(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.
jailbreaker
jailbreaker
noun
One who breaks out of jail.
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jenkinsburg
jerkier
jerkier
adj
comparative form of jerky: more jerky
jerkies
jerkies
noun
plural of jerky
jerkiest
jerkiest
adj
superlative form of jerky: most jerky
jerkily
jerkily
adv
In a jerky manner.
jerkin
jerkin
noun
(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
Alternative form of gyrkin
jerkined
jerkined
adj
Dressed in a jerkin.
jerkiness
jerkiness
noun
The state or quality of being jerky.
jerkinesses
jerkinesses
noun
plural of jerkiness
jerking
jerking
noun
A motion that jerks; a jerk.
verb
present participle of jerk
jerkingly
jerkingly
adv
With jerking motions; unsteadily.
jerkings
jerkings
noun
plural of jerking
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jerkins
jerkins
noun
plural of jerkin
jerkish
jerkish
adj
(informal) Like a jerk (obnoxious person).
jinker
jinker
noun
(Australia) A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.
jinkers
jinkers
noun
plural of jinker
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
jirkinet
jirkinet
noun
An outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.
jokier
jokier
adj
comparative form of joky: more joky
jookerie
junggrammatiker
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junkerism
junkerism
noun
(historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junketeering
junketeering
verb
present participle of junketeer
junkier
junkier
adj
comparative form of junky: more junky
katjepiering
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
kermanji
kharijite
kjersti
mukerji
orjonikidze
perjink
perjink
adj
(Scotland) Meticulously neat and precise; prim or finicky.
perjinkety
perjinkities
perjinkly
purkinje
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
rajewski
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
reykjavik
rijeka
rijksdaalder
rijksdaaler
rijksmuseum
skijore
skijore
verb
Alternative form of skijor
skijorer
skijorer
noun
One who skijors.
skijorers
skijorers
noun
plural of skijorer
straightjacket
straightjacket
noun
Misspelling of straitjacket.
straitjacket
straitjacket
noun
(figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
verb
(by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.