(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
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
crojack
crossjack
crossjack
noun
(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail
djokjakarta
forjaskit
hammarskjold
hammerskjold
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jablonsky
jackaroo
jackaroo
noun
(Australia) A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
(Australia, Queensland, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a jackaroo.
jackarooed
jackarooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackaroo
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackaroos
jackaroos
noun
plural of jackaroo
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackboot
jackboot
noun
(informal, by extension) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.
A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
verb
(intransitive) To march in jackboots.
(transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot.
jackbooted
jackbooted
adj
(figuratively) Authoritarian or oppressive, especially in a cruel or violent manner.
Wearing jackboots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackboot
jackboots
jackboots
noun
plural of jackboot
jackbox
jackbox
noun
A device for routing electrical signals by means of a number of jacks.
jackboy
jackboy
noun
A street thug who is part of a gang of thieves.
jackeroo
jackeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of jackaroo
jackerooed
jackerooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackeroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackeroos
jackeroos
noun
plural of jackeroo
jackhorn
jacko
jacko
noun
(Australia, informal) laughing kookaburra
jackpot
jackpot
noun
(Western US) A difficult situation.
(forestry) A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
(pinball) A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
A jumble of felled timber.
A large cash prize or money.
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
An unexpected windfall or reward.
verb
(of a slot machine, intransitive) To issue a jackpot.
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
jackpuddinghood
jackrod
jackroll
jackroll
verb
(transitive) To rob or mug (a person).
(transitive, South Africa) To perpetrate male gang rape against women (jackrolling).
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jackrolls
jackrolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackroll
jacksboro
jackson
jackson
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
President of the United States (1829–1837).
singer and entertainer (1958–2009).
The capital city of the state of Mississippi, USA
A city in Alabama.
A city in California.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A city in Kentucky.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A city in Michigan
A city in Minnesota
A city in Missouri
A village in Nebraska.
A town in New Hampshire.
A town in New York.
A town in North Carolina
A city in Ohio
A town in Queensland, Australia.
A town in South Carolina.
A city in Tennessee
Any of three towns in Wisconsin.
A town in Wyoming.
A 20-dollar banknote.
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacksonia
jacksonian
jacksonian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Jacksonian
jacksonism
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jacksonport
jacksontown
jacksonville
jacksonville
Proper noun
Name for a number of cities and towns in the United States, including the largest city in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
jackstock
jackstone
jackstone
noun
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jackwood
jackwood
noun
Cryptocarya glaucescens, a rainforest tree of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly.
jako
jako
noun
An African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, commonly kept as a cage bird.
jakob
jakoba
jakobson
jakop
jakos
jakos
noun
plural of jako
jamoke
jamoke
noun
(countable, slang) Penis.
(countable, slang) Stupid person, fool.
(uncountable, slang) Coffee.
jannock
jannock
adj
(Northern England) Pleasant, outspoken, honest, genuine, straightforward, or generous.
noun
(Northern England) A small oatmeal loaf.
janok
jaworski
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
jogjakarta
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
jokai
jokjakarta
joktaleg
joktan
jossakeed
jossakeed
noun
A prophet or medicine man among certain Native American peoples.
joukahainen
joukerypawkery
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
judoka
judoka
noun
(judo) A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.
judokas
judokas
noun
plural of judoka
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
kabeljou
kabeljou
noun
(South Africa) A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.
kabeljous
kabeljous
noun
plural of kabeljou
karamojo
karamojong
karamojong
Proper noun
A Nilo-Saharan language of Uganda.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
khodja
khoja
khoja
Noun
A member of a Gujarati-speaking Shiite sect who take the Aga Khan as their religious head.
khojah
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
kinkajou
kinkajou
noun
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
kinkajous
kinkajous
noun
plural of kinkajou
kjeldahlization
koggelmannetje
koggelmannetje
noun
(South Africa) The lizard Agama atra.
kojang
kojang
noun
(historical) A former unit of weight in Indonesia, varyingly equal to 27, 28 or 30 pikols.
kojima
koldaji
komitadji
komitaji
komitaji
noun
Alternative spelling of comitadji
konjak
konjak
noun
Alternative form of konjac
koorajong
koradji
koradji
noun
(Australia) An Aboriginal medicine man.
kurajong
kurrajong
kurrajong
noun
(Australia) A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.
(Australia) Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.
ljoka
lockjaw
lockjaw
noun
(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
lonejack
mobjack
modjeska
okajima
overjacket
pajock
pajock
noun
(archaic) A peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
(obsolete, derogatory) A person. (The precise implications of this term are unclear, but it may suggest vanity.)
prajadhipok
rajkot
rajkot
Proper noun
A large city in India, in the state of Gujarat.
rojak
rojak
noun
(cuisine) A traditional Malaysian and Indonesian salad of mixed raw fruits and vegetables served with a sauce.
sjambok
sjambok
noun
(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.
verb
(transitive) To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip.
sjamboks
sjamboks
noun
plural of sjambok
smokejack
smokejack
noun
A device for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
sourjack
stolkjaerre
stolkjaerre
noun
A two-wheeled cart used in Norway, having a front seat for two people and a rear seat for the driver.