A skylight or other device whose purpose is to direct light into a room.
abjectly
abjectly
adv
In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
abjudged
abjudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudge
abjugate
abjugate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unyoke; set free; uncouple.
abjurers
abjurers
noun
plural of abjurer
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
babajaga
bajadero
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bajonado
bajulate
banerjea
banerjee
banjoist
banjoist
noun
One who plays a banjo.
barkinji
basenjis
bejabers
bejabers
noun
Alternative form of bejabbers
bejeling
bejelled
bejesuit
bejesuit
verb
(rare, transitive) To subject (someone) to Jesuits or Jesuit belief.
bejewels
bejewels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejewel
bejuggle
bejuggle
verb
To confuse; to confound.
bejumble
bejumble
verb
(transitive) To throw into confusion; jumble.
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.
betjeman
bhojpuri
biajaiba
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
bijugous
bijugous
adj
(botany, archaic) bijugate
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.
bjneborg
bjornson
blatjang
blatjang
noun
(South Africa) A spicy South African chutney.
blowjobs
blowjobs
noun
plural of blowjob
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bluejays
bluejays
noun
plural of bluejay (alternative spelling of blue jays).
bobjerom
bogijiab
bootjack
bootjack
noun
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
bostanji
bostanji
noun
(historical) One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire.
brabejum
brinjaul
brujeria
buckjump
buckjump
verb
(Australia) Of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
(Australia) To take part in a buckjumping competition.
caborojo
djellaba
djellaba
noun
A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
djibouti
djibouti
Proper noun
in Eastern Africa, official name: Republic of Djibouti
capital city of Djibouti.
doorjamb
doorjamb
noun
Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
enjambed
enjambed
adj
(grammar, of two syntactic units) continued without a pause
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enjamb
frabjous
frabjous
adj
Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
jabalina
jabalpur
jabalpur
Proper noun
A large city in India, in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
jabarite
jabbered
jabbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jabber
jabberer
jabberer
noun
One who jabbers.
jaborine
jaborine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, resembling atropine.
jackbird
jackbird
noun
A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species.
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.
jacobaea
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.
jacobian
jacobian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Jacobian
jacobina
jacobine
jacobine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
jacobins
jacobite
jacobsen
jacobson
jailbait
jailbait
noun
(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being "temptingly" attractive and/or seductive.
jailbird
jailbird
noun
A prisoner or an ex-prisoner
jakobson
jambarts
jambeaux
jambeaux
noun
plural of jambeau
jambolan
jamboree
jamboree
noun
(card games) In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards.
(dated, slang) A frolic or spree.
A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
A large rally of Scouts or Guides.
jarbidge
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
jawbreak
jaybirds
jaybirds
noun
plural of jaybird
jebusite
jedburgh
jedburgh
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region.
jellabas
jellabas
noun
plural of jellaba
jeroboam
jeroboam
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.
jerubbal
jestbook
jestbook
noun
joke book
jetbeads
jetbeads
noun
plural of jetbead
jezebels
jezebels
noun
plural of jezebel
jibbings
jibbings
noun
The last milk drawn from a cow at one time; the afterings.
jibbooms
jibbooms
noun
plural of jibboom
jibingly
jibingly
adv
With a jibe or taunt.
jigaboos
jigaboos
noun
plural of jigaboo
jingbang
jingbang
noun
(chiefly Scotland, colloquial) A thing, a lot, a shebang.
jobation
jobation
noun
An extensive rebuke or telling-off; a long criticism or admonitory lecture.
jobnames
jobnames
noun
plural of jobname
jobsmith
jobsmith
noun
(historical) A blacksmith who performs various work other than shoeing horses, such as the making of agricultural equipment.
jobstown
jochabed
jochebed
johnboat
johnboat
noun
a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off
joinable
joinable
adj
That can be joined.
jokebook
jokebook
noun
Alternative spelling of joke book
jovilabe
jovilabe
noun
(astronomy, historical) A scientific instrument used to determine the orbital periods of Jupiter's moons and to compute the times of their eclipses.
jubartas
jubartes
juberous
juberous
adj
(US, regional) dubious
jubilant
jubilant
adj
In a state of elation.
jubilate
jubilate
verb
To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.
jubileal
jubilean
jubilean
adj
Of or relating to a jubilee.
jubilees
jubilees
noun
plural of jubilee
jubilist
jubilist
noun
Synonym of jubilarian (“a person celebrating a jubilee”)
jubilize
jubilize
verb
(archaic) To celebrate.
jumblers
jumblers
noun
plural of jumbler
jumbling
jumbling
noun
The act by which something is jumbled or confused.
verb
present participle of jumble
jumboism
jumboism
noun
The tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value.
jumbucks
jumbucks
noun
plural of jumbuck
jumpable
jumpable
adj
Able to be jumped.
kabeljou
kabeljou
noun
(South Africa) A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.
obasanjo
objected
objected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of object
objectee
objectee
noun
A person whom somebody else objects to.
objecter
objector
objector
noun
A person who objects to something.
rajbansi
rejumble
rejumble
verb
(transitive) To jumble again.
reobject
sjamboks
sjamboks
noun
plural of sjambok
sobranje
sobranje
Proper noun
The parliament of Macedonia or (formerly) of Bulgaria.
subjects
subjects
noun
plural of subject
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subject
subjoins
subjoins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subjoin
subjoint
subjoint
noun
A secondary or subsidiary joint.
subjudge
subjudge
noun
Alternative form of sub-judge
subjugal
subjugal
adj
(anatomy) Below the jugal bone or zygomatic bone.
subjunct
subjunct
noun
(grammar) An adverb that expresses a condition
tjirebon
turbojet
turbojet
noun
(aeronautics) A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.