of a jailer.
jailing
jailing
noun
An instance of a person being jailed.
verb
present participle of jail
jailoring
jalgaon
jalousing
jalousing
verb
present participle of jalouse
jambing
jambing
verb
present participle of jamb
jamesburg
jamming
jamming
adj
(slang) Great; awesome.
noun
The act or process by which something is jammed.
verb
present participle of jam
jamnagar
jangada
jangada
noun
A traditional wooden sailing raft of northern Brazil.
jangar
janghey
jangkar
jangle
jangle
noun
(archaic) Arguing, contention, squabbling.
(music, attributively) A sound typified by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars, played in a droning chordal style, characteristic of 1960s folk rock and 1980s indie rock music.
A rattling metallic sound; a clang.
The sound of people talking noisily.
verb
(archaic) To quarrel verbally; to wrangle.
(archaic) To speak in an angry or harsh manner.
(figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
(obsolete) Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.
To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
To make a rattling metallic sound.
jangled
jangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jangle
jangler
jangler
noun
A chatterer.
Someone who argues noisily.
Someone who, or something that jangles.
janglers
janglers
noun
plural of jangler
janglery
janglery
noun
(obsolete) chatter, gossip
jangles
jangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jangle
jangling
jangling
noun
A jangle, the sounds of a jangle.
verb
present participle of jangle
jangly
jangly
adj
Accompanied by a jangling sound.
jangro
japanizing
japanizing
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Japanizing
japanning
japanning
noun
European technique of creating lacquerware in imitation of traditional Japanese style.
japanologist
japanologist
Noun
One who studies Japanology.
japanology
japanology
Noun
The study of Japan, its language, culture and history
japing
japing
noun
japery; joking
verb
present participle of jape
japingly
japingly
adv
In a japing manner; with good-natured humour.
japygid
japygid
noun
(zoology) Any hexapod of the family Japygidae or superfamily Japygoidea.
japygidae
japygoid
japygoid
noun
(zoology) Any hexapod of the superfamily Japygoidea.
jaragua
jaragua
noun
An African grass, Hyparrhenia rufa, used as livestock feed.
jarbidge
jarg
jarg
adj
(Liverpudlian) Not genuine; fake
jargle
jargle
verb
(obsolete) To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
jargogle
jargon
jargon
noun
(countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
Alternative form of jargoon (“A variety of zircon”)
verb
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
jargonal
jargonal
adj
Of or relating to jargon (technical language).
jargoned
jargoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargon
jargoneer
jargoneer
noun
(rare, sometimes capitalized) A person who uses a great deal of jargon when speaking or writing, especially one who seems to relish such a manner of expression.
jargonel
jargonel
noun
Archaic form of jargonelle.
jargonelle
jargonelle
Noun
A variety of pear.
jargonels
jargonels
noun
plural of jargonel
jargoner
jargoner
noun
Synonym of jargonist
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
jargonic
jargonic
adj
Of or pertaining to a language to be described as jargon.
Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
jargoning
jargoning
noun
Unintelligible speech.
verb
present participle of jargon
jargonisation
jargonisation
noun
Alternative form of jargonization
jargonise
jargonise
verb
Alternative form of jargonize
jargonised
jargonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonise
jargonish
jargonish
adj
Full of jargon.
jargonising
jargonising
verb
present participle of jargonise
jargonist
jargonist
noun
Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
jargonistic
jargonistic
adj
Characterised by jargon.
jargonium
jargonium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for hafnium.
jargonization
jargonization
noun
That which has been translated into jargon.
The incorporation of jargon into a text or language.
jargonize
jargonize
verb
(intransitive) To speak or write using jargon.
(transitive) To convert into jargon; to express using jargon.
jargonized
jargonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonize
jargonizer
jargonizing
jargonizing
verb
present participle of jargonize
jargonnelle
jargons
jargons
noun
plural of jargon
jargoon
jargoon
noun
(UK, slang, countable) A fake ring or other jewellery sold as genuine.
A variety of zircon.
jargoons
jargoons
noun
plural of jargoon
jarnagin
jarovizing
jarring
jarring
adj
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
noun
A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
Storage in jars.
verb
present participle of jar
jarringly
jarringly
adv
In a jarring manner.
jarringness
jarringness
noun
The state or condition of being jarring; ugly incongruity.
jarvisburg
jaspagate
jasperizing
jasperizing
verb
present participle of jasperize
jauking
jauncing
jauncing
verb
present participle of jaunce
jaundicing
jaundicing
verb
present participle of jaundice
jaunting
jaunting
noun
The act of taking a jaunt.
verb
present participle of jaunt
jauntingly
jauntingly
adv
In a jaunting manner.
jauping
jauping
verb
present participle of jaup
javelining
javelining
verb
present participle of javelin
jawboning
jawboning
noun
Persistent persuasive talk.
verb
present participle of jawbone
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jawing
jawing
noun
A scolding.
verb
present participle of jaw
jaygee
jaygee
noun
(US, military, slang) lieutenant junior grade
jaygees
jaygees
noun
plural of jaygee
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
jazyges
jazzing
jazzing
verb
present participle of jazz
jeapordizing
jedburgh
jedburgh
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region.
jedding
jeeing
jeeing
verb
present participle of jee
jeeping
jeeping
verb
present participle of jeep
jeering
jeering
noun
A mocking utterance.
verb
present participle of jeer
jeeringly
jeeringly
adv
In a jeering manner.
jeg
jeg
noun
(machinery) Alternative form of jig
jegar
jeggar
jegger
jehangir
jelerang
jelerang
noun
(zoology, archaic) A large squirrel of Java and Southern Asia.
jellifying
jellifying
verb
present participle of jellify
jelling
jelling
verb
present participle of jell
jellying
jellying
verb
present participle of jelly (making jelly; or squirming like jelly)
jelotong
jelutong
jelutong
noun
Dyera costulata, a tree of the oleander subfamily.
The resin derived from this tree, once sometimes used in the production of rubber.
jelutongs
jelutongs
noun
plural of jelutong
jemmying
jemmying
verb
present participle of jemmy
jenkinsburg
jenneting
jenneting
noun
Alternative form of geniting
jennings
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
jeopardising
jeopardising
verb
present participle of jeopardise
jeopardizing
jeopardizing
verb
present participle of jeopardize
jeopardying
jeopardying
verb
present participle of jeopardy
jeopordizing
jerking
jerking
noun
A motion that jerks; a jerk.
verb
present participle of jerk
jerkingly
jerkingly
adv
With jerking motions; unsteadily.
jerkings
jerkings
noun
plural of jerking
jeropiga
jeropiga
noun
A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.
jerquing
jerquing
noun
(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
jerrybuilding
jerrybuilding
verb
present participle of jerrybuild
jessing
jessing
verb
present participle of jess
jesting
jesting
adj
facetious
humorous
jeering
playful; mocking
noun
bantering; ridicule
joking
mocking
verb
present participle of jest
jestingly
jestingly
adv
In jest; jokingly.
jestings
jestings
noun
plural of jesting
jestingstock
jestmonger
jestmonger
noun
One who tells jests; a joker.
jesuitising
jesuitising
verb
present participle of jesuitise
jesuitizing
jesuitizing
verb
present participle of jesuitize
jettage
jettage
noun
(UK, nautical) Certain charges levied upon incoming vessels at a port.
jetting
jetting
noun
The application of a jet of liquid, especially to treat livestock against pests.
verb
present participle of jet
jettingly
jettingly
adv
(poetic) With a jetting motion.
jettisoning
jettisoning
noun
The action by which something is jettisoned.
verb
present participle of jettison
jettying
jettying
noun
A technique used in mediaeval timber-frame buildings in which an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions of the floor below.
verb
present participle of jetty
jeweling
jewelling
jewelling
verb
present participle of jewel
jewing
jewing
noun
The carunculation of the base of the beak of some varieties of the domestic pigeon; the lobes or wattles of the lower mandible, often in the form of three small fleshy processes, one at each side and a third beneath and before the others.