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Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

Example: Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.

Just before, after, or facing.

Example: The picture is on the adjacent page.

Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.

Example: The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.

A dependent; an accessory.

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.

An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.

A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.

Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.

The action of adjusting something

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

The settling or balancing of a financial account

Example: The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.

The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.

Example: When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.