A skylight or other device whose purpose is to direct light into a room.
abatjours
abatjours
noun
plural of abatjour
abidjan
abidjan
Proper noun
The de facto capital and largest city of Côte d'Ivoire.
Adjective
Of or relating to Abidjan.
Of the style prevalent in Abidjan.
abijah
abject
abject
adj
(chiefly with a negative connotation) Complete; downright; utter.
(rare) Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
noun
A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
verb
(mycology) Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spores or sporidia).
To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate.
To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
abjectedness
abjectedness
noun
(rare) The state of being abjected.
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
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
abjuratory
abjuratory
adj
Involving abjuration.
abjure
abjure
verb
(transitive) To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
(transitive) To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
(transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
(transitive, obsolete, historical) To cause one to renounce or recant.
abjured
abjured
adj
Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjure
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
abjurer
abjurer
noun
One who abjures.
abjurers
abjurers
noun
plural of abjurer
abjures
abjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abjure
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
aljoba
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
asbjornsen
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
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
babajaga
backjaw
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
badajoz
badajoz
Proper noun
A province of Spain, in the autonomous region of Extremadura.
The capital city of this province.
badju
badju
noun
Dated form of baju.
baja
bajada
bajada
noun
(US) In the southwestern US, a slope, specifically part of a piedmont slope made of rocky detritus.
bajadero
bajaj
bajaj
noun
(Indonesia) A tuk-tuk.
bajan
bajardo
bajarigar
bajau
bajer
bajocco
bajocco
noun
(archaic, historical) A coin, originally copper, later silver, issued by the Papal States from the 15th century to 1865. In the 19th century the value was five hundredths of a lira.
bajochi
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bajoire
bajonado
bajour
bajra
bajra
noun
(India) pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum)
bajree
bajree
noun
(India) Alternative form of bajri (“pearl millet”)
bajri
bajri
noun
(India) pearl millet
bajulate
bajury
balija
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
barajas
barajillo
barkinji
baroja
barrancabermeja
basenji
basenjis
baviaantje
beaujolais
beaujolaises
beijing
beja
bejabbers
bejabbers
noun
bejesus
bejabers
bejabers
noun
Alternative form of bejabbers
bejade
bejade
verb
(transitive) To tire.
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.
bejape
bejape
verb
(transitive, rare, UK dialectal) To play a trick on; trick or befool.
bejaundice
bejazz
bejel
bejel
noun
Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
bejeled
bejeling
bejelled
bejelling
bejesuit
bejesuit
verb
(rare, transitive) To subject (someone) to Jesuits or Jesuit belief.
bejesus
bejesus
intj
Expressing surprise, annoyance, dismay, or anger.
noun
(euphemistic) Used for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or wits.
bejewel
bejewel
verb
To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
bejeweled
bejeweled
adj
covered in jewels, especially as decoration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejewel
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejewelled
bejewelling
bejewels
bejewels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejewel
bejezebel
bejig
bejou
bejuco
bejuco
noun
Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liana; in the Philippines, especially any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.
bejuggle
bejuggle
verb
To confuse; to confound.
bejumble
bejumble
verb
(transitive) To throw into confusion; jumble.
bejumbled
bejumbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bejumble
bejumbles
bejumbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejumble
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
bekelja
bemajesty
bemidji
bemidji
Proper noun
A city in Minnesota, USA
benj
benj
noun
Obsolete form of bhang (“cannabis”).
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.
benjamins
benjamins
noun
plural of benjamin
benjamite
benjamite
Noun
A Benjaminite.
benji
benjie
benjie
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.
benjoin
benjy
benjy
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.
bermejo
bernj
betjeman
bhajan
bhajan
noun
(music) A type of Indian devotional song.
bhojpuri
bhumij
biajaiba
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bija
bija
noun
(Hinduism, Buddhism) The origin or cause of things.