(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
barkinji
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
damkjernite
eijkman
highjacking
highjacking
noun
Alternative form of hijacking
verb
present participle of highjack
hijacking
hijacking
noun
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
verb
present participle of hijack
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
jabberwockian
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jacketing
jacketing
noun
(countable, UK, dialect, archaic) A thrashing; a beating.
(countable, uncountable) A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket.
(countable, uncountable) Material used to make jackets.
verb
present participle of jacket
jacking
jacking
noun
(colloquial) A street robbery.
verb
present participle of jack
jackknife
jackknife
noun
(statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
Alternative spelling of jack-knife
jackknifed
jackknifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackknife
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jackknifing
jackknifing
verb
present participle of jackknife
jackknives
jackknives
noun
plural of jackknife
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
jacklin
jacknifed
jacknifing
jacknives
jackpiling
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
jackquelin
jackqueline
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jacksonia
jacksonian
jacksonian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Jacksonian
jacksonism
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jacksonville
jacksonville
Proper noun
Name for a number of cities and towns in the United States, including the largest city in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
jaenicke
jakin
janicki
janik
janiuszck
januslike
jasminelike
jasminelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jasmine.
jauking
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinrikiman
jinrikiman
noun
The person who pulls a jinriki (Japanese rickshaw).
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
jnanashakti
joukahainen
junggrammatiker
kajaani
kanauji
kanji
kanji
noun
(uncountable) The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.
A North Indian fermented drink made with beetroot and carrots.
Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.
kanjis
kanjis
noun
(rare) plural of kanji
katjepiering
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
kermanji
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
kinchinjunga
kindjal
kindjal
noun
A kind of short sword or dagger used in Russia.
kinkajou
kinkajou
noun
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
kinkajous
kinkajous
noun
plural of kinkajou
kjeldahlization
kwajalein
kwajalein
Proper noun
Kwajalein atoll.
Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.
nakasuji
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
sanjakship
seljukian
seljukian
Adjective
Seljuk
Proper noun
Seljuk
skyjacking
skyjacking
noun
The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.