(architecture) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
(film) Clipping of jump cut.
(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
(mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
(physics, hydrodynamics) An abrupt increase in the height of the surface of a flowing liquid at the location where the flow transitions from supercritical to subcritical, involving an abrupt reduction in flow speed and increase in turbulence.
(programming) A change of the path of execution to a different location.
(science fiction) An instance of faster-than-light travel, not observable from ordinary space.
(sports, equestrianism) An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.
(theater) Synonym of one-night stand (“single evening's performance”)
(with on) An early start or an advantage.
A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) used to make a video game character jump (propel itself upwards).
A jumping move in a board game.
A kind of loose jacket for men.
An effort; an attempt; a venture.
An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
An object which causes one to jump; a ramp.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
verb
(cycling, intransitive) To increase speed aggressively and without warning.
(intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
(intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
(intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
(intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
(intransitive, figuratively) To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.
(intransitive, programming) To start executing code from a different location, rather than following the program counter.
(intransitive, slang, archaic) To flee; to make one's escape.
(obsolete) To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; followed by with.
(quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
(transitive) To attack suddenly and violently.
(transitive) To cause to jump.
(transitive) To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
(transitive) To move the distance between two opposing subjects.
(transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
(transitive) To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
(transitive, obsolete) To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
(transitive, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
(transitive, smithwork) To join by a buttweld.
To jump-start a car or other vehicle with a dead battery, as with jumper cables.
To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
jumpable
jumpable
adj
Able to be jumped.
jumped
jumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jump
jumper
jumper
noun
(US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
(US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
(arachnology, informal) A jumping spider.
(basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
(historical, 18th century) One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.
(horology) A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
(usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.
(video games) A platform game based around jumping.
A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.
Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
The larva of the cheese fly.
verb
(transitive) To connect with an electrical jumper.
jumperism
jumperism
noun
(historical) The religious practices of the jumpers (Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions).
jumpers
jumpers
noun
plural of jumper
jumpier
jumpier
adj
comparative form of jumpy: more jumpy
jumpiest
jumpiest
adj
superlative form of jumpy: most jumpy
jumpily
jumpily
adv
nervously, or restlessly
unevenly
jumpiness
jumpiness
noun
The state of being jumpy.
jumpinesses
jumpinesses
noun
plural of jumpiness
jumping
jumping
adj
(colloquial) Exuberantly active; in full swing.
noun
The act of performing a jump.
verb
present participle and gerund of jump
jumpingly
jumpingly
adv
In a jumping way; with jumping motions.
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpness
jumpoff
jumpoff
noun
(slang) A sexual partner who is more than a one-night stand but with whom one does not intend to form a long-term romantic relationship.
jumpoffs
jumpoffs
noun
plural of jumpoff
jumprock
jumprock
noun
Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
jumps
jumps
noun
(fashion) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
plural of jump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jump
jumpscrape
jumpseed
jumpseed
noun
A trailside plant, Persicaria virginiana, with a long seedstalk bearing adhesive seeds.
jumpsome
jumpsome
adj
Characterised or marked by jumping
jumpsuit
jumpsuit
noun
a one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists
a similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing
jumpsuits
jumpsuits
noun
plural of jumpsuit
jumpy
jumpy
adj
Nervous and excited.
Tending to jump; full of jumps.
junciform
junectomy
jungermannia
jungermannia
noun
Any of the genus Jungermannia of liverworts.
jungermanniaceae
jungermanniaceous
jungermanniaceous
adj
Of or pertaining to the plant family Jungermanniaceae.
jungermanniales
junggrammatiker
junglegym
junkerdom
junkerdom
noun
The policies or attitudes of junkers.
junkerism
junkerism
noun
(historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junkman
junkman
noun
A seller of junk.
junkmen
junkmen
noun
plural of junkman
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.
jurymen
jurymen
noun
plural of juryman
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
jurywomen
jurywomen
noun
plural of jurywoman
jusquaboutisme
justment
justments
juvenilism
juvenilism
noun
juvenile behaviour; immaturity
juxtamarine
leucojum
leucojum
noun
leucojum aestivum
leucojum vernum.
ljutomer
longjumping
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
mahajun
mahajun
noun
(India, archaic) A banker and merchant.
majagua
majagua
noun
Hampea reynae, a plant endemic to El Salvador.
majaguas
majestious
majeure
majunga
majuro
majuro
Proper noun
The capital atoll of the Marshall Islands
majusculae
majusculae
noun
capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier
majuscular
majuscular
adj
(of letters) uppercase, capitalized
majuscule
majuscule
noun
A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
majuscules
majuscules
noun
plural of majuscule
maladjust
maladjust
verb
(transitive) To adjust badly or wrongly.
maladjusted
maladjusted
adj
Adjusted badly or wrongly.
Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maladjust
maladjustive
maladjustive
adj
Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
maladjustment
maladjustment
noun
(psychology) The inability to adapt oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life.
A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism.
maladjustments
maladjustments
noun
plural of maladjustment
manjusri
marajuana
marajuana
noun
Dated form of marijuana.
marijuana
marijuana
noun
The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
marijuanas
marijuanas
noun
plural of marijuana
matajuelo
matajuelo
noun
A large squirrelfish of Florida and the West Indies, in the genus Holocentrus.
maxillojugal
maxillojugal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and the zygoma.
mbujimayi
megajoule
megajoule
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of energy equal to 10⁶ joules. Symbol: MJ
microconjugant
microjoule
microjump
microjumps
millijoule
millijoule
noun
One thousandth (10⁻³) of a joule. Symbol: mJ.
miniconjou
miniconjou
Proper noun
A people constituting a subdivision of the people, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day from the to the
Noun
A Miniconjou
misadjudicated
misadjust
misadjust
verb
(transitive) To adjust wrongly or unsuitably.
misadjusted
misadjusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadjust
misadjusting
misadjusting
verb
present participle of misadjust
misadjustment
misadjustment
noun
Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
misadjusts
misadjusts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misadjust
misconjecture
misconjecture
noun
A wrong conjecture or guess.
verb
To conjecture wrongly.
misconjectured
misconjectured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misconjecture
misconjecturing
misconjecturing
verb
present participle of misconjecture
misconjugate
misconjugate
verb
(transitive) To conjugate incorrectly.
misconjugated
misconjugated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misconjugate
misconjugating
misconjugating
verb
present participle of misconjugate
misconjugation
misconjugation
noun
Incorrect conjugation.
misconjunction
misconjunction
noun
A bad or wrong conjunction.
misjudge
misjudge
verb
To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.
misjudged
misjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misjudge
misjudgement
misjudgement
noun
Alternative form of misjudgment
misjudger
misjudger
noun
One who misjudges.
misjudges
misjudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misjudge
misjudging
misjudging
verb
present participle of misjudge
misjudgingly
misjudgingly
adv
In a misjudging manner.
misjudgment
misjudgment
noun
An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
misjudgments
misjudgments
noun
plural of misjudgment
misprejudiced
misprejudiced
adj
Holding a bad or wrong prejudice.
moujik
moujiks
moujiks
noun
plural of moujik
mudejar
mudjar
muhajir
muhajir
noun
(Islam) a person who has immigrated.
muhajirun
mujahedeen
mujahedeen
noun
Alternative spelling of mujahideen
mujeres
mujik
mujik
noun
A Russian (male) peasant.
mujiks
mujiks
noun
plural of mujik
mujtahid
mujtahid
noun
(Islam) A lawyer entitled to exercise ijtihad.
mukerji
multijet
multijet
adj
(physics) Of or pertaining to multiple jets (narrow cones of particles).
Of or pertaining to multiple jets (spouts or nozzles).
multijugate
multijugate
adj
(botany, of a pinnate leaf) Having more than one pair of leaflets.
multijugous
multijugous
adj
multijugate
mumjuma
munj
munjeet
munjeet
noun
The plant Rubia cordifolia, or Indian madder; the dye extracted from the plant.
munjistin
munjistin
noun
(organic chemistry) A reddish-orange colouring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder, Rubia manjith ( <= Rubia munjista).
muntjac
muntjac
noun
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
muntjacs
muntjacs
noun
plural of muntjac
muntjak
muntjak
noun
Alternative spelling of muntjac
muntjaks
muntjaks
noun
plural of muntjak
murjite
musjid
musjid
noun
Archaic form of masjid (“Islamic mosque”).
musjids
musjids
noun
plural of musjid
mutsje
mutsje
noun
(historical) An old Dutch liquid measure, equivalent to 0.1516 litres.
muzjik
muzjik
noun
Alternative spelling of mujik
muzjiks
muzjiks
noun
plural of muzjik
nonadjournment
nonadjournment
noun
Absence of adjournment; failure to adjourn.
nonadjustment
nonadjustment
noun
Absence of adjustment; failure to adjust.
nonjudgmental
nonjudgmental
adj
Without making judgements, especially those based upon personal ethics or opinions
nonjurantism
nonjurorism
nonjurorism
noun
(historical) The doctrines or actions of the nonjurors, those who refused to swear an oath.
outjump
outjump
verb
(transitive) To jump better than; particularly higher than, or further than.
outjumped
outjumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outjump
outjumping
outjumping
verb
present participle of outjump
outjumps
outjumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outjump