ADJUSTING | • adjusting v. Present participle of adjust. • adjusting n. Adjustment. • ADJUST v. to bring to a more satisfactory state. |
JACKLINGS | • JACKLING n. the winning of the ball, by the defender's team, after a tackle and before a ruck has formed. |
JALOUSING | • jalousing v. Present participle of jalouse. • JALOUSE v. (Scots) to suspect, also JEALOUSE. |
JANGLIEST | • jangliest adj. Superlative form of jangly: most jangly. • JANGLY adj. making a jangling sound. |
JANGLINGS | • janglings n. Plural of jangling. • JANGLING n. a jangling noise. |
JANNYINGS | • JANNYING n. acting as a disguised merrymaker at Christmas. |
JARGONELS | • jargonels n. Plural of jargonel. • JARGONEL n. (French) an early variety of pear, also JARGONELLE. |
JARGONISE | • jargonise v. Alternative form of jargonize. • JARGONISE v. to express in jargon, also JARGONIZE. |
JARGONISH | • jargonish adj. Full of jargon. • JARGONISH adj. of or like jargon. |
JARGONIST | • jargonist n. Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang. • JARGONIST n. a person who uses jargon, also JARGONEER. |
JIGSAWING | • jigsawing v. Present participle of jigsaw. • JIGSAW v. to cut with a narrow saw. |
JINGBANGS | • JINGBANG n. (colloquial) company, collection. |
MAHJONGGS | • MAHJONGG n. (Chinese) a game of Chinese origin, also MAHJONG. |
NIGHTJARS | • nightjars n. Plural of nightjar. • night-jars n. Plural of night-jar. • NIGHTJAR n. a nocturnal bird with a distinctive churring call. |
TJANTINGS | • tjantings n. Plural of tjanting. • TJANTING n. (Indonesian) a small tool used for applying hot wax to fabric in batik. |