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
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
bandjermasin
banjermasin
bemajesty
benjamins
benjamins
noun
plural of benjamin
bosjesman
bosjesman
Noun
A Bushman.
cajolements
cajolements
noun
plural of cajolement
circumjacencies
circumjacencies
noun
plural of circumjacency
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
djemas
enjambements
enjambements
noun
plural of enjambement
enjambments
enjambments
noun
plural of enjambment
gastrojejunostomies
gastrojejunostomies
noun
plural of gastrojejunostomy
gastrojejunostomy
gastrojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) A form of anastomosis in which a connection is made between the stomach and the jejunum
hammerskjold
ijamsville
jacamerops
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jambes
jambes
noun
plural of jambe
jamborees
jamborees
noun
plural of jamboree
jambstone
jambstone
noun
The stone forming the jamb of a doorway.
james
jamesburg
jamesian
jamesian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1843-1916), American writer regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
Of or relating to M R James (1862-1936) or his writings, particularly his scholarly ghost stories.
jamesina
jameson
jameson
Proper noun
derived from the given name James.
name transferred from the surname.
jamesonite
jamesonite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄.
jamesport
jamesstore
jamestown
jamestown
Proper noun
Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions
In Virginia, the first English settlement in America.
The capital of the island Saint Helena.
A small city in Kentucky, USA
jamesville
jamesy
jamieson
jammedness
jammers
jammers
adj
(slang) Of a place or room: full.
noun
plural of jammer
jamnes
jamrosade
jamrosade
noun
The rose apple Syzygium jambos.
jamshedpur
jansenism
jansenism
Noun
The Catholic doctrines of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination.
jasminaceae
jasmine
jasmine
noun
A yellow colour.
Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants having a similar perfume.
The perfume obtained from these plants.
jasmined
jasmined
adj
Having jasmine growing on or around it.
jasminelike
jasminelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jasmine.
jasmines
jasmines
noun
plural of jasmine
jasminewood
jasmone
jasmone
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless or pale yellow liquid compound extracted from the volatile portion of the oil from jasmine flowers, used in perfumery and cosmetics.
jeames
jeames
Noun
A footman; a flunky.
jeffersonianism
jeffersonianism
Noun
The political principles of
jelsma
jemadars
jemadars
noun
plural of jemadar
jemappes
jemidars
jemidars
noun
plural of jemidar
jerahmeelites
jeremiads
jeremiads
noun
plural of jeremiad
jeremias
jeroboams
jeroboams
noun
plural of jeroboam
jerseyman
jerseyman
Noun
A male inhabitant of Jersey (the largest island of the Channel Islands).
jerusalem
jerusalemite
jerusalemite
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.
Noun
A native or resident of Jerusalem.
A residual mineral of the sands of Jerusalem, as with Trinitite.
jessamies
jessamies
noun
plural of jessamy
jessamine
jessamine
noun
Alternative form of jasmine
jessamy
jessamy
noun
(always plural, obsolete) A vain man.
(dialectal, England, obsolete) Jasmine.
jessamyn
jetsam
jetsam
noun
(by extension) Discarded odds and ends.
Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress.
jetsams
jetsams
noun
plural of jetsam
jetstream
jetstream
noun
Alternative spelling of jet stream
jiggermast
jiggermast
noun
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
jobmaster
jobmaster
noun
Alternative spelling of job master
jobnames
jobnames
noun
plural of jobname
johnadreams
judaeophilism
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpscrape
jungermanniaceous
jungermanniaceous
adj
Of or pertaining to the plant family Jungermanniaceae.
jungermanniales
juramentados
juramentados
noun
plural of juramentado
jusquaboutisme
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
majesta
majestatic
majestatic
adj
(obsolete) majestic
majestatis
majestic
majestic
adj
Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
majestical
majestical
adj
(now chiefly poetic) Majestic.
majestically
majestically
adv
In a majestic manner.
majesticalness
majesticalness
noun
The quality of being majestical.
majesticness
majesticness
noun
The quality of being majestic; majesty
majesties
majesties
noun
plural of majesty
majestious
majesty
majesty
noun
The quality of being impressive and great.
majestyship
majestyship
noun
A compellation for royalty; Majesty.
majorettes
majorettes
noun
plural of majorette
majorities
majorities
noun
plural of majority
majusculae
majusculae
noun
capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier
majuscule
majuscule
noun
A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
majuscules
majuscules
noun
plural of majuscule
maladjusted
maladjusted
adj
Adjusted badly or wrongly.
Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maladjust
maladjustive
maladjustive
adj
Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
maladjustment
maladjustment
noun
(psychology) The inability to adapt oneself to the needs of others, or to the stresses of normal life.
A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism.
maladjustments
maladjustments
noun
plural of maladjustment
megaprojects
megaprojects
noun
plural of megaproject
misadjudicated
misadjusted
misadjusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadjust
misadjustment
misadjustment
noun
Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
misconjugate
misconjugate
verb
(transitive) To conjugate incorrectly.
misconjugated
misconjugated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misconjugate
modjeska
mojaves
nonadjustment
nonadjustment
noun
Absence of adjustment; failure to adjust.
nonmajorities
nonmajorities
noun
plural of nonmajority
phasmajector
plumbojarosite
plumbojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
preadjustment
preadjustment
noun
previous adjustment
preadjustments
preadjustments
noun
plural of preadjustment
ramjets
ramjets
noun
plural of ramjet
readjournments
readjournments
noun
plural of readjournment
readjustment
readjustment
noun
A second or subsequent adjustment.
readjustments
readjustments
noun
plural of readjustment
scramjet
scramjet
noun
(aeronautics) A jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds, in which combustion of the fuel/air mixture occurs at supersonic speeds.
semiadjectively
semibejan
semijealousy
semijocular
semijocular
adj
Alternative form of semi-jocular
semijocularly
semijudicial
semijudicial
adj
Somewhat or partly judicial.
semijudicially
semijuridical
semijuridical
adj
Somewhat or partly juridical.
semijuridically
semimajor
semimajor
adj
(geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
Less than major, but still significant
smokejack
smokejack
noun
A device for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
unadjustment
unadjustment
noun
Lack of adjustment; failure to adjust to new circumstances.