(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.
jestmonger
jestmonger
noun
One who tells jests; a joker.
jethronian
jettisoned
jettisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jettison
jewishness
jewishness
Noun
The property of being Jewish.
jezebelian
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
jinglingly
jinglingly
adv
With a jingling sound.
jingoistic
jingoistic
adj
Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.
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
jnanamarga
joaquinite
joaquinite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silicate mineral.
jobbernowl
jobbernowl
noun
A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
A stupid person; a blockhead:
jocoseness
jocoseness
noun
the state of being jocose
jocundness
jocundness
noun
The quality of being jocund.
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
johnsonese
johnsonese
Proper noun
The literary style of Dr. an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.
johnsonian
johnsonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1709–1784), English writer and lexicographer.
johnsonism
jointuress
jointuress
noun
A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
jointuring
jointuring
verb
present participle of jointure
jollifying
jollifying
verb
present participle of jollify
jonahesque
jonesville
jonesville
Proper noun
A town in Indiana.
A town in Louisiana.
A village in Michigan.
A hamlet in New York.
A town in North Carolina.
A town in South Carolina.
A town in Virginia
jordanians
jostlement
jostlement
noun
Crowding; hustling.
jotunnheim
jouissance
jouissance
noun
(obsolete) Enjoyment, delight, pleasure.
In poststructuralism, a transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved.
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.
journalize
journalize
verb
(intransitive) To write in a journal; to keep a journal.
(transitive) To record in a journal.
journalled
journeyers
journeyers
noun
plural of journeyer
journeying
journeying
noun
travel, travelling
verb
present participle of journey
journeyman
journeyman
noun
(sports) A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
journeymen
journeymen
noun
plural of journeyman
jovanovich
jovialness
jovialness
noun
The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
joyfulness
joyfulness
noun
The state of being joyful.
joyousness
joyousness
noun
The state of being joyous.
joypopping
joypopping
verb
present participle of joypop
joyridings
joyridings
noun
plural of joyriding
juantorena
jubilantly
jubilantly
adv
With jubilation or triumph.
jubilarian
jubilarian
noun
A person celebrating a jubilee or other special anniversary.
jubilating
jubilating
verb
present participle of jubilate
jubilation
jubilation
noun
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
judgmental
judgmental
adj
(chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
Of or relating to judgment.
judication
judication
noun
The act of judging, judgment.
jugendstil
jugendstil
noun
The German equivalent of art nouveau.
juggernaut
juggernaut
noun
(Britain, Ireland, sometimes derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
jugglement
jugglement
noun
(archaic) jugglery; trickery or deception
jugglingly
jugglingly
adv
(archaic) deceitfully
jugulating
jugulating
verb
present participle of jugulate
jugulation
jugulation
noun
(archaic) Prevention of a disease from progressing.
(rare) Slitting of the throat as a way to kill something or someone.
jugurthine
jugurthine
Adjective
Relating to Jugurtha, an ancient king of Numidia.
juliustown
julolidine
julolidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the formula C₁₂H₁₅N.
jumblement
jumblement
Noun
A confused mixture.
jumblingly
jumblingly
adv
So as to jumble or confuse.
juncaceous
juncaceous
adj
rushy; rushlike
junctional
junctional
adj
Of, pertaining to, situated at, or operating at a junction
juneflower
juneteenth
juneteenth
name
Alternative letter-case form of Juneteenth
jungleside
jungleside
noun
(rare) The area beside a jungle.
junglewood
juniorship
juniorship
noun
The rank or position of junior; juniority.
junkdealer
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
juramental
juramentum
justifying
justifying
noun
A process of justification.
verb
present participle of justify
justnesses
justnesses
noun
plural of justness
jutlandish
jutlandish
Adjective
Jutlandic
Proper noun
Jutlandic
juvenalian
juvenalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his works or style.
juvenilely
juvenilely
adv
In a juvenile manner.
juvenilify
juvenilism
juvenilism
noun
juvenile behaviour; immaturity
juvenility
juvenility
noun
The plant grew from juvenility to maturity in a week.
The state or quality of being juvenile.
juvenile behaviour, writing, etc.
juvenilize
juvenilize
verb
To maintain in a juvenile state.
karamojong
karamojong
Proper noun
A Nilo-Saharan language of Uganda.
littlejohn
lutjanidae
majoration
majoration
noun
(obsolete) increase; enlargement
marijuanas
marijuanas
noun
plural of marijuana
miniconjou
miniconjou
Proper noun
A people constituting a subdivision of the people, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day from the to the
Noun
A Miniconjou
misjoinder
misjoinder
noun
(law) An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure in court.
misjoining
misjoining
verb
present participle of misjoin
misjudging
misjudging
verb
present participle of misjudge
mujahedeen
mujahedeen
noun
Alternative spelling of mujahideen
natterjack
natterjack
noun
A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very loud mating call.
nonabjurer
nonjoinder
nonjoinder
noun
(law) The omission of a party that was necessary to an action
nonjurable
nonjurancy
nonjuridic
nonjurying
nonperjury
nonperjury
noun
Absence of perjury.
nonsubject
nonsubject
noun
(chiefly grammar) That which is not a subject.
objections
objections
noun
plural of objection
objranging
objuration
objuration
noun
(rare) The act of objuring; a firm binding by oath.
ottajanite
outjetting
outjinxing
outjourney
outjourney
verb
(transitive) To journey beyond, or farther than.
outjumping
outjumping
verb
present participle of outjump
outjutting
outjutting
adj
jutting outward
noun
That which juts outward; a protrusion.
overjading
overjoying
overjoying
verb
present participle of overjoy
panjandrum
panjandrum
noun
(military) A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II.
A self-important or pretentious person.
An important, powerful or influential person.
pejoration
pejoration
noun
(linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time.
The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
perjinkety
postjacent
preadjourn
preadjunct
prejudging
prejudging
verb
present participle of prejudge
projacient
projecting
projecting
adj
(psychology) Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.
Sticking out.
noun
A projecting part.
The act by which something is projected.
verb
present participle of project
projection
projection
noun
(archaic) The crisis or decisive point of any process, especially a culinary process.
(archaic) The throwing of materials into a crucible, hence the transmutation of metals.
(cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.
(category theory) A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.
(geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
(grammar) The preservation of the properties of lexical items while generating the phrase structure of a sentence. See Projection principle.
(linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.
(mathematics) A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.
(photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
(psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own. This includes making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser.
A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
projicient
projicient
noun
(obsolete) Someone or something that launches a projectile.
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
rajasthani
rajasthani
Adjective
Of or relating to Rajasthan or its people.
Proper noun
The Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Rajasthan and Pakistan.
readjourns
readjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of readjourn
reejecting
reejecting
verb
present participle of reeject
reenjoying
reenjoying
verb
present participle of reenjoy
reinjuries
reinjuries
noun
plural of reinjury
reinjuring
reinjuring
verb
present participle of reinjure
rejections
rejections
noun
plural of rejection
rejectment
rejectment
noun
Matter that is rejected, or thrown away.
The act of rejecting; rejection.
rejoicings
rejoicings
noun
plural of rejoicing
rejoinders
rejoinders
noun
plural of rejoinder
rejoindure
rejoindure
noun
(obsolete) The act of joining again.
rejoneador
rejoneador
noun
(bullfighting) A mounted bullfighter whose task is to provoke the bull
rejudgment
rejunction
rejuvenant
rejuvenate
rejuvenate
verb
To give new energy or vigour to; to revitalise.
To render young again.
rejuvenise
rejuvenise
verb
Alternative form of rejuvenize
rejuvenize
rejuvenize
verb
(transitive) To rejuvenate.
sanjakship
sejunction
sejunction
noun
(obsolete) The act of disjoining, or the state of being disjoined.
(psychology) An interruption of the continuity of association-complexes which leads to a breaking up of the personality.