A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjoint
abjoint
verb
(intransitive, botany, mycology) To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum.
(transitive, botany, mycology) To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjunction
abjunction
noun
(logic) Synonym of material nonimplication
(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
abjuration
abjuration
noun
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
asbjornsen
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bajonado
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
benjoin
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bijection
bijection
noun
(set theory) A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
birobijan
bjneborg
bjoerling
bjorn
bjornson
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bluejoint
bobbejaan
bonjour
bonjour
intj
(in French contexts) good morning
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To greet in French with "bonjour".
bosjesman
bosjesman
Noun
A Bushman.
bostanji
bostanji
noun
(historical) One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.
conjecturable
conjecturable
adj
Able to be conjectured upon.
conjecturableness
conjecturably
conjecturably
adv
In a conjecturable manner
conjobble
conjubilant
conjubilant
adj
(archaic) Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together.
conjugable
conjugable
adj
Capable of being conjugated.
conjugably
counterobjection
counterobjection
noun
A legal objection raised in response to an earlier objection.
countersubject
countersubject
noun
(music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music
disjoinable
enjoyable
enjoyable
adj
Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
enjoyableness
enjoyableness
noun
The quality or state of being enjoyable.
enjoyably
enjoyably
adv
In an enjoyable manner
himinbjorg
inconjoinable
indijbiously
insubjection
insubjection
noun
Lack of subjection or obedience.
interobjective
interobjective
adj
Between objects.
jabbernowl
jabbernowl
noun
Alternative form of jobbernowl
jabberwockian
jablon
jablonsky
jabon
jaborandi
jaborandi
noun
Any of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally.
jaborandis
jaborandis
noun
plural of jaborandi
jaborin
jaborine
jaborine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, resembling atropine.
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacobaean
jacobaean
adj
Alternative form of Jacobean
jacobean
jacobean
Adjective
Relating to a Jacob or James.
Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England).
Noun
A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.
jacobethan
jacobethan
Adjective
Of a style incorporating elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean.
jacobian
jacobian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Jacobian
jacobin
jacobin
noun
Any hummingbird in the genus Florisuga.
jacobina
jacobine
jacobine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
jacobinia
jacobinia
noun
The flowering plant Justicia carnea.
jacobinic
jacobinic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary.
jacobinical
jacobinically
jacobinisation
jacobinise
jacobinised
jacobinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jacobinise
jacobinising
jacobinising
verb
present participle of jacobinise
jacobinism
jacobinism
Noun
The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.
jacobinization
jacobinize
jacobinize
verb
Alternative form of Jacobinize
jacobinized
jacobinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jacobinize
jacobinizing
jacobinizing
verb
present participle of jacobinize
jacobins
jacobitiana
jacobsen
jacobsohn
jacobson
jakobson
jambolan
jambolana
jambolana
noun
Syzygium cumini, a myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America with astringent bark and edible fruit.
jambon
jambon
noun
(Ireland, Britain) A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese.
jambone
jambone
Noun
A hand that is played with the bidder's cards exposed on the table
jambonneau
jambstone
jambstone
noun
The stone forming the jamb of a doorway.
japanophobe
japanophobe
Noun
One who hates or fears Japan or the Japanese.
japanophobia
japanophobia
Noun
A fear of Japan and Japanese people or culture
jawbation
jawbation
noun
Alternative spelling of jobation
jawbone
jawbone
noun
(countable) Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
(countable, singular or plural, music) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
(uncountable, slang, archaic) Credit.
verb
To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
jawboned
jawboned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of jawbone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jawbone
jawboner
jawboner
noun
One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade.
jawbones
jawbones
noun
plural of jawbone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jawbone
jawboning
jawboning
noun
Persistent persuasive talk.
verb
present participle of jawbone
jettisonable
jettisonable
adj
Capable of being jettisoned.
jibbons
jinglebob
jobation
jobation
noun
An extensive rebuke or telling-off; a long criticism or admonitory lecture.
jobbernowl
jobbernowl
noun
A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
A stupid person; a blockhead:
jobbernowlism
jobbing
jobbing
adj
That does odd jobs; that works on occasional jobs as available.
noun
Buying and selling stocks or goods for profit; mercenary trading.
The fact or practice of using a public office or other position of trust for personal gain.
Work carried out by the job; piecework, odd-job work.
verb
present participle of job
jobcentre
jobcentre
noun
Alternative spelling of Jobcentre
jobina
joblessness
joblessness
noun
the phenomenon or level of unemployment in an economy
the state of being jobless or unemployed
jobman
jobmen
jobmonger
jobname
jobname
noun
(computing) The identifier assigned to a job by an operating system.
jobnames
jobnames
noun
plural of jobname
jobson
jobstown
jobyna
johannesburg
johannesburg
Proper noun
The largest city of South Africa.
johannisberger
johannisberger
Noun
A fine white wine produced on the estate of Castle Johannisberg, on the Rhine.
johnboat
johnboat
noun
a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off
johnboats
johnboats
noun
plural of johnboat
johnsburg
johnsonburg
joinable
joinable
adj
That can be joined.
jonben
jonesboro
jonesboro
Proper noun
The name of several towns and cities, including:
A city in Arkansas in the United States
A city in Georgia in the United States
A city in Illinois, USA
A town in Louisiana, USA
jonesborough
jonesburg
jubilation
jubilation
noun
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
jubilations
jubilations
noun
plural of jubilation
jubilization
jubilization
noun
(archaic) Celebration.
jublilation
jublilations
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
nonabjuration
nonabjuratory
nonabjurer
nonadjustability
nonadjustable
nonadjustable
adj
Not adjustable; that cannot be adjusted.
nonadjustably
nonconjecturable
nonconjecturably
nonjudicable
nonjudiciable
nonjurable
nonobjectification
nonobjection
nonobjection
noun
Absence of objection; failure to object.
nonobjective
nonobjective
adj
Not objective; biased.
noun
With respect to an assignment or mission, something that is not an objective or goal.
nonobjectivism
nonobjectivism
noun
(philosophy) Any belief system that rejects objectivism.