(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
asbjornsen
azerbaijan
azerbaijan
Proper noun
country in West Asia; official name: Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
baviaantje
bejaundice
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
cajolement
cajolement
noun
The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
cajuputene
cajuputene
noun
(archaic, organic chemistry) An aromatic oil (mainly limonene) extracted from cajuput
coadjacent
coadjacent
adj
Mutually adjacent; contiguous.
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
conjective
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.
conjegates
conjugable
conjugable
adj
Capable of being conjugated.
conjugales
conjugatae
conjugated
conjugated
adj
(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
Joined together in pairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjugate
conjugates
conjugates
noun
plural of conjugate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjugate
conjuncted
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.
dejections
dejections
noun
plural of dejection
dejeration
dejeration
noun
(obsolete) The act of swearing solemnly.
disconjure
disjecting
disjecting
verb
present participle of disject
disjection
disjection
noun
destruction; dispersion
disjointed
disjointed
adj
(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
enjambment
enjambment
noun
A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.
enjeopardy
enjoinders
enjoinders
noun
plural of enjoinder
enjoinment
enjoinment
noun
(obsolete) A command; an authoritative admonition.
enjoyingly
enjoyingly
adv
With enjoyment.
enjoyments
enjoyments
noun
plural of enjoyment
equijacent
injectable
injectable
adj
(pharmacy) Capable of being (or designed to be) injected
noun
(pharmacy, cosmetics, pharmacology) A liquid, such as a medicine or a Botox solution, which is injected using a needle and syringe.
injections
injections
noun
plural of injection
injunctive
injunctive
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to the injunctive mood.
Pertaining to or being an injunction.
noun
(grammar, countable) A verbal lexeme in injunctive mood.
(grammar, uncountable) A verbal mood in Sanskrit characterized by secondary endings but no augment, and usually resembling an augmentless aorist or imperfect.
injustices
injustices
noun
plural of injustice
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
isothujone
jabberment
jabberment
noun
(dialect or archaic) jabber
jabbernowl
jabbernowl
noun
Alternative form of jobbernowl
jackanapes
jackanapes
noun
(dated, derogatory) An impudent or mischievous person.
(obsolete) A monkey.
plural of jackanape
jackknifed
jackknifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackknife
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jackknives
jackknives
noun
plural of jackknife
jackquelin
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jacobethan
jacobethan
Adjective
Of a style incorporating elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean.
jacobinise
jacobinize
jacobinize
verb
Alternative form of Jacobinize
jacqueline
jacquelynn
jadishness
jadishness
noun
The quality of being jadish.
jaggedness
jaggedness
noun
The state of being jagged.
jambonneau
jamesonite
jamesonite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄.
jammedness
janesville
janesville
Proper noun
a CDP in Lassen County, California, USA.
a small city in Black Hawk and Bremer Counties, Iowa, USA.
a city and township in Waseca County, Minnesota, USA.
a city and town in Rock County, Wisconsin, USA; the city is the county seat of Rock County.
janisaries
janisaries
noun
plural of janisary
janizaries
janizaries
noun
plural of janizary
japaconine
japaconine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance found, with benzoic acid, in japbenzaconine.
japanesery
japanesque
japanicize
japishness
japishness
noun
The state or quality of being japish.
japonicize
jaquenetta
jaquenette
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
jasonville
jauntiness
jauntiness
noun
The quality of being jaunty.
javelineer
javelineer
noun
A soldier who throws a javelin.
javelining
javelining
verb
present participle of javelin
jeanerette
jeanpaulia
jejuneness
jejuneness
noun
The state or condition of being jejune.
jejunities
jejunities
noun
plural of jejunity
jejunotomy
jejunotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into, or removal of the jejunum
jellifying
jellifying
verb
present participle of jellify
jellybeans
jellybeans
noun
plural of jellybean
jenkintown
jentacular
jentacular
adj
(formal, chiefly archaic) Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up.
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
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.
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.
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
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.
jointuress
jointuress
noun
A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
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
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.
journalese
journalese
noun
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax.
journalise
journalise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of journalize
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
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.
juantorena
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
judgmental
judgmental
adj
(chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
Of or relating to 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
jugurthine
jugurthine
Adjective
Relating to Jugurtha, an ancient king of Numidia.
julolidine
julolidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the formula C₁₂H₁₅N.
jumblement
jumblement
Noun
A confused mixture.
juncaceous
juncaceous
adj
rushy; rushlike
juneflower
juneteenth
juneteenth
name
Alternative letter-case form of Juneteenth
jungleside
jungleside
noun
(rare) The area beside a jungle.
junglewood
junkdealer
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
juramental
juramentum
justnesses
justnesses
noun
plural of justness
juvenalian
juvenalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his works or style.