A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
adjacence
adjacence
noun
That which is adjacent.
The state of being adjacent or contiguous; adjacency.
adjacencies
adjacencies
noun
plural of adjacency
adjacency
adjacency
noun
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.
adjacent
adjacent
adj
(figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Just before, after, or facing.
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
noun
Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
prep
(figuratively) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Next to; beside.
adjacently
adjacently
adv
In such a way as to be adjacent.
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjoin
adjoin
verb
(transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
(transitive, mathematics, chiefly algebra and number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
adjoinant
adjoinant
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous, adjoining.
adjoined
adjoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjoin
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
adjoiner
adjoining
adjoining
adj
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to
verb
present participle of adjoin
adjoiningness
adjoins
adjoins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjoin
adjoint
adjoint
adj
(geometry, of one curve to another curve) Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.
(mathematics) Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
(mathematics, category theory, of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
noun
(geometry, algebraic geometry) A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used.
(mathematics) The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
(mathematics, category theory) A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.
(mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of an operator) Hermitian conjugate.
An assistant mayor of a French commune.
An assistant to someone who holds a position in the military or civil service.
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjourn
adjourn
verb
(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
(intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.
(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjudging
adjudging
verb
present participle of adjudge
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adjunct
adjunct
adj
Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
Connected in a subordinate function.
noun
(brewing) An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
(category theory) One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
(dated, metaphysics) A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that modifies its meaning.
(music) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
(rhetoric) Symploce.
(syntax, X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adjuntas
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjustoring
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
adjutant
adjutant
adj
Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
noun
(military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
(zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
An assistant.
adjutants
adjutants
noun
plural of adjutant
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adjuvant
adjuvant
adj
(medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment, especially a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]
Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
noun
(agriculture) An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of pesticide products, but has little or no pesticidal activity itself. [from mid 20th c.]
(immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]
(medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
(pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
adjuvants
adjuvants
noun
plural of adjuvant
adonijah
aguijan
agujon
ajangle
ajangle
adj
Jangling.
ajani
ajanta
ajenjo
ajoint
ajonjoli
ajowan
ajowan
noun
Alternative form of ajwain
ajowans
ajutment
alejandra
alejandrina
alejandro
alentejo
alentejo
Proper noun
A traditional region in southern Portugal.
aljofaina
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
andrej
andrija
anjali
anjan
anjan
noun
A hardwood tree (Hardwickia binata) native to dry regions of the Indian subcontinent.
The wood obtained from this tree.
anjanette
anjela
anjou
anklejack
antejentacular
antejentacular
adj
(rare, formal) Occurring before breakfast.
antejudiciary
antejuramentum
antiejaculation
antihijack
antijam
antijam
adj
Preventing jamming (communications interference).
antijamming
antijamming
adj
Designed not to jam (become stuck).
Designed to prevent being jammed (communications interference).
antiprojectivity
antjar
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
applejohn
applejohn
noun
(obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.
argentojarosite
argentojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silver, and sulfur.
arjan
arjun
arjuna
arjuna
noun
A tree native to India and used in ayurvedic medicine, Terminalia arjuna
arvejon
asbjornsen
ashjian
asynjur
aunjetitz
autojuggernaut
azerbaijan
azerbaijan
Proper noun
country in West Asia; official name: Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
azerbaijanese
azerbaijani
azerbaijani
Noun
a person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent.
Proper noun
language of Azerbaijan, see Azeri.
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people or the Azerbaijani language.
azerbaijanian
azerbaijanian
Noun
Azerbaijani
Adjective
Azerbaijani
azerbaijanis
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
bajan
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bajonado
bandjarmasin
bandjermasin
banerjea
banerjee
banjara
banjara
noun
Alternative form of bunjara
banjermasin
banjo
banjo
noun
(UK, Dagenham) A cul-de-sac with a round end.
(mining) A miner's round-nosed shovel.
(slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
verb
(transitive, slang, Britain) To beat, to knock down.
(transitive, slang, Britain, military) To shell or attack (a target).
To play a banjo.
banjoes
banjoes
noun
plural of banjo
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
banjoists
banjoists
noun
plural of banjoist
banjore
banjorine
banjos
banjuke
banjuke
noun
Alternative form of banjouke
banjul
banjul
Proper noun
The capital of the Gambia.
banjulele
banjulele
noun
Alternative form of banjolele
barkinji
barrancabermeja
basenji
basenjis
baviaantje
bejan
bejan
noun
(now historical) A freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.
bejant
bejant
noun
A first-year male student at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
bejaundice
benjamen
benjamin
benjamin
noun
(UK, slang, dated) A kind of upper coat for men.
(US, slang) Alternative form of Benjamin: a US $100 bill.
A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin.
A type of tree which produces benzoin or has similar properties; specifically, Styrax benzoin, Lindera benzoin a Benjamin bush.
benjaminite
benjaminite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.