Any of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally.
jacarandi
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
jacquerie
jacquerie
noun
A violent revolt by peasants.
jaggaries
jaggaries
noun
plural of jaggary
jaggeries
jaggeries
noun
plural of jaggery
jaghirdar
jaghirdar
noun
Alternative spelling of jagirdar
jailbirds
jailbirds
noun
plural of jailbird
jailbreak
jailbreak
noun
(computing) A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
verb
(transitive, computing) To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.
To escape from prison.
jaileress
jaileress
noun
(obsolete) A female jailer.
jailering
jailering
noun
The work or role of a jailer.
jailoring
janissary
janissary
noun
(figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
(historical) An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); (by extension) any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
janitress
janitress
noun
a female janitor
januaries
januarius
japonizer
jargoning
jargoning
noun
Unintelligible speech.
verb
present participle of jargon
jargonise
jargonise
verb
Alternative form of jargonize
jargonish
jargonish
adj
Full of jargon.
jargonist
jargonist
noun
Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
jargonium
jargonium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for hafnium.
jargonize
jargonize
verb
(intransitive) To speak or write using jargon.
(transitive) To convert into jargon; to express using jargon.
jarosites
jarosites
noun
plural of jarosite
jarovized
jarovizes
jarringly
jarringly
adv
In a jarring manner.
jasperite
jasperite
noun
jasper (the gem)
jasperize
jasperize
verb
To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper
jasperoid
jasperoid
noun
(mineralogy) A rare dense siliceous rock similar in appearance to chert.
jatrophic
jatrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
jeraldine
jeremiads
jeremiads
noun
plural of jeremiad
jerricans
jerricans
noun
plural of jerrican
jicarilla
jigamaree
jigamaree
noun
A maneuver or cunning trick.
A thingamabob; an object of uncertain name.
A trivial, ridiculous or worthless fancy.
jiggerman
jiggerman
noun
A person employed to operate the jigger (horizontal lathe used in producing flatware).
jimberjaw
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
jordanian
jordanian
Noun
A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people.
Pertaining to the work of
jordanite
jordanite
noun
(mineralogy) A grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃.
judicator
judicator
noun
One who acts as a judge.
judiciary
judiciary
adj
Judicial.
noun
The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
juniorate
juniorate
noun
(religion) A secondary school for young people planning to enter religious life.
juridical
juridical
adj
Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).
jurupaite
jurupaite
noun
(mineralogy) magnesium-bearing xonotlite
justiciar
justiciar
noun
(Christian, theology, rare) A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
(historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
(historical) A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
(historical) A justice: a high-ranking judge.
(historical) Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.
kharijite
lujaurite
lujavrite
lujavrite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark agpaitic nepheline syenite mineral.
majorship
majorship
noun
The position or office of major.
marijuana
marijuana
noun
The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
muhajirun
naranjito
nightjars
nightjars
noun
plural of nightjar
prajapati
reykjavik
rigamajig
rigamajig
noun
(informal) A thingy; a miscellaneous or nameless object.
semimajor
semimajor
adj
(geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse