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
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
bemajesty
cajolements
cajolements
noun
plural of cajolement
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the jejunum
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
disenjoyment
disenjoyment
noun
lack of enjoyment
duodenojejunostomies
duodenojejunostomies
noun
plural of duodenojejunostomy
duodenojejunostomy
duodenojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of a connection between the duodenum and the jejunum
enjambements
enjambements
noun
plural of enjambement
enjambments
enjambments
noun
plural of enjambment
enjoyments
enjoyments
noun
plural of enjoyment
gastrojejunostomies
gastrojejunostomies
noun
plural of gastrojejunostomy
gastrojejunostomy
gastrojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) A form of anastomosis in which a connection is made between the stomach and the jejunum
getmjlkost
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jacobitism
jacobitism
Noun
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.
jambarts
jambstone
jambstone
noun
The stone forming the jamb of a doorway.
jamesonite
jamesonite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄.
jamesport
jamesstore
jamestown
jamestown
Proper noun
Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions
In Virginia, the first English settlement in America.
The capital of the island Saint Helena.
A small city in Kentucky, USA
jatamansi
jatamansi
noun
Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas.
jawsmith
jawsmith
noun
(US, slang) A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World.
(US, slang) An orator, especially a demagogue.
jejunectomies
jejunectomies
noun
plural of jejunectomy
jejunostomies
jejunostomies
noun
plural of jejunostomy
jejunostomy
jejunostomy
noun
(medicine) The surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum to allow artificial feeding.
jerahmeelites
jerusalemite
jerusalemite
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.
Noun
A native or resident of Jerusalem.
A residual mineral of the sands of Jerusalem, as with Trinitite.
jestmonger
jestmonger
noun
One who tells jests; a joker.
jesuitism
jesuitism
Noun
The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
Cunning; deceit; subtle argument.
jetsam
jetsam
noun
(by extension) Discarded odds and ends.
Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress.
jetsams
jetsams
noun
plural of jetsam
jetsom
jetsom
noun
Alternative form of jetsam
jetsoms
jetsoms
noun
plural of jetsom
jetstream
jetstream
noun
Alternative spelling of jet stream
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
jiggermast
jiggermast
noun
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
jimpest
jimpest
adj
superlative form of jimp: most jimp
jobmaster
jobmaster
noun
Alternative spelling of job master
jobmistress
jobmistress
noun
(UK, historical) A female job master (one who lets out horses and carriages).
jobsmith
jobsmith
noun
(historical) A blacksmith who performs various work other than shoeing horses, such as the making of agricultural equipment.
jogtrottism
jokesmith
jokesmith
noun
(humorous) A person who devises jokes.
jostlement
jostlement
noun
Crowding; hustling.
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
judgments
judgments
noun
plural of judgment
jumentous
jumentous
adj
Of, relating to, or smelling like horse urine.
jumpiest
jumpiest
adj
superlative form of jumpy: most jumpy
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
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
juramentados
juramentados
noun
plural of juramentado
jurisdictionalism
jurisdictionalism
noun
(politics) A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one.
jusquaboutisme
justment
justments
majesta
majestatic
majestatic
adj
(obsolete) majestic
majestatis
majestic
majestic
adj
Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
majestical
majestical
adj
(now chiefly poetic) Majestic.
majestically
majestically
adv
In a majestic manner.
majesticalness
majesticalness
noun
The quality of being majestical.
majesticness
majesticness
noun
The quality of being majestic; majesty
majesties
majesties
noun
plural of majesty
majestious
majesty
majesty
noun
The quality of being impressive and great.
majestyship
majestyship
noun
A compellation for royalty; Majesty.
majolist
majolist
noun
A maker of majolica earthenware.
majorettes
majorettes
noun
plural of majorette
majorist
majoristic
majoritarianism
majoritarianism
noun
A form of democracy in which decisions are made by a simple majority of some organized group.
majorities
majorities
noun
plural of majority
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
megaprojects
megaprojects
noun
plural of megaproject
microinjects
microinjects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microinject
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.
misjudgement
misjudgement
noun
Alternative form of misjudgment
misjudgment
misjudgment
noun
An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
misjudgments
misjudgments
noun
plural of misjudgment
multijugous
multijugous
adj
multijugate
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).
muntjacs
muntjacs
noun
plural of muntjac
muntjaks
muntjaks
noun
plural of muntjak
mutsje
mutsje
noun
(historical) An old Dutch liquid measure, equivalent to 0.1516 litres.
nonadjustment
nonadjustment
noun
Absence of adjustment; failure to adjust.
nonjurantism
nonmajorities
nonmajorities
noun
plural of nonmajority
nonobjectivism
nonobjectivism
noun
(philosophy) Any belief system that rejects objectivism.
objectivism
objectivism
noun
(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.
(sometimes capitalized) The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.
Moral objectivism.
The state of being objective; objectivity.
objectivisms
objectivisms
noun
plural of objectivism
outjumps
outjumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outjump
phasmajector
photojournalism
photojournalism
noun
A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images
plumbojarosite
plumbojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
preadjustment
preadjustment
noun
previous adjustment
preadjustments
preadjustments
noun
plural of preadjustment
prejudgments
prejudgments
noun
plural of prejudgment
ramjets
ramjets
noun
plural of ramjet
readjournments
readjournments
noun
plural of readjournment
readjustment
readjustment
noun
A second or subsequent adjustment.
readjustments
readjustments
noun
plural of readjustment
scramjet
scramjet
noun
(aeronautics) A jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds, in which combustion of the fuel/air mixture occurs at supersonic speeds.
semiadjectively
semiobjective
semiobjectively
semiobjectiveness
semperjuvenescent
semperjuvenescent
adj
(rare, literary) Forever young or growing younger.
sojournment
sojournment
noun
temporary residence, as of a stranger or traveller
subjectdom
subjectdom
noun
The condition or state of being a subject; subjecthood.
subjectivism
subjectivism
noun
(epistemology) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition.
(ethics) The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference.
(metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
thingamajigs
thingamajigs
noun
plural of thingamajig
thingumajigs
thingumajigs
noun
plural of thingumajig
unadjustment
unadjustment
noun
Lack of adjustment; failure to adjust to new circumstances.