University Vocabulary
367,698 words and 113,531 expressions at the university level.
plural of j-blogger
pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep or goats
plural of jabberfest
In a jabbering way.
plural of jabbering
jabber
Alternative form of jobbernowl.
plural of jabbernowl
Characterised or marked by jabbering.
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
Relating to, or resembling, the nonsensical language used in the poem Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll.
plural of jabberwocky
Alternative spelling of jabberwocky.
plural of jabillion.
Alternative form of Yablochkov.
plural of Jablochkoff
plural of Jablonski
plural of Jablonsky
plural of Jablowski
plural of jaborandi
A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
plural of jaboticaba
Of or relating to Ze'ev Jabotinsky (Yiddish: זאבֿ זשאַבאָטינסקי; born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky, Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Жаботи́нский; 1880–1940), Russian Jewish Revisionist Zionist leader, writer, and soldier, who profoundly influenced Israeli politics.
Alternative form of Jabotinskian.
Alternative spelling of jaboticaba.
plural of jabuticaba
plural of jac-shirt
plural of jacaranda
The benzoquinone ester methyl 2-(1-hydroxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-yl)acetate, present in jacarandas, which is cytotoxic
A yellow pigment found in Calophyllum sil, Calophyllum inophyllum and other plants.
A pharmacologically flavone found in Artemisia species.
plural of jachendar
A basic uranyl sulfate found associated with dolomite.
Fervent admiration of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
hyacinthine
A little, young, or worthless dandy.
A small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.
plural of Jack-a-Lent
Alternative spelling of jackanapes.
plural of jack-ass
plural of jack-back
plural of jack-ball
plural of jack-bean
Alternative form of jackbooted.
present participle and gerund of jack-boot
plural of jack-boot
plural of jack-fool
Alternative spelling of jackfruit.
plural of jack-fruit
plural of jack-hare
Hunting with the aid of a jacklight.
Alternative form of jack-in-the-box (“type of toy”).
simple past and past participle of jack-knife
third-person singular simple present indicative of jack-knife
present participle and gerund of jack-knife
plural of jack-knife
Alternative form of Jack Pudding.
plural of Jack-pudding
Alternative spelling of jackrabbit.
plural of jack-rabbit; alternative form of jackrabbits
A thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles.
plural of jack-sinker
Alternative spelling of jackstaff.
plural of jack-staff
plural of jackaburra
Alternative form of Jack o' the clock
A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
plural of jackalberry
Diospyros mespiliformis, a large dioecious evergreen tree found mostly in the savannas of Africa.
present participle and gerund of jackal
plural of jackalope
plural of jackalsona
plural of jackanapery
The behaviour of a jackanapes.
plural of jackanapes
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
plural of jackaninny
A foolish or incompetent person.
simple past and past participle of jackaroo
present participle and gerund of jackaroo
plural of jackassery
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
A common name for Cheilodactylidae, a family of marine ray-finned fish.
present participle and gerund of jackass
Foolish behaviour; stupidity.
foolishness; idiocy
To stamp on with a jackboot.
present participle and gerund of jackboot
The highest of the crosstrees of a ship which supports the jackstaff.
plural of jackelope
Of or relating to Ray Jackendoff (born 1945), American linguist.
A worker in lacemaking who removes leftover threads from the bobbin for reuse.
simple past and past participle of jackeroo
present participle and gerund of jackeroo
plural of jacketing
Without a jacket (coat).
Resembling a jacket.
present participle and gerund of jacket
plural of jacketting
In the manner of a jacket.
plural of jackfield
plural of jackfish
plural of jackfruit
simple past and past participle of jackhammer
present participle and gerund of jackhammer
plural of jackhammer
The handle of a mechanical jack.
plural of jackhandle
simple past and past participle of jackknife
third-person singular simple present indicative of jackknife
present participle and gerund of jackknife
plural of jackknife
Alternative form of jackleg.
simple past and past participle of jacklight
A hunter who jacklights.
plural of jacklighter
The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
plural of jacklight
plural of Jackowski
plural of jackplane
simple past and past participle of jackpot
The act of rewarding a dog with a large number of treats during training.
Alternative form of Jack Pudding; an amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others.
plural of jackpudding
simple past and past participle of jackrabbit
present participle and gerund of jackrabbit
plural of jackrabbit
simple past and past participle of jackroll
A criminal who robs those who are drunk or asleep
plural of jackroller
gang rape of women by men
plural of jackscrew
simple past and past participle of jackshaft
present participle and gerund of jackshaft
plural of jackshaft
plural of jacksmelt
plural of jacksmith
plural of jacksnipe
Resembling or reminiscent of a Jackson.
An adherent of Andrew Jackson's politics and policies, or one who admires Jackson as a historical figure.
Synonym of Jacksonism.
plural of Jacksonian
Support for Andrew Jackson's politics and policies.
A Jacksonian.
plural of Jacksonite
Intense fanatical enthusiasm for the American pop band The Jackson 5.
A city, the county seat of Duval County, Florida, United States. It is the largest city in Florida and is consolidated with the county.
plural of jackstaff
plural of jackstand
plural of jackstaff
plural of jackstone
plural of jackstraw
plural of jackwagon
Alternative form of jacky winter.
plural of jacky-winter
Alternative form of jacky winter.
plural of jackywinter
Of a style incorporating elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean.
plural of jacobinia
Synonym of Jacobin, of, related to, or characteristic of the Jacobins of France.
In a Jacobinic manner.
Alternative form of Jacobinize.
simple past and past participle of jacobinise
third-person singular simple present indicative of jacobinise
present participle and gerund of jacobinise
The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.
plural of Jacobinism
Alternative form of Jacobinize.
simple past and past participle of jacobinize
third-person singular simple present indicative of jacobinize
present participle and gerund of jacobinize
Synonym of Jacobitically.
Objects, materials, or documents relating to the Jacobites.
Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
In a Jacobitic manner.
Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
In a Jacobitish manner.
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.
plural of Jacobitism
A surname.
plural of Jacobowitz
plural of jacobsite
Any beetle in the family Jacobsoniidae.
plural of jacobsoniid
plural of jacopever
Reminiscent of weaving on a jacquard loom.
A female given name from French.
A variety of rose with a deep crimson color.
plural of jacqueminot
plural of jacquerie
plural of jactation
simple past and past participle of jactitate
third-person singular simple present indicative of jactitate
present participle and gerund of jactitate
Bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment.
plural of jactitation
present participle and gerund of jaculate
The act of throwing or tossing something
plural of jaculation
plural of jaculator
Darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly
prickly; bearing spines
Any of a melanocratic series of igneous rocks of varying composition, the characteristic minerals being purple titanaugite, nepheline, and magnetite or titanoferrite.
plural of jacutinga
present participle and gerund of jacuzzi
jade (the semi precious gemstone).
plural of jadestone
The quality of being jadish.
plural of jadomycin
Former name of Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
One of a breed of water buffalo from Jafarabad, India. It is known for its large size.
plural of Jafarabadi
Synonym of Jaffna (“city in Sri Lanka”).
Alternative form of Jagannath.
A type of working terrier, originating in Germany, that is used for hunting quarry both above and underground.
plural of jageerdar
Alternative form of Jagiellonian.
plural of jagerbomb
The state of being jagged.
plural of jaggedness
A thornbush, bramble, briar.
plural of jaggerbush
Reminiscent of Mick Jagger (born 1943), English musician and actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the Rolling Stones.
Alternative form of Juggernaut.
plural of jagghery
Alternative spelling of jagirdar.
plural of jagheerdar
plural of jaghirdar
Alternative spelling of jagirdar.
plural of jaghiredar
Of or relating to the royal dynasty founded by Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, which reigned in several Central European countries between the 14th and 16th centuries.
plural of Jagielski
A surname from Polish.
plural of Jagodzinski
A triclinic-pinacoidal light green mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
plural of jaguarete
Resembling or characteristic of a jaguar.
The state or quality of being a jaguar.
Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
plural of jaguarondi
A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Herpailurus yagouaroundi.
plural of jaguarundi
A surname from Persian.
plural of Jahanbakhsh
The Mughal name (1608–1765) of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.
The supposed condition of ignorance, barbarism and unbelief, that, according to Islamic tradition, was prevalent in Arabia before the coming of Islam.
A descendant of Jahleel.
plural of Jahleelite.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
plural of jail-bird
Alternative form of jail fever
One who breaks out of jail.
plural of jailbreaker
present participle and gerund of jailbreak
plural of jailbreak
past participle of jailbreak
plural of jaileress
The role or status of a jailer.
plural of jailership
Alternative form of jail fodder.
plural of jailhouse
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
plural of jailkeeper
plural of jailoress
Relating to Jainology.
One who studies Jainology.
plural of Jainologist
plural of Jaipurian
Alternative form of jjajangmyeon.
plural of jajillion
Alternative form of jakeshouse: an outhouse.
plural of jakes-house
An outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.
plural of jakeshouse
The jackalberry, Diospyros mespiliformis.
Of or relating to Roman Jakobson (Russian: Рома́н Якобсо́н; 1896–1982), Russian–American linguist and literary theorist, and pioneer of the structural analysis of language.
A rare monoclinic white mineral with chemical formula CaAlF₅, found in Iceland.
A surname from Polish.
plural of Jakubowski
plural of jalabiyah
A region of Kyrgyzstan.
To take a walk, to go for a stroll.
Misspelling of jalapenos, plural of jalapeno.
Misspelling of jalapeños, plural of jalapeño.
Any salt or ester of jalapinolic acid.
plural of jalapinolate
Alternative form of Yaldabaoth.
A practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.
plural of jalloppy
Synonym of hyalophane.
A city and district in West Bengal, India.
Alternative form of Yaldabaoth.
simple past and past participle of jam-pack
present participle and gerund of jam-pack
plural of jamabandi
Alternative letter-case form of Jamahiriya.
plural of jamahiriya
Any of a class of organic compounds isolated from the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula.
plural of jamaicamide
to make Jamaican.
simple past and past participle of Jamaicanize
third-person singular simple present indicative of Jamaicanize
present participle and gerund of Jamaicanize
Quality of being Jamaican.
plural of jambalaya
plural of Jambazian
present participle and gerund of jambok
plural of jambolana
Obsolete form of jaborandi.
A small or short jamboree
plural of jamborette
plural of jambstone
plural of jambuster
plural of jamdanny
plural of Jamerican
Of or relating to Fredric Jameson (1934–2024), American critic and Marxist political theorist.
A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄.
plural of jamesonite
A district of Oaxaca, Mexico.
A suburb of Sydney in the Penrith council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Alternative form of jummabundi.
plural of jammabandy
plural of jammabandi
Alternative form of jummabundi.
plural of Jamnapari
present participle and gerund of jampack
plural of jamrosade
A city in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Alternative form of Jamnapari.
plural of Jamunapari
Of or relating to Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), Czech composer.
Son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.
A silly, pert girl; a female jackanapes.
The love or worship of the works of Jane Austen.
A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.
One who sails a jangada (type of raft).
plural of jangadeiro
An orthorhombic black mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, and oxygen.
Alternative form of Yankunytjatjara.
Jabber; idle, confused, noisy or bickering chatter.
plural of janglement
quarrelsome
With a jangling sound.
A kind of local market or black market in North Korea that emerged since the famine in the 1990s.
plural of jangmadang
A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, titanium, and zirconium.
Any isopod of the superfamily Janiroidea
plural of janiroidean
plural of janisary
plural of janissary
The position of a janissary.
A surname from Polish.
plural of Janiszewski
In a janitorial manner or capacity; in the fashion of a janitor.
The people whose function is to protect leaders and similar important people from contact with the populace.
The work of a janitor.
The role or duration of being a janitor.
plural of janitorship
plural of janitress
plural of janitrix
plural of janitrix
Of or pertaining to the janizaries or their government.
plural of janizary
A surname from Lithuanian [in turn from Polish].
A neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
A triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, sulfur, and thallium.
plural of Jankowiak
plural of Jankowski
Ellipsis of Krishna Janmashtami.
Gaur, an ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, after falling to the Sena regime.
plural of jannissary
Alternative form of janissary.
plural of Janowicz
Of or relating to Morris Janowitz (1919–1988), American sociologist and professor who made major contributions to sociological theory, the study of prejudice, urban issues, and patriotism.
Jansenist
Jansenist
plural of Jansenist
simple past and past participle of Jansenize
third-person singular simple present indicative of Jansenize
present participle and gerund of Jansenize
plural of Janssens
plural of janthinid
Characteristic of January.
double-faced; deceitful
double-headed; two-headed
Alternative form of Janus-faced.
A surname from Polish.
plural of Januszewski
A substance found, with benzoic acid, in japbenzaconine.
A poisonous alkaloid, isolated from aconite, possibly identical to aconitine
In a Japanese manner; in a way characteristic of Japan.
The quality of being Japanese.
That which is Japanese, generally; the manners, culture, ornamentation etc. of Japan.
Synonym of Japanesey.
Resembling the Japanese style.
In a Japanesque manner.
Something resembling the Japanese in style or manners.
English words that have been co-opted into Japanese vernacular, often incorrectly.
Synonym of Japanize.
simple past and past participle of Japanicize
third-person singular simple present indicative of Japanicize
present participle and gerund of Japanicize
Synonym of anime (“Japanese animated cartoons”).
plural of Japanimation
present participle and gerund of japanise
plural of Japanization
Alternative letter-case form of Japanizing.
plural of japannery
An admiration for Japan or items that reflect Japanese culture.
Of or pertaining to Japanology.
One who studies Japanology.
plural of Japanologist
Japanese studies: The study of Japan, its language, culture and history
A person who loves the country, culture, or people of Japan.
plural of Japanophile
A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Japan.
Fond of Japan or related to Japanophilia.
One who hates or fears Japan or the Japanese.
plural of Japanophobe
A fear or hate of Japan and Japanese people or culture.
Expressing or relating to Japanophobia.
Japanese-speaking
plural of Japanophone
plural of Japantown
A Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution.
Worthy of being japed, mockable.
Alternative form of Japhetite.
plural of Japhethite
Alternative form of Japhetic.
plural of Japhetian
plural of Japhetite
Alternative form of Japhetic.
The state or quality of being japish.
A macrocyclic diterpenoid found in Jatropha podagrica (goutstalk nettlespurge).
A macrocyclic diterpenoid found in Jatropha podagrica.
Art objects made in the Japanese style.
plural of japonaiserie
plural of Japonaise
Reminiscent of the artistic style of Japonism.
the upper class
In a Japanese manner.
Alternative form of Japanicize.
simple past and past participle of Japonicize
third-person singular simple present indicative of Japonicize
present participle and gerund of Japonicize
A sex pheromone, (5R)-5-[(Z)-dec-1-enyl]oxolan-2-one, of the Japanese beetle
present participle and gerund of Japonise
present participle and gerund of Japonize
Eggcorn of jaw-dropping.
plural of Jaramillo
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
A fibrinogen-clotting enzyme in the venom of the pit viper Bothrops jararacussu
Bothrops jararacussu, a highly venomous pit viper, endemic to South America.
plural of jararacussu
A hemorrhagic metalloproteinase in the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca
Alternative spelling of jardinière.
plural of jardiniere
An ornamental pot for the display of live or cut flowers; a planter; a plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.
plural of jardinière
Alternative form of jargon aphasia.
plural of jargonaut
plural of jargoneer
A variety of pear.
plural of jargonelle
Characteristic of jargon.
superlative form of jargony: most jargony
plural of jargoning
Alternative form of jargonization.
simple past and past participle of jargonise
third-person singular simple present indicative of jargonise
present participle and gerund of jargonise
Characterised by jargon.
plural of jargonist
A tendency to use jargon in speech or writing.
The incorporation of jargon into a text or language.
simple past and past participle of jargonize
third-person singular simple present indicative of jargonize
present participle and gerund of jargonize
Without jargon.
plural of Jarlsberg
A manganese arsenate hydroxide mineral.
Synonym of vernalization.
A small historic town in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, south of Perth, Western Australia.
plural of Jarrahdale
A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
The wood of the jarrah tree.
The state or condition of being jarring; ugly incongruity.
A surname.
plural of Jaskiewicz
Alternative form of jaskólskiite.
plural of Jaskolski
plural of Jaskowiak
A sulfosalt mineral.
Of or relating to the Jasminaceae.
Resembling or characteristic of jasmine.
A glycoside used in traditional Chinese medicine
Any of a group of terpenoids present in jasmine and gardenia
plural of jasminoside
plural of jasmolone