J () J is the tenth letter of the
English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to
express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet.
The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they
have been used interchangeably.
Jaal goat () A species of wild
goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and
Arabia; -- called also beden, and jaela.
Jab (v. t.) To thrust; to
stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.
Jab (n.) A thrust or stab.
Jabbered (imp. & p. p.) of
Jabber
Jabbering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jabber
Jabber (v. i.) To talk
rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to
chatter.
Jabber (v. t.) To utter
rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French.
Jabber (n.) Rapid or
incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
Jabber (n.) One who
jabbers.
Jabberingly (adv.) In a
jabbering manner.
Jabberment (n.) Jabber.
Jabbernowl (n.) Same as
Jobbernowl.
Jabiru (n.) One of several
large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks
in form and habits.
Jaborandi (n.) The native
name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves
are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
Jaborine (n.) An alkaloid
found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is extracted as a white amorphous
substance. In its action it resembles atropine.
Jabot (n.) Originally, a
kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.
Jabot (n.) An arrangement
of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of the
dress.
Jacamar (n.) Any one of
numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied
genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like
nuthatches, and feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant.
Jacana (n.) Any of several
wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of
which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water
weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.
Jacaranda (n.) The native
Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods
called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood.
Jacaranda (n.) A genus of
bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers.
Jacare (n.) A cayman. See
Yacare.
Jacchus (n.) The common
marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species
of the same genus.
Jacconet (n.) See Jaconet.
Jacent (a.) Lying at
length; as, the jacent posture.
Jacinth (n.) See Hyacinth.
Jack (n.) A large tree,
the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the
breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of
great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous
matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a
yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It
is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow.
Jack (n.) A familiar
nickname of, or substitute for, John.
Jack (n.) An impertinent
or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic.
Jack (n.) A popular
colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
Jack (n.) A mechanical
contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering
convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was
commonly called Jack
Jack (n.) A device to pull
off boots.
Jack (n.) A sawhorse or
sawbuck.
Jack (n.) A machine or
contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack.
Jack (n.) A wooden wedge
for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Jack (n.) A lever for
depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles.
Jack (n.) A grating to
separate and guide the threads; a heck box.
Jack (n.) A machine for
twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.
Jack (n.) A compact,
portable machine for planing metal.
Jack (n.) A machine for
slicking or pebbling leather.
Jack (n.) A system of
gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed.
Jack (n.) A hood or other
device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught.
Jack (n.) In the
harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the
quill; -- called also hopper.
Jack (n.) In hunting, the
pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also,
the light itself.
Jack (n.) A portable
machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving
a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and
pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working
in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar,
etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
Jack (n.) The small bowl
used as a mark in the game of bowls.
Jack (n.) The male of
certain animals, as of the ass.
Jack (n.) A young pike; a
pickerel.
Jack (n.) The jurel.
Jack (n.) A large,
California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and
merou.
Jack (n.) The wall-eyed
pike.
Jack (n.) A drinking
measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint.
Jack (n.) A flag,
containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at
the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue
flag, with a star for each State.
Jack (n.) A bar of iron
athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread
to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree.
Jack (n.) The knave of a
suit of playing cards.
Jack (n.) A coarse and
cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather.
Jack (n.) A pitcher or can
of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
Jack (v. i.) To hunt game
at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n.
Jack (v. t.) To move or
lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5.
Jack-a-dandy (n.) A little
dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.
Jackal (n.) Any one of
several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to
the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed
largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.
Jackal (n.) One who does
mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game
which lions appropriated.
Jack-a-lent (n.) A small
stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.
Jackanapes (n.) A monkey;
an ape.
Jackanapes (n.) A coxcomb;
an impertinent or conceited fellow.
Jackass (n.) The male ass;
a donkey.
Jackass (n.) A conceited
dolt; a perverse blockhead.
Jackdaw (n.) See Daw, n.
Jackeen (n.) A drunken,
dissolute fellow.
Jacket (n.) A short upper
garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
Jacket (n.) An outer
covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as
wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler,
cylinder, pipe, etc.
Jacket (n.) In ordnance, a
strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is
fired.
Jacket (n.) A garment
resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called
also cork jacket.
Jacket (v. t.) To put a
jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
Jacket (v. t.) To thrash;
to beat.
Jacketed (a.) Wearing, or
furnished with, a jacket.
Jacketing (n.) The
material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.
Jack Ketch () A public
executioner, or hangman.
Jackknife (n.) A large,
strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
Jackmen (pl. ) of Jackman
Jackman (n.) One wearing a
jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n.
Jackman (n.) A cream
cheese.
Jack-o'-lantern (n.) See
Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
Jackpudding (n.) A
merry-andrew; a buffoon.
Jacksaw (n.) The
merganser.
Jackscrew (n.) A jack in
which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack,
n., 5.
Jackslave (n.) A low
servant; a mean fellow.
Jacksmith (n.) A smith who
makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c.
Jacksnipe (n.) A small
European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock,
juddock, jed, and half snipe.
Jacksnipe (n.) A small
American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and
grass snipe.
Jackstay (n.) A rail of
wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are
fastened.
Jackstone (n.) One of the
pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
Jackstone (n.) A game
played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
Jackstraw (n.) An effigy
stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence.
Jackstraw (n.) One of a
set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game,
the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up
singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the
pile. See Spilikin.
Jackwood (n.) Wood of the
jack (Artocarpus integrifolia), used in cabinetwork.
Jacob (n.) A Hebrew
patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder
reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.
Jacobaean lily () A bulbous plant
(Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large,
deep, red, lilylike flower.
Jacobean (a.) Alt. of
Jacobian
Jacobian (a.) Of or
pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the
First, of England.
Jacobin (n.) A Dominican
friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a
convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.
Jacobin (n.) One of a
society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held
secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and
concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A
plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue.
Jacobin (n.) A fancy
pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The
wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short.
Jacobin (a.) Same as
Jacobinic.
Jacobine (n.) A Jacobin.
Jacobinic (a.) Alt. of
Jacobinical
Jacobinical (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary; of the nature of, or
characterized by, Jacobinism.
Jacobinism (n.) The
principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate
government.
Jacobinized (imp. & p. p.)
of Jacobinize
Jacobinizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jacobinize
Jacobinize (v. t.) To
taint with, or convert to, Jacobinism.
Jacobite (n.) A partisan
or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an
opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary.
Jacobite (n.) One of the
sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader
in the sixth century.
Jacobite (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Jacobites.
Jacobitic (a.) Alt. of
Jacobitical
Jacobitical (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Jacobites; characterized by Jacobitism.
Jacobitism (n.) The
principles of the Jacobites.
Jacobuses (pl. ) of
Jacobus
Jacobus (n.) An English
gold coin, of the value of twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the reign
of James I.
Jaconet (n.) A thin cotton
fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc.
Jacquard (a.) Pertaining
to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834.
Jacqueminot (n.) A
half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so named after General
Jacqueminot, of France.
Jacquerie (n.) The name
given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader
assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the
peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.
Jactancy (n.) A boasting;
a bragging.
Jactation (n.) A throwing
or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.
Jactitation (n.) Vain
boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false
claim.
Jactitation (n.) A
frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.
Jaculable (a.) Fit for
throwing.
Jaculated (imp. & p. p.)
of Jaculate
Jaculating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jaculate
Jaculate (v. t.) To throw
or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
Jaculation (n.) The act of
tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.
Jaculator () One who throws or
casts.
Jaculator () The archer fish (Toxotes
jaculator).
Jaculatory (a.) Darting or
throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences;
ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers.
Jadding (n.) See Holing.
Jade (n.) A stone,
commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard
and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for
implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
Jade (n.) A mean or tired
horse; a worthless nag.
Jade (n.) A disreputable
or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man.
Jade (n.) A young woman;
-- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
Jaded (imp. & p. p.) of
Jade
Jading (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jade
Jade (v. t.) To treat like
a jade; to spurn.
Jade (v. t.) To make
ridiculous and contemptible.
Jade (v. t.) To exhaust by
overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire or wear out by severe
or tedious tasks; to harass.
Jade (v. i.) To become
weary; to lose spirit.
Jadeite (n.) See Jade, the
stone.
Jadery (n.) The tricks of
a jade.
Jadish (a.) Vicious;
ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
Jadish (a.) Unchaste; --
applied to a woman.
Jaeger (n.) See Jager.
Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft;
a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Jag (n.) A part broken
off; a fragment.
Jag (n.) A cleft or
division.
Jagged (imp. & p. p.) of
Jag
Jagging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jag
Jag (v. t.) To cut into
notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.
Jag (n.) A small load, as
of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.
Jag (v. t.) To carry, as a
load; as, to jag hay, etc.
Jaganatha (n.) Alt. of
Jaganatha
Jaganatha (n.) See
Juggernaut.
Jager (n.) A sharpshooter.
See Yager.
Jager (n.) Any species of
gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The
jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The
two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also
boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or
Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
Jagg (v. t. & n.) See Jag.
Jagged (a.) Having jags;
having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided;
as, jagged rocks.
Jagger (n.) One who
carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d Jag.
Jagger (n.) One who, or
that which, jags; specifically: (a) jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes,
etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t.
Jaggery (n.) Raw palm
sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds
of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis).
Jaggy (a.) Having jags;
set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.
Jaghir (n.) A village or
district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person,
usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of
troops.
Jaghirdar (n.) The holder
of a jaghir.
Jagua palm () A great Brazilian
palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and
tubs.
Jaguar (n.) A large and
powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia.
It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each
generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits.
Called also the American tiger.
Jaguarondi (n.) A South
American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short
legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in
its habits and feeds mostly on birds.
Jah (n.) Jehovah.
Jail (n.) A kind of
prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,
especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial
proceeding.
Jail (v. t.) To imprison.
Jailer (n.) The keeper of
a jail or prison.
Jain (n.) Alt. of Jaina
Jaina (n.) One of a
numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
Jainism (n.) The heterodox
Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of
saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the
denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate
between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.
Jairou (n.) The ahu or
Asiatic gazelle.
Jak (n.) see Ils Jack.
Jakes (n.) A privy.
Jakie (n.) A South
American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger
than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog.
Jako (n.) An African
parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also
gray parrot.
Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
Jalap (n.) The tubers of
the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the
morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are
well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior
kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa.
Jalapic (a.) Of or
pertaining to jalap.
Jalapin (n.) A glucoside
found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.
Jalons (n. pl.) Long
poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and signals.
Jalousie (n.) A Venetian
or slatted inside window blind.
Jalousied (a.) Furnished
with jalousies; as, jalousied porches.
Jam (n.) A kind of frock
for children.
Jam (n.) See Jamb.
Jammed (imp. & p. p.) of
Jam
Jamming (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jam
Jam (v. t.) To press into
a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
Jam (v. t.) To crush or
bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.
Jam (v. t.) To bring (a
vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
Jam (n.) A mass of people
or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam
in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
Jam (n.) An injury caused
by jamming.
Jam (n.) A preserve of
fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.
Jamacina (n.) Jamaicine.
Jamadar (n.) Same as
Jemidar.
Jamaica (n.) One of the
West India is islands.
Jamaican (a.) Of or
pertaining to Jamaica.
Jamaican (n.) A native or
inhabitant of Jamaica.
Jamaicine (n.) An alkaloid
said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing
in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina.
Jamb (n.) The vertical
side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow
vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as
distinguished from its face.
Jamb (n.) Any thick mass
of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
Jamb (v. t.) See Jam, v.
t.
Jambee (n.) A fashionable
cane.
Jambes (n.) Alt. of
Jambeux
Jambeux (n.) In the Middle
Ages, armor for the legs below the knees.
Jambolana (n.) A
myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana),
with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.
Jamdani (n.) A silk
fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers.
Jamesonite (n.) A
steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a
sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron.
James's powder () Antimonial
powder, first prepared by Dr. James, ar English physician; -- called also fever
powder.
Jamestown weed () The poisonous
thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at
Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura.
Jan (n.) One of
intermediate order between angels and men.
Jane (n.) A coin of Genoa;
any small coin.
Jane (n.) A kind of
twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.
Jane-of-apes (n.) A silly,
pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes.
Jangled (imp. & p. p.) of
Jangle
Jangling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jangle
Jangle (v. i.) To sound
harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
Jangle (v. i.) To talk
idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
Jangle (v. i.) To quarrel
in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
Jangle (v. t.) To cause to
sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
Jangle (n.) Idle talk;
prate; chatter; babble.
Jangle (n.) Discordant
sound; wrangling.
Jangler (n.) An idle
talker; a babbler; a prater.
Jangler (n.) A wrangling,
noisy fellow.
Jangleress (n.) A female
prater or babbler.
Janglery (n.) Jangling.
Jangling (a.) Producing
discordant sounds.
Jangling (n.) Idle
babbling; vain disputation.
Jangling (n.) Wrangling;
altercation.
Janissary (n.) See
Janizary.
Janitor (n.) A
door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public building, or a building
occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.
Janitress (n.) Alt. of
Janitrix
Janitrix (n.) A female
janitor.
Janizar (n.) A janizary.
Janizarian (a.) Of or
pertaining to the janizaries, or their government.
Janizaries (pl. ) of
Janizary
Janizary (n.) A soldier of
a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry,
but was suppressed in 1826.
Janker (n.) A long pole on
two wheels, used in hauling logs.
Jansenism (n.) The
doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
Jansenist (n.) A follower
of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th
century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of
resisting divine grace.
Jant (v. i.) See Jaunt.
Janthina (n.) See Ianthina.
Jantily (adv.) See
Jauntily.
Jantiness (n.) See
Jauntiness.
Jantu (n.) A machine of
great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land.
Janty (a.) See Jaunty.
January (n.) The first
month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
Janus (n.) A Latin deity
represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have
dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually
called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace.
Janus-faced (a.)
Double-faced; deceitful.
Janus-headed (a.)
Double-headed.
Japan (n.) Work varnished
and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in
japanning.
Japan (a.) Of or
pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
Japanned (imp. & p. p.) of
Japan
Japanning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Japan
Japan (v. t.) To cover
with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to
lacquer.
Japan (v. t.) To give a
glossy black to, as shoes.
Japanese (a.) Of or
pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
Japanese (n. sing. & pl.)
A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.
Japanese (n. sing. & pl.)
The language of the people of Japan.
Japanned (a.) Treated, or
coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner.
Japanner (n.) One who
varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art.
Japanner (n.) A bootblack.
Japanning (n.) The art or
act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.
Japannish (a.) After the
manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned articles.
Jape (v. i.) To jest; to
play tricks; to jeer.
Jape (v. t.) To mock; to
trick.
Japer (n.) A jester; a
buffoon.
Japery (n.) Jesting;
buffoonery.
Japhethite (n.) A
Japhetite.
Japhetic (a.) Pertaining
to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons of Noah; as, Japhetic nations, the
nations of Europe and Northern Asia; Japhetic languages.
Japhetite (n.) A
descendant of Japheth.
Japonica (n.) A species of
Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white
flowers. Many other genera have species of the same name.
Jar (n.) A turn. [Only in
phrase.]
Jar (n.) A deep,
broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves,
etc., or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar.
Jar (n.) The measure of
what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves.
Jarred (imp. & p. p.) of
Jar
jarring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jar
Jar (v. i.) To give forth
a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the
notes jarred on my ears.
Jar (v. i.) To act in
opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
Jar (v. t.) To cause a
short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow;
to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith.
Jar (v. t.) To tick; to
beat; to mark or tell off.
Jar (n.) A rattling,
tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of
a train; the jar of harsh sounds.
Jar (n.) Clash of interest
or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement.
Jar (n.) A regular
vibration, as of a pendulum.
Jar (n.) In deep well
boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion
drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by
impact and is jerked loose when jammed.
Jararaca (n.) A poisonous
serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a
dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.
Jarble (v. t.) To wet; to
bemire.
Jardiniere (n.) An
ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of
decorative furniture in room.
Jards (n.) A callous tumor
on the leg of a horse, below the hock.
Jargle (v. i.) To emit a
harsh or discordant sound.
Jargon (n.) Confused,
unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant
language; slang.
Jargoned (imp. & p. p.) of
Jargon
Jargoning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jargon
Jargon (v. i.) To utter
jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in
a harsh and noisy manner.
Jargon (n.) A variety of
zircon. See Zircon.
Jargonelle (n.) A variety
of pear which ripens early.
Jargonic (a.) Of or
pertaining to the mineral jargon.
Jargonist (n.) One
addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
Jarl (n.) A chief; an
earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions.
Jarnut (n.) An earthnut.
Jarosite (n.) An
ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous
sulphate of iron and potash.
Jar-owl (n.) The
goatsucker.
Jarrah (n.) The
mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus.
Jarring (a.) Shaking;
disturbing; discordant.
Jarring (n.) A shaking; a
tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines.
Jarring (n.) Discord; a
clashing of interests.
Jarringly (adv.) In a
jarring or discordant manner.
Jarvey (n.) Alt. of Jarvy
Jarvy (n.) The driver of a
hackney coach.
Jarvy (n.) A hackney
coach.
Jasey (n.) A wig; -- so
called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn.
Jashawk (n.) A young hawk.
Jasmine (n.) A shrubby
plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The
J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian
jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The
yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several
other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and
Faramea.
Jasp (n.) Jasper.
Jaspachate (n.) Agate
jasper.
Jasper (n.) An opaque,
impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a
smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff
boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped /
banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.
Jasperated (a.) mixed with
jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate.
Jasperize (v. t.) To
convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.
Jaspery (a.) Of the nature
of jasper; mixed with jasper.
Jaspidean (a.) Alt. of
Jaspideous
Jaspideous (a.) Consisting
of jasper, or containing jasper; jaspery; jasperlike.
Jaspilite (n.) A compact
siliceous rock resembling jasper.
Jaspoid (a.) Resembling
jasper.
Jasponyx (n.) An onyx,
part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
Jatrophic (a.) Of or
pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
Jaunce (v. i.) To ride
hard; to jounce.
Jaundice (n.) A morbid
condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness
of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of
appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction
of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile,
which is then absorbed into the blood.
Jaundice (v. t.) To affect
with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
Jaundiced (a.) Affected
with jaundice.
Jaundiced (a.) Prejudiced;
envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.
Jaunted (imp. & p. p.) of
Jaunt
Jaunting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jaunt
Jaunt (v. i.) To ramble
here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
Jaunt (v. i.) To ride on a
jaunting car.
Jaunt (v. t.) To jolt; to
jounce.
Jaunt (n.) A wearisome
journey.
Jaunt (n.) A short
excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
Jauntily (adv.) In a
jaunty manner.
Jauntiness (n.) The
quality of being jaunty.
Jaunty (superl.) Airy;
showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
Java (n.) One of the
islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.
Java (n.) Java coffee, a
kind of coffee brought from Java.
Javanese (a.) Of or
pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java.
Javanese (n. sing. & pl.)
A native or natives of Java.
Javel (n.) A vagabond.
Javelin (n.) A sort of
light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used
by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and
other fierce game.
Javelin (v. t.) To pierce
with a javelin.
Javelinier (n.) A soldier
armed with a javelin.
Jaw (n.) One of the bones,
usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
Jaw (n.) Hence, also, the
bone itself with the teeth and covering.
Jaw (n.) In the plural,
the mouth.
Jaw (n.) Fig.: Anything
resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way
of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.
Jaw (n.) A notch or
opening.
Jaw (n.) A notched or
forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a
railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard.
Jaw (n.) One of a pair of
opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or
crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a
stone-crushing machine.
Jaw (n.) The inner end of
a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
Jaw (n.) Impudent or
abusive talk.
Jawed (imp. & p. p.) of
Jaw
Jawing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jaw
Jaw (v. i.) To scold; to
clamor.
Jaw (v. t.) To assail or
abuse by scolding.
Jawbone (n.) The bone of
either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
Jawed (a.) Having jaws; --
chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed.
Law-fall (n.) Depression
of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits.
Jaw-fallen (a.) Dejected;
chopfallen.
Jawfoot (n.) See
Maxilliped.
Jawing (n.) Scolding;
clamorous or abusive talk.
Jawn (v. i.) See Yawn.
Jawy (a.) Relating to the
jaws.
Jay (n.) Any one of the
numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera.
They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often
handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.
Jayet (n.) See Jet.
Jayhawker (n.) A name
given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla.
Jazel (n.) A gem of an
azure color.
Jazerant (n.) A coat of
defense made of small plates of metal sewed upon linen or the like; also, this
kind of armor taken generally; as, a coat of jazerant.
Jealous (a.) Zealous;
solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
Jealous (a.) Apprehensive;
anxious; suspiciously watchful.
Jealous (a.) Exacting
exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
Jealous (a.) Disposed to
suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the
motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having
morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully
suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
Jealoushood (n.) Jealousy.
Jealously (adv.) In a
jealous manner.
Jealousness (n.) State or
quality of being jealous.
Jealousies (pl. ) of
Jealousy
Jealousy (n.) The quality
of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of
rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the
faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
Jeames (n.) A footman; a
flunky.
Jean (n.) A twilled cotton
cloth.
Jears (n. pl.) See 1st
Jeer (b).
Jeat (n.) See Jet.
Jedding ax (n.) A stone
mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part.
Jee (v. t. & i.) See Gee.
Jeel (n.) A morass; a
shallow lake.
Jeer (n.) A gear; a
tackle.
Jeer (n.) An assemblage or
combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
Jeered (imp. & p. p.) of
Jeer
Jeering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jeer
Jeer (v.) To utter
sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use
taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
Jeer (v. t.) To treat with
scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
Jeer (n.) A railing remark
or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
Jeerer (n.) A scoffer; a
railer; a mocker.
Jeering (a.) Mocking;
scoffing.
Jeering (n.) A mocking
utterance.
Jeers (n. pl.) See 1st
Jeer (b).
Jeffersonia (n.) An
American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and deeply two-cleft
leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf.
Jeffersonian (a.)
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson or his policy or political
doctrines.
Jeffersonite (n.) A
variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. It contains zinc.
Jeg (n.) See Jig, 6.
Jehovah (n.) A Scripture
name of the Supreme Being, by which he was revealed to the Jews as their
covenant God or Sovereign of the theocracy; the "ineffable name" of the Supreme
Being, which was not pronounced by the Jews.
Jehovist (n.) One who
maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper
vowels of that word; -- opposed to adonist.
Jehovist (n.) The writer
of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in
which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.
Jehovistic (a.) Relating
to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God; -- said of certain parts of the
Old Testament, especially of the Pentateuch, in which Jehovah appears as the
name of the Deity. See Elohistic.
Jehu (n.) A coachman; a
driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
Jejunal (a.) Pertaining to
the jejunum.
Jejune (a.) Lacking
matter; empty; void of substance.
Jejune (a.) Void of
interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative.
Jejunity (n.) The quality
of being jejune; jejuneness.
Jejunum (n.) The middle
division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called
because usually found empty after death.
Jelerang (n.) A large,
handsome squirrel (Sciurus Javensis), native of Java and Southern Asia; --
called also Java squirrel.
Jell (v. i.) To jelly.
Jellied (a.) Brought to
the state or consistence of jelly.
Jellies (pl. ) of Jelly
Jelly (n.) Anything
brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a
condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the
like.
Jelly (n.) The juice of
fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly;
calf's-foot jelly.
Jellied (imp. & p. p.) of
Jelly
Jellying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jelly
Jelly (v. i.) To become
jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
Jellyfish (n.) Any one of
the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See
Medusa.
Jemidar (n.) The chief or
leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an
officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army.
Jemlah goat () The jharal.
Jemminess (n.) Spruceness.
Jemmy (a.) Spruce.
Jemmy (n.) A short
crowbar. See Jimmy.
Jemmy (n.) A baked sheep's
head.
Jeniquen (n.) A Mexican
name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber.
Jenite (n.) See Yenite.
Jenkins (n.) name of
contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social or official life; as, the
Jenkins employed by a newspaper.
Jennet (n.) A small
Spanish horse; a genet.
Jenneting (n.) A variety
of early apple. See Juneating.
Jennies (pl. ) of Jenny
Jenny (n.) A familiar or
pet form of the proper name Jane.
Jenny (n.) A familiar name
of the European wren.
Jenny (n.) A machine for
spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories.
Jentling (n.) A fish of
the genus Leuciscus; the blue chub of the Danube.
Jeofail (n.) An oversight
in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.
Jeoparded (imp. & p. p.)
of Jeopard
Jeoparding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jeopard
Jeopard (v. t.) To put in
jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard.
Jeoparder (n.) One who
puts in jeopardy.
Jeopardized (imp. & p. p.)
of Jeopardize
Jeopardizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jeopardize
Jeopardize (v. t.) To
expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.
Jeopardous (a.) Perilous;
hazardous.
Jeopardy (n.) Exposure to
death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
Jeopardy (v. t.) To
jeopardize.
Jerboa (n.) Any small
jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D. Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt
and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail.
Jereed (n.) A blunt
javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.
Jeremiad (n.) Alt. of
Jeremiade
Jeremiade (n.) A tale of
sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; --
generally used satirically.
Jerfalcon (n.) The
gyrfalcon.
Jerguer (n.) See Jerquer.
Jerid (n.) Same as Jereed.
Jerk (v. t.) To cut into
long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
Jerked (imp. & p. p.) of
Jerk
Jerking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jerk
Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to
strike.
Jerk (v. t.) To give a
quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to
jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off.
Jerk (v. t.) To throw with
a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone.
Jerk (v. i.) To make a
sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts.
Jerk (v. i.) To flout with
contempt.
Jerk (n.) A short, sudden
pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion.
Jerk (n.) A sudden start
or spring.
Jerker (n.) A beater.
Jerker (n.) One who jerks
or moves with a jerk.
Jerker (n.) A North
American river chub (Hybopsis biguttatus).
Jerkin (n.) A jacket or
short coat; a close waistcoat.
Jerkin (n.) A male
gyrfalcon.
Jerking (n.) The act of
pulling, pushing, or throwing, with a jerk.
Jerkinhead (n.) The hipped
part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a
truncated gable.
Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks
and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky
style.
Jermoonal (n.) The
Himalayan now partridge.
Jeronymite (n.) One
belonging of the mediaeval religious orders called Hermits of St. Jerome.
Jeropigia (n.) See
Geropigia.
Jerquer (n.) A customhouse
officer who searches ships for unentered goods.
Jerquing (n.) The
searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Jerquing (n.) The
searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Jerry-built (a.) Built
hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses.
Jerseys (pl. ) of Jersey
Jersey (n.) The finest of
wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.
Jersey (n.) A kind of
knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made
of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).
Jersey (n.) One of a breed
of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their
milk.
Jerusalem (n.) The chief
city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation,
and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Jervine (n.) A poisonous
alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (Veratrum
album); -- called also jervina.
Jesses (pl. ) of Jess
Jess (n.) A short strap of
leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line,
wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of
Falcon.
Jessamine (n.) Same as
Jasmine.
Jessant (a.) Springing up
or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal.
Jesse (n.) Any
representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
Jesse (n.) A genealogical
tree represented in stained glass.
Jesse (n.) A candlestick
with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants
of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse.
Jessed (a.) Having jesses
on, as a hawk.
Jest (n.) A deed; an
action; a gest.
Jest (n.) A mask; a
pageant; an interlude.
Jest (n.) Something done
or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or
phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
Jest (v. i.) The object of
laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
Jested (imp. & p. p.) of
Jest
Jesting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jest
Jest (v. i.) To take part
in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
Jest (v. i.) To make
merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
Jester (n.) A buffoon; a
merry-andrew; a court fool.
Jester (n.) A person
addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk.
Jestful (a.) Given to
jesting; full of jokes.
Jesting (a.) Sportive; not
serious; fit for jests.
Jesting (n.) The act or
practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
Jestingly (adv.) In a
jesting manner.
Jesuit (n.) One of a
religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the
title of The Society of Jesus.
Jesuit (n.) Fig.: A crafty
person; an intriguer.
Jesuited (a.) Conforming
to the principles of the Jesuits.
Jesuitess (n.) One of an
order of nuns established on the principles of the Jesuits, but suppressed by
Pope Urban in 1633.
Jesuitic (a.) Alt. of
Jesuitical
Jesuitical (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
Jesuitical (a.) Designing;
cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Jesuitically (adv.) In a
jesuitical manner.
Jesuitism (n.) The
principles and practices of the Jesuits.
Jesuitism (n.) Cunning;
deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an
opprobrious use of the word.
Jesuitocracy (n.)
Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a country.
Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism;
subtle argument.
Jesus (n.) The Savior; the
name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal
name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation.
Jet (n.) Same as 2d Get.
Jet (n.) A variety of
lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good
polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly
called also black amber.
Jet (n.) A shooting forth;
a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame
from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.
Jet (n.) Drift; scope;
range, as of an argument.
Jet (n.) The sprue of a
type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
Jetted (imp. & p. p.) of
Jet
Jetting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jet
Jet (v. i.) To strut; to
walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to
jolt; to be shaken.
Jet (v. i.) To shoot
forward or out; to project; to jut out.
Jet (v. t.) To spout; to
emit in a stream or jet.
Jet-black (a.) Black as
jet; deep black.
Jets d'eau (pl. ) of Jet
d'eau
Jet d'eau () A stream of water
spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water
upward), in a public place or in a garden, for ornament.
Jeterus (n.) A yellowness
of the parts of plants which are normally green; yellows.
Jetsam (n.) Alt. of Jetson
Jetson (n.) Goods which
sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from
flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.
Jetson (n.) Jettison. See
Jettison, 1.
Jetteau (n.) See Jet
d'eau.
Jettee (n.) See Jetty, n.
Jetter (n.) One who
struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
Jettiness (n.) The state
of being jetty; blackness.
Jettison (n.) The throwing
overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of
wreck.
Jettison (n.) See Jetsam,
1.
Jetton (n.) A metal
counter used in playing cards.
Jetty (a.) Made of jet, or
like jet in color.
Jetties (pl. ) of Jetty
Jetty (n.) A part of a
building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
Jetty (n.) A wharf or pier
extending from the shore.
Jetty (n.) A structure of
wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to
protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the
Mississippi River.
Jetty (v. i.) To jut out;
to project.
Jeu d'esprit () A witticism.
Jew (n.) Originally, one
belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish
captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
Jewbush (n.) A
euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the
West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.
Jewel (n.) An ornament of
dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as
a part of its design.
Jewel (n.) A precious
stone; a gem.
Jewel (n.) An object
regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
Jewel (n.) A bearing for a
pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
Jeweled (imp. & p. p.) of
Jewel
Jewelled () of Jewel
Jeweling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jewel
Jewelling () of Jewel
Jewel (v. t.) To dress,
adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to
bespangle, as with jewels.
Jeweler (n.) One who
makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.
Jewellery (n.) See
Jewelry.
Jewelry (n.) The art or
trade of a jeweler.
Jewelry (n.) Jewels,
collectively; as, a bride's jewelry.
Jewelweed (n.) See
Impatiens.
Jewess (fem.) A Hebrew
woman.
Jewfish (n.) A very large
serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often
reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish,
with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw.
Jewfish (n.) A similar
gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.
Jewfish (n.) The black
grouper of Florida and Texas.
Jewfish (n.) A large
herringlike fish; the tarpum.
Jewise (n.) Same as Juise.
Jewish (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or
their customs; Israelitish.
Jewry (n.) Judea; also, a
district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
Jew's-ear (n.) A species
of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judae, / Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the
human ear.
Jew's-harp (n.) An
instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a
bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the
breath; -- called also Jew's-trump.
Jew's-harp (n.) The
shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
Jew's-stone (n.) Alt. of
Jewstone
Jewstone (n.) A large
clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin.
Jezebel (n.) A bold,
vicious woman; a termagant.
Jharal (n.) A wild goat
(Capra Jemlaica) which inhabits the loftiest mountains of India. It has long,
coarse hair, forming a thick mane on its head and neck.
Jib (v. i.) A triangular
sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to
the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner
jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
Jib (v. i.) The projecting
arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
Jib (v. i.) To move
restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
Jibber (n.) A horse that
jibs.
Jibed (imp. & p. p.) of
Jibe
Jibing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jibe
Jibe (v. i.) To shift, as
the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the
wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.
Jibe (v. i.) To change a
ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
Jibe (v. t.) To agree; to
harmonize.
Jiffy (n.) A moment; an
instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
Jig (n.) A light, brisk
musical movement.
Jig (n.) A light, humorous
piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
Jig (n.) A piece of sport;
a trick; a prank.
Jig (n.) A trolling bait,
consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
Jig (n.) A small machine
or handy tool
Jig (n.) A contrivance
fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to
guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in
filing.
Jig (n.) An apparatus or a
machine for jigging ore.
Jigged (imp. & p. p.) of
Jig
Jigging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jig
Jig (v. t.) To sing to the
tune of a jig.
Jig (v. t.) To trick or
cheat; to cajole; to delude.
Jig (v. t.) To sort or
separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.
Jig (n.) To cut or form,
as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
Jig (v. i.) To dance a
jig; to skip about.
Jigger (n.) A species of
flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See
Chigoe.
Jigger (n. & v.) One who,
or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the
process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging.
Jigger (n. & v.) A
horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped
by rapid motion; a potter's wheel.
Jigger (n. & v.) A templet
or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
Jigger (n. & v.) A light
tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various
purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the
watch tackle.
Jigger (n. & v.) A small
fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
Jigger (n. & v.) A
supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b).
Jigger (n.) A pendulum
rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).
Jigging (n.) The act or
using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve,
which is moved up and down in water.
Jiggish (a.) Resembling,
or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement.
Jiggish (a.) Playful;
frisky.
Jiggle (v. i.) To wriggle
or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.
Jigjog (n.) A jolting
motion; a jogging pace.
Jigjog (a.) Having a
jolting motion.
Jill (n.) A young woman; a
sweetheart. See Gill.
Jill-flirt (n.) A light,
giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See Gill-flirt.
Jilt (n.) A woman who
capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt.
Jilted (imp. & p. p.) of
Jilt
Jilting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jilt
Jilt (v. t.) To cast off
capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love.
Jilt (v. i.) To play the
jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.
Jimcrack (n.) See
Gimcrack.
Jim-crow (n.) A machine
for bending or straightening rails.
Jim-crow (n.) A planing
machine with a reversing tool, to plane both ways.
Jimmies (pl. ) of Jimmy
Jimmy (n.) A short crowbar
used by burglars in breaking open doors.
Jimp (a.) Neat; handsome;
elegant. See Gimp.
Jimson weed () See Jamestown
weed.
Jin (n.) Alt. of Jinn
Jinn (n.) See Jinnee.
Jingal (n.) A small
portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel.
Jingle (v. i.) To sound
with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells
jingle.
Jingle (v. i.) To rhyme or
sound with a jingling effect.
Jingled (imp. & p. p.) of
Jingle
Jingling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jingle
Jingle (v. t.) To cause to
give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to
tinkle.
Jingle (n.) A rattling,
clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal.
Jingle (n.) That which
makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.
Jingle (n.) A
correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit;
hence, the verse itself.
Jingler (n.) One who, or
that which, jingles.
Jingling (n.) The act or
process of producing a jingle; also, the sound itself; a chink.
Jinglingly (adv.) So as to
jingle.
Jingoes (pl. ) of Jingo
Jingo (n.) A word used as
a jocular oath.
Jingo (n.) A statesman who
pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs.
Jingoism (n.) The policy
of the Jingoes, so called. See Jingo, 2.
Jinn (pl. ) of Jinnee
Jinnee (n.) A genius or
demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the
children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms.
Jinny road () An inclined road in
a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.
Jinrikisha (n.) A small,
two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men.
Jippo (n.) A waistcoat or
kind of stays for women.
Joes (pl. ) of Jo
Jo (n.) A sweetheart; a
darling.
Job (n.) A sudden thrust
or stab; a jab.
Job (n.) A piece of chance
or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as,
he did the job for a thousand dollars.
Job (n.) A public
transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of
official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
Job (n.) Any affair or
event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
Job (n.) A situation or
opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.
Jobbed (imp. & p. p.) of
Job
Jobbing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Job
Job (v. t.) To strike or
stab with a pointed instrument.
Job (v. t.) To thrust in,
as a pointed instrument.
Job (v. t.) To do or cause
to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a
contract.
Job (v. t.) To buy and
sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of
selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
Job (v. t.) To hire or let
by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.
Job (v. i.) To do chance
work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
Job (v. i.) To seek
private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private
advantage.
Job (v. i.) To carry on
the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
Job (n.) The hero of the
book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.
Jobation (n.) A scolding;
a hand, tedious reproof.
Jobber (n.) One who works
by the job.
Jobber (n.) A dealer in
the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.
Jobber (n.) One who buys
goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
Jobber (n.) One who turns
official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or
mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.
Jobbernowl (n.) A
blockhead.
Jobbery (n.) The act or
practice of jobbing.
Jobbery (n.) Underhand
management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery.
Jobbing (a.) Doing chance
work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
Jobbing (a.) Using
opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician.
Jocantry (n.) The act or
practice of jesting.
Jockeys (pl. ) of Jockey
Jockey (n.) A professional
rider of horses in races.
Jockey (n.) A dealer in
horses; a horse trader.
Jockey (n.) A cheat; one
given to sharp practice in trade.
Jockeyed (imp. & p. p.) of
Jockey
Jockeying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jockey
Jockey (v. t.) " To jostle
by riding against one."
Jockey (v. t.) To play the
jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a
customer.
Jockey (v. i.) To play or
act the jockey; to cheat.
Jockeying (n.) The act or
management of one who jockeys; trickery.
Jockeyism (n.) The
practice of jockeys.
Jockeyship (n.) The art,
character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
Jocose (a.) Given to jokes
and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive;
humorous.
Jocoserious (a.) Mingling
mirth and seriousness.
Jocosity (n.) A jocose act
or saying; jocoseness.
Jocular (a.) Given to
jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
Jocular (a.) Sportive;
merry.
Jocularity (n.) Jesting;
merriment.
Jocularly (adv.) In jest;
for sport or mirth; jocosely.
Joculary (a.) Jocular;
jocose; sportive.
Joculator (n.) A jester; a
joker.
Joculatory (a.) Droll;
sportive.
Jocund () Merry; cheerful; gay;
airy; lively; sportive.
Jocund (adv.) Merrily;
cheerfully.
Jocundity (n.) The state
or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.
Joe (n.) See Johannes.
Joe Miller () A jest book; a
stale jest; a worn-out joke.
Joe-Pye weed () A tall composite
plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled
leaves.
Jogged (imp. & p. p.) of
Jog
Jogging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jog
Jog (v. t.) To push or
shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to
give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.
Jog (v. t.) To suggest to;
to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
Jog (v. t.) To cause to
jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
Jog (v. i.) To move by
jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or
monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over.
Jog (n.) A slight shake; a
shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
Jog (n.) A rub; a slight
stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break
in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane.
Jogger (n.) One who jogs.
Jogging (n.) The act of
giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.
Joggled (imp. & p. p.) of
Joggle
Joggling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Joggle
Joggle (v. t.) To shake
slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to
jostle; to jog.
Joggle (v. t.) To join by
means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
Joggle (v. i.) To shake or
totter; to slip out of place.
Joggle (n.) A notch or
tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent
slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into
two adjacent stones, or the like.
Johannean (a.) Of or
pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his writings.
Johannes (n.) A Portuguese
gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John
which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.
Johannisberger (n.) A fine
white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the
Rhine.
John (n.) A proper name of
a man.
Johnadreams (n.) A dreamy,
idle fellow.
Johnnies (pl. ) of Johnny
Johnny (n.) A familiar
diminutive of John.
Johnny (n.) A sculpin.
Johnnycake (n.) A kind of
bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc.,
and baked.
Johnsonese (n.) The
literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an
inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.
Johnson grass () A tall perennial
grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for
pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by
swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian
millet.
Johnsonian (a.) Pertaining
to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated.
Johnsonianism (n.) A
manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson.
John's-wort (n.) See St.
John's-wort.
Joined (imp. & p. p.) of
Join
Joining (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Join
Join (v. t.) To bring
together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple;
to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.
Join (v. t.) To associate
one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to
unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church.
Join (v. t.) To unite in
marriage.
Join (v. t.) To enjoin
upon; to command.
Join (v. t.) To accept, or
engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue.
Join (v. i.) To be
contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form
a union; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join.
Join (n.) The line joining
two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.
Joinant (a.) Adjoining.
Joinder (v. t.) The act of
joining; a putting together; conjunction.
Joinder (v. t.) A joining
of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a suit.
Joinder (v. t.) Acceptance
of an issue tendered in law or fact.
Joinder (v. t.) A joining
of causes of action or defense in civil suits or criminal prosecutions.
Joiner (n.) One who, or
that which, joins.
Joiner (n.) One whose
occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who
does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of
buildings.
Joiner (n.) A wood-working
machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.
Joinery (n.) The art, or
trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner.
Joinhand (n.) Writing in
which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single
letters.
Joint (n.) The place or
part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more
smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a
joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
Joint (n.) A joining of
two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable
or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and
socket joint. See Articulation.
Joint (n.) The part or
space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint
of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.
Joint (n.) Any one of the
large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
Joint (n.) A plane of
fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
Joint (n.) The space
between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by
means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
Joint (n.) The means
whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
Joint (a.) Joined; united;
combined; concerted; as joint action.
Joint (a.) Involving the
united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working
together.
Joint (a.) United, joined,
or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action;
holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as,
joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc.
Joint (a.) Shared by, or
affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
Jointed (imp. & p. p.) of
Joint
Jointing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Joint
Joint (v. t.) To unite by
a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to
joint boards.
Joint (v. t.) To join; to
connect; to unite; to combine.
Joint (v. t.) To provide
with a joint or joints; to articulate.
Joint (v. t.) To separate
the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into
joints, as meat.
Joint (v. i.) To fit as if
by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
Jointed (a.) Having
joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed
structure.
Jointer (n.) One who, or
that which, joints.
Jointer (n.) A plane for
smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joined
Jointer (n.) The longest
plane used by a joiner.
Jointer (n.) A long
stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves.
Jointer (n.) A bent piece
of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.
Jointer (n.) A tool for
pointing the joints in brickwork.
Joint-fir (n.) A genus
(Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; -- called
also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three
are found from Texas to California.
Jointing (n.) The act or
process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.
Jointless (a.) Without a
joint; rigid; stiff.
Jointly (adv.) In a joint
manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately.
Jointress (n.) A woman who
has a jointure.
Jointure (n.) A joining; a
joint.
Jointure (n.) An estate
settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own
life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
Jointured (imp. & p. p.)
of Jointure
Jointuring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jointure
Jointure (v. t.) To settle
a jointure upon.
Jointureless (a.) Having
no jointure.
Jointuress (n.) See
Jointress.
Jointweed (n.) A slender,
nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of
small flowers.
Jointworm (n.) The larva
of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like
swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In
some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.
Joist (n.) A piece of
timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the
laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its
position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist,
etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
Joisted (imp. & p. p.) of
Joist
Joisting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Joist
Joist (v. t.) To fit or
furnish with joists.
Joke (n.) Something said
for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly
indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to
crack good-natured jokes.
Joke (n.) Something not
said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.
Joked (imp. & p. p.) of
Joke
Joking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Joke
Joke (v. t.) To make merry
with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
Joke (v. i.) To do
something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
Joker (n.) One who makes
jokes or jests.
Joker (n.) See Rest bower,
under 2d Bower.
Jokingly (adv.) In a
joking way; sportively.
Jole (v. t. & n.) Alt. of
Joll
Joll (v. t. & n.) Same as
Jowl.
Jolif (a.) Joyful; merry;
pleasant; jolly.
Jollification (n.) A
merrymaking; noisy festivity.
Jollily (adv.) In a jolly
manner.
Jolloment (n.) Jollity.
Jolliness (n.) Jollity;
noisy mirth.
Jollity (n.) Noisy mirth;
gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment.
Jolly (superl.) Full of
life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
Jolly (superl.) Expressing
mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety.
Jolly (superl.) Of fine
appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant.
Jolly-boat (n.) A boat of
medium size belonging to a ship.
Jollyhead (n.) Jollity.
Jolted (imp. & p. p.) of
Jolt
Jolt (v. i.) To shake with
short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as,
the coach jolts.
Jolt (v. t.) To cause to
shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough
ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving
jolts the carriage and the passengers.
Jolt (n.) A sudden shock
or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
Jolter (n.) One who, or
that which, jolts.
Jolterhead (n.) Alt. of
Jolthead
Jolthead (n.) A dunce; a
blockhead.
Joltingly (adv.) In a
jolting manner.
Jolty (a.) That jolts; as,
a jolty coach.
Jonah (n.) The Hebrew
prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any
person whose presence is unpropitious.
Jonesian (a.) Of or
pertaining to Jones.
Jongleur (n.) Alt. of
Jongler
Jongler (n.) In the Middle
Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses,
usually of his own composition. See Troubadour.
Jongler (n.) A juggler; a
conjuror. See Juggler.
Jonquil (n.) Alt. of
Jonquille
Jonquille (n.) A bulbous
plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has
long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic
properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of
Corona.
Joram (n.) See Jorum.
Jordan (n.) Alt. of Jorden
Jorden (n.) A pot or
vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists.
Jorden (n.) A chamber pot.
Jorum (n.) A large
drinking vessel; also, its contents.
Joseph (n.) An outer
garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down
the front.
Joseph's flower () A composite
herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify.
Joso (n.) A small gudgeon.
Joss (n.) A Chinese
household divinity; a Chinese idol.
Jossa (interj.) A command
to a horse, probably meaning "stand still."
Jostled (imp. & p. p.) of
Jostle
Jostling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jostle
Jostle (v. t.) To run
against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by
crowding; to crowd against.
Jostle (v. i.) To push; to
crowd; to hustle.
Jostle (n.) A conflict by
collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
Jostlement (n.) Crowding;
hustling.
Jot (n.) An iota; a point;
a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.
Jotted (imp. & p. p.) of
Jot
Jotting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jot
Jot (v. t.) To set down;
to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.
Jotter (n.) One who jots
down memoranda.
Jotter (n.) A memorandum
book.
Jougs (n.) An iron collar
fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory.
[Written also juggs.] See Juke.
Jouissance (n.) Jollity;
merriment.
Jouk (v. i.) See Juke.
Joul (v. t.) See Jowl.
Joule (n.) A unit of work
which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and
is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric
current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately
equal to 0.738 foot pounds.
Jounced (imp. & p. p.) of
Jounce
Jouncing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jounce
Jounce (v. t. & i.) To
jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.
Jounce (n.) A jolt; a
shake; a hard trot.
Journal (a.) Daily;
diurnal.
Journal (a.) A diary; an
account of daily transactions and events.
Journal (a.) A book of
accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily
transactions.
Journal (a.) A daily
register of the ship's course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the
voyage, etc.
Journal (a.) The record of
daily proceedings, kept by the clerk.
Journal (a.) A newspaper
published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication,
giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies,
etc.
Journal (a.) That which
has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.
Journal (a.) That portion
of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing
or box. See Illust. of Axle box.
Journalism (n.) The
keeping of a journal or diary.
Journalism (n.) The
periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing,
editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism.
Journalist (n.) One who
keeps a journal or diary.
Journalist (n.) The
conductor of a public journal, or one whose business it to write for a public
journal; an editorial or other professional writer for a periodical.
Journalistic (a.)
Pertaining to journals or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of,
the public journals; as journalistic literature or enterprise.
Journalized (imp. & p. p.)
of Journalize
Journalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Journalize
Journalize (v. t.) To
enter or record in a journal or diary.
Journalize (v. i.) to
conduct or contribute to a public journal; to follow the profession of a
journalist.
Journeys (pl. ) of Journey
Journey (n.) The travel or
work of a day.
Journey (n.) Travel or
passage from one place to another; hence, figuratively, a passage through life.
Journeyed (imp. & p. p.)
of Journey
Journeying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Journey
Journey (v. i.) To travel
from place to place; to go from home to a distance.
Journey (v. t.) To
traverse; to travel over or through.
Journey-bated (a.) Worn
out with journeying.
Journeyer (n.) One who
journeys.
Journeymen (pl. ) of
Journeyman
Journeyman (n.) Formerly,
a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has mastered a handicraft
or trade; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman.
Journeywork (n.)
Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade.
Joust (v. i.) To engage in
mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
Joust (v. i.) A tilting
match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed
field.
Jouster (n.) One who
jousts or tilts.
Jove (n.) The chief
divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.
Jove (n.) The planet
Jupiter.
Jove (n.) The metal tin.
Jovial (a.) Of or
pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
Jovial (a.) Sunny; serene.
Jovial (a.) Gay; merry;
joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity;
as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem.
Jovialist (n.) One who
lives a jovial life.
Joviality (n.) The quality
or state of being jovial.
Jovially (adv.) In a
jovial manner; merrily; gayly.
Jovialness (n.) Noisy
mirth; joviality.
Jovialty (n.) Joviality.
Jovian (a.) Of or
pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).
Jovicentric (a.) Revolving
around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from Jupiter.
Jovinianist (n.) An
adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied
the virginity of Mary, and opposed the asceticism of his time.
Jowl (n.) The cheek; the
jaw.
Jowl (v. t.) To throw,
dash, or knock.
Jowler (n.) A dog with
large jowls, as the beagle.
Jowter (n.) A mounted
peddler of fish; -- called also jouster.
Joy (n.) The passion or
emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings
or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational
prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of
spirits; delight.
Joy (n.) That which causes
joy or happiness.
Joy (n.) The sign or
exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
Joyed (imp. & p. p.) of
Joy
Joying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Joy
Joy (n.) To rejoice; to be
glad; to delight; to exult.
Joy (v. t.) To give joy
to; to congratulate.
Joy (v. t.) To gladden; to
make joyful; to exhilarate.
Joy (v. t.) To enjoy.
Joyace (n.) Enjoyment;
gayety; festivity; joyfulness.
Joyancy (n.) Joyance.
Joyful (a.) Full of joy;
having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart.
Joyless (a.) Not having
joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
Joyous (a.) Glad; gay;
merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or
words expressing the cause of joy.
Joysome (a.) Causing
joyfulness.
Jub (n.) A vessel for
holding ale or wine; a jug.
Jubae (pl. ) of Juba
Juba (n.) The mane of an
animal.
Juba (n.) A loose panicle,
the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.
Jubate (a.) Fringed with
long, pendent hair.
Jube (n.) chancel screen
or rood screen.
Jube (n.) gallery above
such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read.
Jubilant (a.) Uttering
songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.
Jubilantly (adv.) In a
jubilant manner.
Jubilar (a.) Pertaining
to, or having the character of, a jubilee.
Jubilate (n.) The third
Sunday after Easter; -- so called because the introit is the 66th Psalm, which,
in the Latin version, begins with the words, "Jubilate Deo."
Jubilate (n.) A name of
the 100th Psalm; -- so called from its opening word in the Latin version.
Jubilate (v. i.) To exult;
to rejoice.
Jubilation (n.) A
triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
Jubilee (n.) Every
fiftieth year, being the year following the completion of each seventh sabbath
of years, at which time all the slaves of Hebrew blood were liberated, and all
lands which had been alienated during the whole period reverted to their former
owners.
Jubilee (n.) The joyful
commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event; as, the jubilee of
Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of Missions.
Jubilee (n.) A church
solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one
hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and extraordinary
indulgence grated by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One
invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and
receiving of the eucharist.
Jubilee (n.) A season of
general joy.
Jubilee (n.) A state of
joy or exultation.
Jucundity (n.)
Pleasantness; agreeableness. See Jocundity.
Judahite (n.) One of the
tribe of Judah; a member of the kingdom of Judah; a Jew.
Judaic (a.) Alt. of
Judaical
Judaical (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Jews.
Judaically (adv.) After
the Jewish manner.
Judaism (n.) The religious
doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses.
Judaism (n.) Conformity to
the Jewish rites and ceremonies.
Judaist (n.) One who
believes and practices Judaism.
Judaistic (a.) Of or
pertaining to Judaism.
Judaization (n.) The act
of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual.
Judaized (imp. & p. p.) of
Judaize
Judaizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Judaize
Judaize (v. i.) To conform
to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews; to inculcate or impose
Judaism.
Judaize (v. t.) To impose
Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism.
Judaizer (n.) One who
conforms to or inculcates Judaism; specifically, pl. (Ch. Hist.), those Jews who
accepted Christianity but still adhered to the law of Moses and worshiped in the
temple at Jerusalem.
Judas (n.) The disciple
who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the
semblance of friendship.
Judas (a.) Treacherous;
betraying.
Judas-colored (a.) Red; --
from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard.
Juddock (n.) See
Jacksnipe.
Judean (a.) Of or
pertaining to Judea.
Judean (n.) A native of
Judea; a Jew.
Judge (v. i.) A public
officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes,
and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.
Judge (v. i.) One who has
skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to decide on the merits of a
question, or on the quality or value of anything; one who discerns properties or
relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an expert; a critic.
Judge (v. i.) A person
appointed to decide in a/trial of skill, speed, etc., between two or more
parties; an umpire; as, a judge in a horse race.
Judge (v. i.) One of
supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel
for more than four hundred years.
Judge (v. i.) The title of
the seventh book of the Old Testament; the Book of Judges.
Judged (imp. & p. p.) of
Judge
Judging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Judge
Judge (a.) To hear and
determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to
pass sentence.
Judge (a.) To assume the
right to pass judgment on another; to sit in judgment or commendation; to
criticise or pass adverse judgment upon others. See Judge, v. t., 3.
Judge (v. t.) To compare
facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus
distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to
form an opinion about.
Judge (v. t.) To hear and
determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two
parties.
Judge (v. t.) To examine
and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.
Judge (v. t.) To arrogate
judicial authority over; to sit in judgment upon; to be censorious toward.
Judge (v. t.) To determine
upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to reckon.
Judge (v. t.) To exercise
the functions of a magistrate over; to govern.
Judger (n.) One who
judges.
Judgeship (n.) The office
of a judge.
Judgment (v. i.) The act
of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination,
by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins, whether of moral
qualities, intellectual concepts, logical propositions, or material facts, is
obtained; as, by careful judgment he avoided the peril; by a series of wrong
judgments he forfeited confidence.
Judgment (v. i.) The power
or faculty of performing such operations (see 1); esp., when unqualified, the
faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; good sense; as, a man
of judgment; a politician without judgment.
Judgment (v. i.) The
conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
Judgment (v. i.) The act
of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice;
also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge; the
mandate or sentence of God as the judge of all.
Judgment (v. i.) That act
of the mind by which two notions or ideas which are apprehended as distinct are
compared for the purpose of ascertaining their agreement or disagreement. See 1.
The comparison may be threefold: (1) Of individual objects forming a concept.
(2) Of concepts giving what is technically called a judgment. (3) Of two
judgments giving an inference. Judgments have been further classed as analytic,
synthetic, and identical.
Judgment (v. i.) That
power or faculty by which knowledge dependent upon comparison and discrimination
is acquired. See 2.
Judgment (v. i.) A
calamity regarded as sent by God, by way of recompense for wrong committed; a
providential punishment.
Judgment (v. i.) The final
award; the last sentence.
Judicable (v. i.) Capable
of being judged; capable of being tried or decided upon.
Judicative (a.) Having
power to judge; judicial; as, the judicative faculty.
Judicatory (a.) Pertaining
to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; as, judicatory
tribunals.
Judicatory (n.) A court of
justice; a tribunal.
Judicatory (n.)
Administration of justice.
Judicature (n.) The state
or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the
dispensing or administration of justice.
Judicature (n.) A court of
justice; a judicatory.
Judicature (n.) The right
of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court.
Judicial (a.) Pertaining
or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in
the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial
power; judicial proceedings; a judicial sale.
Judicial (a.) Fitted or
apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial mind.
Judicial (a.) Belonging to
the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive.
See Executive.
Judicial (a.) Judicious.
Judicially (adv.) In a
judicial capacity or judicial manner.
Judiciary (a.) Of or
pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a
judiciary proceeding.
Judiciary (n.) That branch
of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice
in a country; the judges, taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the
senate committee on the judiciary.
Judicious (a.) Of or
relating to a court; judicial.
Judicious (a.) Directed or
governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious;
discreet.
Judiciously (adv.) In a
judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely.
Judiciousness (n.) The
quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment.
Jug (n.) A vessel, usually
of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a
handle on one side.
Jug (n.) A pitcher; a
ewer.
Jug (n.) A prison; a jail;
a lockup.
Jugged (imp. & p. p.) of
Jug
Jugging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jug
Jug (v. t.) To seethe or
stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.
Jug (v. t.) To commit to
jail; to imprison.
Jug (v. i.) To utter a
sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
Jug (v. i.) To nestle or
collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
Jugal (a.) Relating to a
yoke, or to marriage.
Jugal (a.) Pertaining to,
or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone.
Jugata (n. pl.) The
figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined.
Jugated (a.) Coupled
together.
Juge (n.) A judge.
Jugement (n.) Judgment.
Juger (n.) A Roman measure
of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.
Jugger (n.) An East Indian
falcon. See Lugger.
Juggernaut (n.) One of the
names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the
Hindoos.
Juggled (imp. & p. p.) of
Juggle
Juggling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Juggle
Juggle (v. i.) To play
tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to
conjure.
Juggle (v. i.) To practice
artifice or imposture.
Juggle (v. t.) To deceive
by trick or artifice.
Juggle (n.) A trick by
sleight of hand.
Juggle (n.) An imposture;
a deception.
Juggle (n.) A block of
timber cut to a length, either in the round or split.
Juggler (n.) One who
practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a
conjurer.
Juggler (n.) A deceiver; a
cheat.
Juggleress (n.) A female
juggler.
Jugglery (n.) The art or
act of a juggler; sleight of hand.
Jugglery (n.) Trickery;
imposture; as, political jugglery.
Juggling (a.) Cheating;
tricky.
Juggling (n.) Jugglery;
underhand practice.
Juggs (n. pl.) See Jougs.
Juglandin (n.) An
extractive matter contained in the juice of the green shucks of the walnut
(Juglans regia). It is used medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black
hair dye.
Juglandine (n.) An
alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut (Juglans regia).
Juglans (n.) A genus of
valuable trees, including the true walnut of Europe, and the America black
walnut, and butternut.
Juglone (n.) A yellow
crystalline substance resembling quinone, extracted from green shucks of the
walnut (Juglans regia); -- called also nucin.
Jugular (a.) Of or
pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.
Jugular (a.) Of or
pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen.
Jugular (a.) Having the
ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
Jugular (a.) One of the
large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief
trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; -- called also
the jugular vein.
Jugular (a.) Any fish
which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the
throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).
Jugulated (imp. & p. p.)
of Jugulate
Jugulating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jugulate
Jugulate (v. t.) To cut
the throat of.
Jugula (pl. ) of Jugulum
Jugulum (n.) The lower
throat, or that part of the neck just above the breast.
Juga (pl. ) of Jugum
Jugums (pl. ) of Jugum
Jugum (n.) One of the
ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
Jugum (n.) A pair of the
opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Juice (n.) The
characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which
can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in
cooking.
Juice (v. t.) To moisten;
to wet.
Juiceless (a.) Lacking
juice; dry.
Juiciness (n.) The state
or quality of being juicy; succulence plants.
Juicy (superl.) A bounding
with juice; succulent.
Juise (n.) Judgment;
justice; sentence.
Jujube (n.) The sweet and
edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small
trees, of the genus Zizyphus, especially the Z. jujuba, Z. vulgaris, Z.
mucronata, and Z. Lotus. The last named is thought to have furnished the lotus
of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
Juke (v. i.) To bend the
neck; to bow or duck the head.
Juke (n.) The neck of a
bird.
Juke (v. i.) To perch on
anything, as birds do.
Julaceous (a.) Like an
ament, or bearing aments; amentaceous.
Julep (n.) A refreshing
drink flavored with aromatic herbs
Julep (n.) a sweet,
demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle.
Julep (n.) A beverage
composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded
ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also mint julep.
Julian (a.) Relating to,
or derived from, Julius Caesar.
Julienne (n.) A kind of
soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc.
Juliform (a.) Having the
shape or appearance of a julus or catkin.
Juli (pl. ) of Julus
Julus (n.) A catkin or
ament. See Ament.
Julies (pl. ) of July
July (n.) The seventh
month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
July-flower (n.) See
Gillyflower.
Jumart (n.) The fabled
offspring of a bull and a mare.
Jumbled (imp. & p. p.) of
Jumble
Jumbling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jumble
Jumble (v. t.) To mix in a
confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by
together or up.
Jumble (v. i.) To meet or
unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.
Jumble (n.) A confused
mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words.
Jumble (n.) A small, thin,
sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Jumblement (n.) Confused
mixture.
Jumbler (n.) One who
confuses things.
Jumblingly (adv.) In a
confused manner.
Jument (n.) A beast;
especially, a beast of burden.
Jump (n.) A kind of loose
jacket for men.
Jump (n.) A bodice worn
instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
Jumped (imp. & p. p.) of
Jump
Jumping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jump
Jump (v. i.) To spring
free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project
one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap.
Jump (v. i.) To move as if
by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
Jump (v. i.) To coincide;
to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
Jump (v. t.) To pass by a
spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
Jump (v. t.) To cause to
jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
Jump (v. t.) To expose to
danger; to risk; to hazard.
Jump (v. t.) To join by a
butt weld.
Jump (v. t.) To thicken or
enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Jump (v. t.) To bore with
a jumper.
Jump (n.) The act of
jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
Jump (n.) An effort; an
attempt; a venture.
Jump (n.) The space
traversed by a leap.
Jump (n.) A dislocation in
a stratum; a fault.
Jump (n.) An abrupt
interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
Jump (a.) Nice; exact;
matched; fitting; precise.
Jump (adv.) Exactly; pat.
Jumper (n.) One who, or
that which, jumps.
Jumper (n.) A long
drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.
Jumper (n.) A rude kind of
sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the
poles that form the thills.
Jumper (n.) The larva of
the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
Jumper (n.) A name applied
in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was
characterized by violent convulsions.
Jumper (n.) spring to
impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating
timepiece.
Jumper (n.) A loose upper
garment
Jumper (n.) A sort of
blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it.
Jumper (n.) A fur garment
worn in Arctic journeys.
Jumping (p. a. & vb. n.)
of Jump, to leap.
Jumpweld (v. t.) See
Buttweld, v. t.
Juncaceous (a.) Of.
pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Juncaceae), of which
the common rush (Juncus) is the type.
Juncate (n.) See Junket.
Juncite (n.) A fossil
rush.
Junco (n.) Any bird of the
genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called
also snowbird, or blue snowbird.
Juncous (a.) Full of
rushes: resembling rushes; juncaceous.
Junction (n.) The act of
joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the
junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.
Junction (n.) The place or
point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more
lines of railway meet or cross.
Juncture (n.) A joining; a
union; an alliance.
Juncture (n.) The line or
point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the
junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
Juncture (n.) A point of
time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances;
hence, a crisis; an exigency.
June (n.) The sixth month
of the year, containing thirty days.
Juneating (n.) A kind of
early apple.
Juneberry (n.) The small
applelike berry of American trees of genus Amelanchier; -- also called service
berry.
Juneberry (n.) The shrub
or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called shad bush, and had tree.
Jungermanniae (pl. ) of
Jungermannia
Jungermannia (n.) A genus
of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants
of the order, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniaceae.
Jungle (n.) A dense growth
of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of
trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.
Jungly (a.) Consisting of
jungles; abounding with jungles; of the nature of a jungle.
Junior (a.) Less advanced
in age than another; younger.
Junior (a.) Lower in
standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel;
junior captain.
Junior (a.) Composed of
juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or
pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See Junior, n., 2.
Junior (n.) Belonging to a
younger person, or an earlier time of life.
Junior (n.) A younger
person.
Junior (n.) Hence: One of
a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third
year of his course, one in the fourth or final year being designated a senior;
in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in the second year, of
a three years' course.
Juniority (n.) The state
or quality of being junior.
Juniper (n.) Any evergreen
shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae.
Juniperin (n.) A yellow
amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.
Juniperite (n.) One of the
fossil Coniferae, evidently allied to the juniper.
Junk (n.) A fragment of
any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
Junk (n.) Pieces of old
cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when
picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.
Junk (n.) Old iron, or
other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers.
Junk (n.) Hard salted beef
supplied to ships.
Junk (n.) A large vessel,
without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the
Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.
Junker (n.) A young German
noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
Junkerism (n.) The
principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
Junket (n.) A cheese cake;
a sweetmeat; any delicate food.
Junket (n.) A feast; an
entertainment.
Junket (v. i.) To feast;
to banquet; to make an entertainment; -- sometimes applied opprobriously to
feasting by public officers at the public cost.
Junketed (imp. & p. p.) of
Junket
Junketing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Junket
Junket (v. t.) To give
entertainment to; to feast.
Junketing (n.) A feast or
entertainment; a revel.
Junketries (n. pl.)
Sweetmeats.
Junos (pl. ) of June
June (n.) The sister and
wife of Jupiter, the queen of heaven, and the goddess who presided over
marriage. She corresponds to the Greek Hera.
June (n.) One of the early
discovered asteroids.
Juntas (pl. ) of Junta
Junta (n.) A council; a
convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
Juntos (pl. ) of Junto
Junto (n.) A secret
council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men
combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a junto of ministers; a
junto of politicians.
Junartie (n.) Jeopardy.
Jupati palm () A great Brazilian
palm tree (Raphia taedigera), used by the natives for many purposes.
Jupe (n.) Same as Jupon.
Jupiter (n.) The supreme
deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove.
He corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
Jupiter (n.) One of the
planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean
diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at
a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as
unity.
Jupon (n.) Alt. of Juppon
Juppon (n.) A sleeveless
jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended
below the hips.
Juppon (n.) A petticoat.
Jura (n.) 1. A range of
mountains between France and Switzerland.
Jura (n.) The Jurassic
period. See Jurassic.
Jural (a.) Pertaining to
natural or positive right.
Jural (a.) Of or
pertaining to jurisprudence.
Juramenta (pl. ) of
Juramentum
Juramentum (n.) An oath.
Jurassic (a.) Of the age
of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias,
Oolite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains.
Jurassic (n.) The Jurassic
period or formation; -- called also the Jura.
Jurat (n.) A person under
oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain
municipal corporations in England.
Jurat (n.) The memorandum
or certificate at the end of an asffidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery,
showing when, before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was sworn or
affirmed.
Juratory (a.) Relating to
or comprising an oath; as, juratory caution.
Jura-trias (n.) A term
applied to many American Mesozoic strata, in which the characteristics of the
Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended.
Jurdiccion (n.)
Jurisdiction.
Jurdon (n.) Jordan.
Jurel (n.) A yellow
carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant
southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse
crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes,
improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also
sometimes called jurel.
Juridic (a.) Alt. of
Juridical
Juridical (a.) Pertaining
to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the distribution of justice; used in
courts of law; according to law; legal; as, juridical law.
Juridically (adv.) In a
juridical manner.
Jurisconsult (n.) A man
learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of
jurisprudence; a jurist.
Jurisdiction (a.) The
legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine
causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause
or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain
crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the
limits of its authority or commission.
Jurisdiction (a.) The
authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or
enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
Jurisdiction (a.) Sphere
of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or
within which a government or a court has authority.
Jurisdictional (a.) Of or
pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights.
Jurisdictive (a.) Having
jurisdiction.
Jurisprudence (a.) The
science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men
in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice.
Jurisprudent (a.)
Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
Jurisprudent (n.) One
skilled in law or jurisprudence.
Jurisprudential (a.) Of or
pertaining to jurisprudence.
Jurist (a.) One who
professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil
law; a writer on civil and international law.
Juristic (a.) Alt. of
Juristical
Juristical (a.) Of or
pertaining to a jurist, to the legal profession, or to jurisprudence.
Juror (n.) A member of a
jury; a juryman.
Juror (n.) A member of any
jury for awarding prizes, etc.
Jury (a.) For temporary
use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
Juries (pl. ) of Jury
Jury (a.) A body of men,
usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into
and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the
evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest.
Jury (a.) A committee for
determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition;
as, the art jury gave him the first prize.
Jurymen (pl. ) of Juryman
Juryman (n.) One who is
impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror.
Jury-rigged (a.) Rigged
for temporary service. See Jury, a.
Jussi (n.) A delicate
fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which
dresses, etc., are made.
Just (a.) Conforming or
conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right
or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- said both of persons and
things.
Just (a.) Not
transgressing the requirement of truth and propriety; conformed to the truth of
things, to reason, or to a proper standard; exact; normal; reasonable; regular;
due; as, a just statement; a just inference.
Just (a.) Rendering or
disposed to render to each one his due; equitable; fair; impartial; as, just
judge.
Just (adv.) Precisely;
exactly; -- in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated.
Just (adv.) Closely;
nearly; almost.
Just (adv.) Barely;
merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time; as, he just missed the
train; just too late.
Just (v. i.) To joust.
Just (n.) A joust.
Justice (a.) The quality
of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in
all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to
human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other;
rectitude; equity; uprightness.
Justice (a.) Conformity to
truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; fair representation of
facts respecting merit or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the
justice of a description or of a judgment; historical justice.
Justice (a.) The rendering
to every one his due or right; just treatment; requital of desert; merited
reward or punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.
Justice (a.) Agreeableness
to right; equity; justness; as, the justice of a claim.
Justice (a.) A person duly
commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer
justice.
Justice (v. t.) To
administer justice to.
Justiceable (a.) Liable to
trial in a court of justice.
Justicehood (n.)
Justiceship.
Justicement (n.)
Administration of justice; procedure in courts of justice.
Justicer (n.) One who
administers justice; a judge.
Justiceship (n.) The
office or dignity of a justice.
Justiciable (a.) Proper to
be examined in a court of justice.
Justiciar (n.) Same as
Justiciary.
Justiciary (n.) An old
name for the judges of the higher English courts.
Justico (n.) Alt. of
Justicoat
Justicoat (n.) Formerly, a
close coat or waistcoat with sleeves.
Justifiable (a.) Capable
of being justified, or shown to be just.
Justification (n.) The act
of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just
or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support;
as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience
admits justification.
Justification (n.) The
showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused
did that for which he is called to answer.
Justification (n.) The act
of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's
requirements.
Justification (n.)
Adjustment of type by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or of a
cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for
making such adjustment.
Justificative (a.) Having
power to justify; justificatory.
Justificator (n.) One who
justifies or vindicates; a justifier.
Justificatory (a.)
Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.
Justifier (n.) One who
justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves.
Justified (imp. & p. p.)
of Justify
Justifying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Justify
Justify (a.) To prove or
show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law,
right, justice, propriety, or duty.
Justify (a.) To pronounce
free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just,
right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear.
Justify (a.) To treat as
if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
Justify (a.) To prove; to
ratify; to confirm.
Justify (a.) To make even
or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. See
Justification, 4.
Justify (v. i.) To form an
even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
Justify (v. i.) To take
oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or
surety.
Justinian (a.) Of or
pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.
Justle (v. i.) To run or
strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.
Justled (imp. & p. p.) of
Justle
Justling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Justle
Justle (v. t.) To push; to
drive; to force by running against; to jostle.
Justle (n.) An encounter
or shock; a jostle.
Justly (a.) In a just
manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly;
accurately.
Justness (n.) The quality
of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the
like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions;
the justness of a description or representation; the justness of a cause.
Jutted (imp. & p. p.) of
Jut
Jutting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jut
Jut (v. i.) To shoot out
or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.
Jut (v. i.) To butt.
Jut (n.) That which
projects or juts; a projection.
Jut (n.) A shove; a push.
Jute (n.) The coarse,
strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also,
the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage,
hangings, paper, etc.
Jutes (n. pl.) Jutlanders;
one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in
the 5th century.
Jutlander (n.) A native or
inhabitant of Jutland in Denmark.
Jutlandish (a.) Of or
pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.
Jutting (a.) Projecting,
as corbels, cornices, etc.
Jutty (n.) A projection in
a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty.
Jutty (v. t. & i.) To
project beyond.
Juvenal (n.) A youth.
Juvenescence (n.) A
growing young.
Juvenescent (a.) Growing
or becoming young.
Juvenile (a.) Young;
youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.
Juvenile (a.) Of or
pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
Juvenile (n.) A young
person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
Juvenileness (n.) The
state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.
Juvenilities (pl. ) of
Juvenility
Juvenility (n.)
Youthfulness; adolescence.
Juvenility (n.) The
manners or character of youth; immaturity.
Juvia (n.) A Brazilian
name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the
large seeds known as Brazil nuts.
Juwansa (n.) The camel's
thorn. See under Camel.
Juwise (n.) Same as Juise.
Juxtapose (v. t.) To place
in juxtaposition.
Juxtaposited (imp. & p. p.)
of Juxtaposit
Juxtapositing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Juxtaposit
Juxtaposit (v. t.) To
place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.
Juxtaposition (v. i.) A
placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a
juxtaposition of words.
Junold (a.) See Gimmal.
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