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
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
bekelja
bemajesty
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.
betjeman
bhajan
bhajan
noun
(music) A type of Indian devotional song.
biajaiba
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bija
bija
noun
(Hinduism, Buddhism) The origin or cause of things.
bijapur
bijasal
bijasal
noun
The Indian tree Pterocarpus marsupium.
bijugate
bijugate
adj
(botany) Of a compound leaf, having two pairs of leaflets
(botany) Of leaf arrangement, having pairs of (opposite) leaves, spirally arranged, producing a double spiral
bijugular
birobijan
bjart
blackjack
blackjack
noun
(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
(card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
(card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
(weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
A blackjack oak.
Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
verb
To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
blackjacked
blackjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackjack
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blackjacks
blackjacks
noun
plural of blackjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackjack
blatjang
blatjang
noun
(South Africa) A spicy South African chutney.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluejacket
bluejacket
noun
(nautical) A seaman of a British warship
(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
A uniformed policeman.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bluejay
bluejay
noun
Alternative spelling of blue jay
bluejays
bluejays
noun
plural of bluejay (alternative spelling of blue jays).
bobbejaan
bogijiab
bojardo
bootjack
bootjack
noun
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
bosjesman
bosjesman
Noun
A Bushman.
bostanji
bostanji
noun
(historical) One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.
brabejum
brahmajnana
brainwashjng
brinjal
brinjal
noun
(South Asia, Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore) An aubergine or eggplant.