In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
adjacent
adjacent
adj
(figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Just before, after, or facing.
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
noun
Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
prep
(figuratively) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Next to; beside.
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
bajocian
bajocian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
bluejack
bluejack
verb
(transitive) To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
bootjack
bootjack
noun
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
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
cajaputs
cajeputs
cajolers
cajolers
noun
plural of cajoler
cajolery
cajolery
noun
cajolement
cajoling
cajoling
noun
the act of one who cajoles
verb
present participle of cajole
cajuputs
canajong
canajong
noun
Alternative form of canagong
canjilon
carajura
carajura
noun
A Brazilian plant, the cricket-vine (Fridericia chica).
A red pigment extracted from the leaves of this plant.
carcajou
carcajou
noun
Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)
carijona
chongjin
chongjin
Proper noun
The third largest city in North Korea.
coadjust
coadjust
verb
To adjust by mutual adaptations.
coadjute
coadjute
verb
To cooperate (with)
coinjock
cojoined
cojoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cojoin
conjoins
conjoins
noun
plural of conjoin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjoin
conjoint
conjoint
adj
joined together; combined; joint
conjugal
conjugal
adj
Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
conjunct
conjunct
adj
Acting together; collaborative.
Conjoined.
noun
(linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.
(logic) Either term of a conjunction.
conjured
conjured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjure
conjurer
conjurer
noun
(obsolete, often ironic) One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.
A cooking appliance comprising a pot (large or small) with a gridiron wielded beneath it, like a brazier, used for cooking methods such as broiling.
One who conjures, a magician.
One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.
One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand.
conjures
conjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjure
conjuror
conjuror
noun
(law, obsolete) One bound by a common oath with others.
Alternative spelling of conjurer
coonjine
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
cunjevoi
cunjevoi
noun
(Australia) A coastal sea squirt, Pyura stolonifera, found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.
A large flowering plant, Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to tropical islands from Asia to Australia.
dejected
dejected
adj
Sad and dispirited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deject
dejectly
dejectly
adv
(obsolete) In a dejected manner.
disjects
disjects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disject
disjunct
disjunct
adj
(botany) Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.
Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
noun
(linguistics) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.
(linguistics) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
(logic) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).
The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
ejaculum
ejaculum
noun
ejaculation; ejaculate
ejecting
ejecting
verb
present participle of eject
ejection
ejection
noun
That which is ejected.
The act of ejecting.
ejective
ejective
adj
Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.
noun
(phonetics) A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
ejectors
ejectors
noun
plural of ejector
ejicient
flapjack
flapjack
noun
(Britain) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
(US) A pancake.
flipjack
highjack
highjack
noun
Alternative spelling of hijack
hijacked
hijacked
adj
Of a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, computer, etc.: whose control has been seized by force
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hijack
hijacker
hijacker
noun
(computing) Hijackware.
Someone who hijacks.
injected
injected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inject
injector
injector
noun
(object-oriented programming) An object that realizes a dependency injection.
An apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler.
Any of various devices that are used to inject something.
One who injects (himself or herself with) psychoactive drugs.
jacaltec
jacamars
jacamars
noun
plural of jacamar
jacconet
jacconet
noun
Alternative form of jaconet
jacconot
jacintha
jacinthe
jacinths
jacinths
noun
plural of jacinth
jacitara
jacitara
noun
The jacitara palm
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.
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.
jackdaws
jackdaws
noun
plural of jackdaw
jackelyn
jackeroo
jackeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of jackaroo
jacketed
jacketed
adj
Dressed in a jacket.
Encased or enclosed inside a jacket.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jacket
jackfish
jackfish
noun
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
jackhead
jackhorn
jacklegs
jacklegs
noun
plural of jackleg
jackpile
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
jackroll
jackroll
verb
(transitive) To rob or mug (a person).
(transitive, South Africa) To perpetrate male gang rape against women (jackrolling).
jackshay
jackshay
noun
(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jackshea
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
jackweed
jackwood
jackwood
noun
Cryptocarya glaucescens, a rainforest tree of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly.
jackyard
jackyard
noun
(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
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
jacolatt
jaconace
jaconets
jaconets
noun
plural of jaconet
jacounce
jacquard
jacquard
noun
(countable) A Jacquard loom.
Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
jacquely
jactance
jactance
noun
(formal) Boasting; bragging; showing off.
jactancy
jactancy
noun
(obsolete) boasting; bragging
jacteleg
jactivus
jaculate
jaculate
verb
To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
jaenicke
jagataic
jamaican
janeczka
janerich
janiceps
janiceps
noun
conjoined twins whose heads are fused together but look in opposite directions
japhetic
japhetic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth.
japonica
japonica
noun
A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.
jaqitsch
jararaca
jararaca
noun
A species of venomous snake found in South America, Bothrops jararaca.
jargonic
jargonic
adj
Of or pertaining to a language to be described as jargon.
Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
jauncing
jauncing
verb
present participle of jaunce
jaundice
jaundice
noun
(figurative) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
jcanette
jeconiah
jeconiah
Proper noun
An ancient king of Judah, the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th century BC and taken into captivity.
jecorize
jedlicka
jeffcott
jellicoe
jerrican
jerrycan
jerrycan
noun
A robust fuel container often made from pressed steel.
jesuitic
jesuitic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
cunning; deceitful; crafty
jimcrack
jimcrack
adj
Alternative spelling of gimcrack
jincamas
joachima
joacimah
jocatory
joceline
jocelyne
jochabed
jochebed
jockette
jockette
noun
(US, slang) The female equivalent of a jock.
(informal, dated) A female jockey.
jockeyed
jockeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jockey
jocosely
jocosely
adv
In a jocose manner.
jocosity
jocosity
noun
(countable) A jocose utterance.
(uncountable) The state of being jocose.
jocteleg
jocteleg
noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Pocketknife.
jocundly
jocundly
adv
In a jocund manner.
jocundry
joscelin
jouncier
jouncier
adj
comparative form of jouncy: more jouncy
jouncing
jouncing
noun
A motion that jounces.
verb
present participle of jounce
joyances
joyances
noun
plural of joyance
joycelin
joystick
joystick
noun
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
verb
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
judaical
judicata
judicate
judicial
judicial
adj
(Ireland, historical) specified by a civil bill court under the terms of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881
Of or relating to judgeship or the judiciary, the collective body of judges.
Of or relating to sound judgment; judicious (but see Usage notes).
Of or relating to the administration of justice.
Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.
noun
That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.
judicium
juiceful
juiceful
adj
Full of juice; juicy.
juiciest
juiciest
adj
superlative form of juicy: most juicy
jumbucks
jumbucks
noun
plural of jumbuck
jumprock
jumprock
noun
Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
junction
junction
noun
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A kind of symbolic link to a directory.
(electronics) electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact.
(nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator.
(radio, television) A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.
(rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.
A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
verb
(of roads or tracks) To form a junction.
junctive
junctive
noun
(grammar) An element of syntax that serves as a junction.
juncture
juncture
noun
(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.