| ADJACENTS | • adjacents n. Plural of adjacent. • ADJACENT n. in a right angled triangle, the shorter of the two sides adjacent to a given angle. |
| ADJUTAGES | • adjutages n. Plural of adjutage. • ADJUTAGE n. (French) a tube added to or inserted into an aperture to control the outflow of water, as a pipe at the mouth of an artificial fountain, also AJUTAGE. |
| ADJUTANTS | • adjutants n. Plural of adjutant. • ADJUTANT n. an officer who assists superior officers by communicating orders, conducting correspondence, etc. |
| ADJUVANTS | • adjuvants n. Plural of adjuvant. • ADJUVANT n. a substance added to make vaccine more effective. |
| JACKSHAFT | • jackshaft n. A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine. • jackshaft n. A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive. • jackshaft v. To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft. |
| JACKSTAFF | • jackstaff n. (Nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack). • jack-staff n. Alternative spelling of jackstaff. • JACKSTAFF n. a short staff at a ship's bow, on which a jack is hoisted. |
| JACKSTAYS | • jackstays n. Plural of jackstay. • JACKSTAY n. an iron or wooden bar running along the yard of a ship to which sails are fastened. |
| JACKSTRAW | • jackstraw n. (Usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks. • jackstraw n. (Dated) An insignificant person. • jackstraw adj. Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface. |
| JACULATES | • jaculates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaculate. • JACULATE v. to throw or cast, as a dart. |
| JAILBAITS | • jailbaits n. Plural of jailbait. • JAILBAIT n. (offensive) a sexually attractive person who is below the age of legal consent. |
| JASMONATE | • jasmonate n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several esters of jasmonic acid that act as plant hormones; they are the… • JASMONATE n. any of several organic compounds that occur in plants and are thought to control processes such as growth and fruit ripening and to aid the plant's defences against disease and insect attack. |
| JATROPHAS | • jatrophas n. Plural of jatropha. • JATROPHA n. any plant of the genus Jatropha, esp. Jatropha curcas, whose seeds yield an oil that can be used as a biofuel. |
| JAZERANTS | • jazerants n. Plural of jazerant. • JAZERANT n. (historical) a coat of mail made of small plates of metal sewed upon linen or the like, also JESSERANT. |
| NAARTJIES | • naartjies n. Plural of naartjie. • NAARTJIE n. (South African) a small sweet orange like the mandarin, also NAARTJE, NARTJIE. |
| SWARAJIST | • swarajist n. A supporter of swaraj. • SWARAJIST n. one who adhered to swaraj, the policy of Indian political independence. |