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1.noun(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent."The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."
2.nounA dependent; an accessory.
3.nounAn appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
4.nounA person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
5.nounAn unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
6.nounA quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
7.nounA key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
8.noun(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
9.noun(X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
10.nounSymploce.
11.nounOne of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
12.nounThe action of adjusting something
13.nounThe result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
14.nounThe settling or balancing of a financial account"The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee."
15.nounThe behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment."When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult."
16.nounThe assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim