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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

jerboa rat
noun large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping

jeremiad
noun a long and mournful complaint; `a jeremiad against any form of government`

Jeremiah
Book of Jeremiah noun a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah

jerk
jerking noun an abrupt spasmodic movement

jerkily
adverb with jerking motions; `She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat`

jerkin
noun a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times

jerkwater
one-horse adjective small and remote and insignificant; `a jerkwater college`; `passed a series of poky little one-horse towns`

jerky
jerked meat noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

jeroboam
double-magnum noun a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

jerry-building
noun construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit

jerry-built
shoddy adjective of inferior workmanship and materials; `mean little jerry-built houses`

Jersey
noun a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey

jersey
tee shirt noun a close-fitting pullover shirt

Jerusalem artichoke
sunchoke noun sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips

Jerusalem cross
noun a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar

Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata noun large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States

Jerusalem Warriors
noun ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991

Jesse James
noun United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

jest
joke 1 jocularity noun activity characterized by good humor

jesting
jocose adjective characterized by jokes and good humor

Jesuitical
Jesuitic adjective having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; `Jesuitical education`

Jesuitism
Jesuitry noun the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)

jet
squirt noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

jet bridge
noun an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate

jet engine
noun a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion

jet set
noun a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure

jet-propelled
adjective propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine

jetliner
noun a large jet plane that carries passengers

jetting
spouting adjective propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

jettison
verb throw as from an airplane

jeu d`esprit
noun a witty comment or writing

jew`s harp
jews` harp noun a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity

jewel
gem noun a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

jeweler`s glass
noun an optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen

jewelled headdress
noun a headdress adorned with jewels

jewelry
jewellery noun an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

jewelry dealer
jewelry store noun a firm that sells and buys jewelry

jewfish
Mycteroperca bonaci noun large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales

Jewish rye bread
Jewish rye noun (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds

Jewry
noun Jews collectively

jib
noun any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

jibboom
noun a spar that extends the bowsprit

jibe
gybe verb shift from one side of the ship to the other; `The sail jibbed wildly`

jig
gigue noun music in three-four time for dancing a jig

jiggered
adjective (British informal expletive) surprised; `Well I`m jiggered!`

jiggermast
noun any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

jiggle
joggle verb move to and fro; `Don`t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!`

jigsaw
scroll saw noun fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines

jigsaw puzzle
noun a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces

jihad
jehad noun a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

jihad
noun a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels

jihadi
adjective of or relating to a jihad

jilt
verb cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; `jilt a lover or a bride`

jilted
rejected adjective rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; `jilted at the altar`

jim crow
noun a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails

Jim Morrison
James Douglas Morrison noun United States rock singer (1943-1971)

jimdandy
jimhickey noun something excellent of its kind; `the bike was a jimdandy`

jimmies
sprinkles noun bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream

jimmy
jemmy noun a short crowbar; `in England they call a jimmy and jemmy`

Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter noun 39th President of the United States (1924-)

Jinghpo
Jinghpaw noun a Kachinic language

jingle
jangle noun a metallic sound; `the jingle of coins`; `the jangle of spurs`

jingling
jingly adjective having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; `jingling sleigh bells`

jinks
high jinks noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking

jinrikisha
ricksha noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person

jinx
verb foredoom to failure; `This project is jinxed!`

jinx
noun a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

jird
noun gerbil of northern Africa

Jirga
noun a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; `most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police`

jitter
noun small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources

jitterbug
noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

jitteriness
jumpiness noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

jittering
adjective undergoing small rapid variations

jittery
adjective characterized by jerky movements; `a jittery ride`

jive
verb dance to jive music; dance the jive

Job
Book of Job noun a book in the Old Testament containing Job`s pleas to God about his afflictions and God`s reply

job
chore noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; `estimates of the city`s loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars`; `the job of repairing the engine took several hours`; `the endless task of classifying the samples`; `the farmer`s morning chores`

job action
noun a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands

job application
noun an application for a job

job control
noun a program that is called to prepare each job to be run

job description
noun description of the responsibilities associated with a given job

job interview
employment interview noun an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment

job lot
noun a miscellaneous collection of things sold together

job-control language
noun a problem-oriented language used to describe job requirements to an operating system

job-oriented terminal
noun a terminal designed for a particular application

jobbery
noun corruptness among public officials

jobcentre
noun a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered

jockey club
noun a club to promote and regulate horse racing

jocosely
jocular adverb with humor; `they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly`

jocoseness
jocosity noun the trait of merry joking

jocosity
jocularity noun fun characterized by humor

jocund
jolly adjective full of or showing high-spirited merriment; `when hearts were young and gay`; `a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company`- Wordsworth; `the jolly crowd at the reunion`; `jolly old Saint Nick`; `a jovial old gentleman`; `have a merry Christmas`; `peals of merry laughter`; `a mirthful laugh`

jocundity
jocularity noun a feeling facetious merriment

jodhpur
jodhpur shoe noun a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side

jodhpur boot
jodhpur shoe noun a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side

jodhpurs
jodhpur breeches noun flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots

Joe Blow
Joe Bloggs noun a hypothetical average man

Joe-Pye weed
Eupatorium maculatum noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads

Joel
Book of Joel noun an Old Testament book telling Joel`s prophecies

jog
trot noun a slow pace of running