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.
abjuratory
abjuratory
adj
Involving abjuration.
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
adjustores
ajatasatru
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
archjockey
arrojadite
arrojadite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
asbjornsen
autojigger
azerbaijan
azerbaijan
Proper noun
country in West Asia; official name: Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
bijouterie
bijouterie
noun
Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
butterjags
cajoleries
cajoleries
noun
plural of cajolery
chaparajos
chaparajos
noun
chaps (item of clothing)
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chatterjee
clamjamfry
coadjutors
coadjutors
noun
plural of coadjutor
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
conjecture
conjecture
noun
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
(mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
(obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb
(formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
conjugator
conjugator
noun
An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs.
conjunctur
conjurator
conjurator
noun
(obsolete, law) A person who swears an oath along with others
conjurison
crackajack
darjeeling
darjeeling
Proper noun
A city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Noun
A type of tea from the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.
dejeration
dejeration
noun
(obsolete) The act of swearing solemnly.
disconjure
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.
domajigger
ejaculator
ejaculator
noun
A device that stimulates the sex organs of a male animal with electric impulses in order to extract semen from an animal.
A person or thing that ejaculates.
electrojet
electrojet
noun
An electric current that travels around the E region of the Earth's ionosphere.
enjeopardy
enjoinders
enjoinders
noun
plural of enjoinder
fidejussor
fidejussor
noun
(law) A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor.
forejudged
forejudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forejudge
forejudger
forejudger
noun
(law) A judgement by which one is deprived or put of a right or thing in question.
forjudging
forjudging
verb
present participle of forjudge
frabjously
frabjously
adv
In a frabjous manner; wonderfully, fabulously.
frijolillo
georgadjis
gujranwala
gujranwala
Proper noun
A city in Punjab province, northeastern Pakistan.
highjacker
highjacker
noun
Alternative spelling of hijacker
himinbjorg
ijsselmeer
interenjoy
interjects
interjects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interject
interjoist
interjoist
noun
(carpentry) A middle joist or crossbeam.
(carpentry) The space or interval between two joists.
interjugal
jabberment
jabberment
noun
(dialect or archaic) jabber
jabbernowl
jabbernowl
noun
Alternative form of jobbernowl
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jaborandis
jaborandis
noun
plural of jaborandi
jacamerops
jacarandas
jacarandas
noun
plural of jacaranda
jackarooed
jackarooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackaroo
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackerooed
jackerooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackeroo
jackhammer
jackhammer
noun
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
verb
(intransitive) To use a jackhammer.
(intransitive, figurative) To move like a jackhammer.
(of the heart or pulse) To beat hard, to pound.
(transitive) To break (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive) To form (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To move (something) like a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound.
jackrabbit
jackrabbit
noun
any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus
verb
(US) To make a sudden, rapid movement
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jackyarder
jacobsburg
jacquemart
jaculatory
jaculatory
adj
Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory.
jaggheries
jaggheries
noun
plural of jagghery
jagheerdar
jaghiredar
jaguarondi
jaguarondi
noun
Alternative spelling of jaguarundi
jaguarundi
jaguarundi
noun
A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailership
jailership
noun
The role or status of a jailer.
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jamesstore
jamshedpur
janisaries
janisaries
noun
plural of janisary
janitorial
janitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a janitor.
janizarian
janizarian
adj
Of or pertaining to the janizaries or their government.
janizaries
janizaries
noun
plural of janizary
japanesery
jardiniere
jardiniere
noun
A plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.
Vegetables served as a garnish over meat.
jargonelle
jargonelle
Noun
A variety of pear.
jargonised
jargonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonise
jargonized
jargonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonize
jargonizer
jarovizing
jarvisburg
jasperated
jasperated
adj
Containing particles of jasper; mixed with jasper.
jasperized
jasperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jasperize
jasperware
jasperware
noun
(ceramics) A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It is a popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.
jastrzebie
jateorhiza
javelineer
javelineer
noun
A soldier who throws a javelin.
jawaharlal
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
jawcrusher
jawtwister
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jeanerette
jeapordize
jeapordous
jentacular
jentacular
adj
(formal, chiefly archaic) Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up.
jeopardied
jeopardied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jeopardy
jeopardies
jeopardies
noun
plural of jeopardy
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
jeopardise
jeopardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
jeopardize
jeopardize
verb
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
jeopardous
jeopardous
adj
Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous
jeopordize
jeremianic
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jeronymite
jeronymite
Noun
A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome.
jerrybuild
jerrybuild
verb
(transitive) To assemble a project in a hasty, sloppy manner, especially using cheap, inferior or improvised materials.
To assemble a structure in such an unsafe manner that it is doomed to collapse.
To repair a structure in a sloppy or unsafe manner.
jerrybuilt
jerrybuilt
adj
Shoddily built; ill-constructed.
jerseyites
jestmonger
jestmonger
noun
One who tells jests; a joker.
jesuitries
jethronian
jezreelite
jiggermast
jiggermast
noun
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
jimpricute
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrikiman
jinrikiman
noun
The person who pulls a jinriki (Japanese rickshaw).
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
jitterbugs
jitterbugs
noun
plural of jitterbug
jnanamarga
jobbernowl
jobbernowl
noun
A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
A stupid person; a blockhead:
jobholders
jobholders
noun
plural of jobholder
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
jocooserie
jocularity
jocularity
noun
Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
joculatory
joculatory
adj
(obsolete) funny; witty
jogglework
jogjakarta
jointuress
jointuress
noun
A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
jointuring
jointuring
verb
present participle of jointure
jokjakarta
jolterhead
jolterhead
noun
Alternative form of jolthead
jordanians
joulemeter
joulemeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure energy (especially electrical energy) in joules
jourdanton
journalary
journalese
journalese
noun
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax.
journaling
journaling
noun
(computing, by extension) The change log of the file system or database.
The activity of keeping a diary, or journal.
verb
present participle of journal
journalise
journalise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of journalize
journalish
journalism
journalism
noun
The activity or profession of being a journalist.
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience.
The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.
journalist
journalist
noun
(originally) The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.
One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.