1  "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."
   2  
   3  "Jaal goat () A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also beden, and jaela."
   4  
   5  "Jab (v. t.) To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t."
   6  
   7  Jab (n.) A thrust or stab.
   8  
   9  Jabbered (imp. & p. p.) of Jabber
  10  
  11  Jabbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jabber
  12  
  13  "Jabber (v. i.) To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter."
  14  
  15  "Jabber (v. t.) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French."
  16  
  17  "Jabber (n.) Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish."
  18  
  19  Jabber (n.) One who jabbers.
  20  
  21  Jabberingly (adv.) In a jabbering manner.
  22  
  23  Jabberment (n.) Jabber.
  24  
  25  Jabbernowl (n.) Same as Jobbernowl.
  26  
  27  "Jabiru (n.) One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits."
  28  
  29  Jaborandi (n.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
  30  
  31  "Jaborine (n.) An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is extracted as a white amorphous substance. In its action it resembles atropine."
  32  
  33  "Jabot (n.) Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt."
  34  
  35  "Jabot (n.) An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of the dress."
  36  
  37  "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."
  38  
  39  "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."
  40  
  41  "Jacaranda (n.) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood."
  42  
  43  Jacaranda (n.) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers.
  44  
  45  Jacare (n.) A cayman. See Yacare.
  46  
  47  "Jacchus (n.) The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus."
  48  
  49  Jacconet (n.) See Jaconet.
  50  
  51  "Jacent (a.) Lying at length; as, the jacent posture."
  52  
  53  Jacinth (n.) See Hyacinth.
  54  
  55  "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."
  56  
  57  "Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John."
  58  
  59  "Jack (n.) An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic."
  60  
  61  "Jack (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat."
  62  
  63  "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"
  64  
  65  Jack (n.) A device to pull off boots.
  66  
  67  Jack (n.) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
  68  
  69  "Jack (n.) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack."
  70  
  71  Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
  72  
  73  Jack (n.) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles.
  74  
  75  Jack (n.) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box.
  76  
  77  Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.
  78  
  79  "Jack (n.) A compact, portable machine for planing metal."
  80  
  81  Jack (n.) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
  82  
  83  "Jack (n.) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed."
  84  
  85  "Jack (n.) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught."
  86  
  87  "Jack (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper."
  88  
  89  "Jack (n.) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself."
  90  
  91  "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."
  92  
  93  Jack (n.) The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
  94  
  95  "Jack (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass."
  96  
  97  Jack (n.) A young pike; a pickerel.
  98  
  99  Jack (n.) The jurel.
 100  
 101  "Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou."
 102  
 103  Jack (n.) The wall-eyed pike.
 104  
 105  "Jack (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint."
 106  
 107  "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."
 108  
 109  "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."
 110  
 111  Jack (n.) The knave of a suit of playing cards.
 112  
 113  "Jack (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather."
 114  
 115  Jack (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
 116  
 117  "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n."
 118  
 119  "Jack (v. t.) To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5."
 120  
 121  "Jack-a-dandy (n.) A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow."
 122  
 123  "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."
 124  
 125  "Jackal (n.) One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated."
 126  
 127  "Jack-a-lent (n.) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow."
 128  
 129  Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.
 130  
 131  Jackanapes (n.) A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
 132  
 133  Jackass (n.) The male ass; a donkey.
 134  
 135  Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.
 136  
 137  "Jackdaw (n.) See Daw, n."
 138  
 139  "Jackeen (n.) A drunken, dissolute fellow."
 140  
 141  "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts."
 142  
 143  "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."
 144  
 145  "Jacket (n.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired."
 146  
 147  "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket."
 148  
 149  "Jacket (v. t.) To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket."
 150  
 151  Jacket (v. t.) To thrash; to beat.
 152  
 153  "Jacketed (a.) Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket."
 154  
 155  "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing."
 156  
 157  "Jack Ketch () A public executioner, or hangman."
 158  
 159  "Jackknife (n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife."
 160  
 161  Jackmen (pl. ) of Jackman
 162  
 163  "Jackman (n.) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n."
 164  
 165  Jackman (n.) A cream cheese.
 166  
 167  "Jack-o'-lantern (n.) See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack."
 168  
 169  Jackpudding (n.) A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
 170  
 171  Jacksaw (n.) The merganser.
 172  
 173  "Jackscrew (n.) A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5."
 174  
 175  Jackslave (n.) A low servant; a mean fellow.
 176  
 177  "Jacksmith (n.) A smith who makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c."
 178  
 179  "Jacksnipe (n.) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe."
 180  
 181  "Jacksnipe (n.) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe."
 182  
 183  "Jackstay (n.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened."
 184  
 185  Jackstone (n.) One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
 186  
 187  Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
 188  
 189  "Jackstraw (n.) An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence."
 190  
 191  "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."
 192  
 193  "Jackwood (n.) Wood of the jack (Artocarpus integrifolia), used in cabinetwork."
 194  
 195  "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."
 196  
 197  "Jacobaean lily () A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower."
 198  
 199  Jacobean (a.) Alt. of Jacobian
 200  
 201  "Jacobian (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of England."
 202  
 203  "Jacobin (n.) A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris."
 204  
 205  "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."
 206  
 207  "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."
 208  
 209  Jacobin (a.) Same as Jacobinic.
 210  
 211  Jacobine (n.) A Jacobin.
 212  
 213  Jacobinic (a.) Alt. of Jacobinical
 214  
 215  "Jacobinical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary; of the nature of, or characterized by, Jacobinism."
 216  
 217  Jacobinism (n.) The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.
 218  
 219  Jacobinized (imp. & p. p.) of Jacobinize
 220  
 221  Jacobinizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jacobinize
 222  
 223  "Jacobinize (v. t.) To taint with, or convert to, Jacobinism."
 224  
 225  "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."
 226  
 227  "Jacobite (n.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century."
 228  
 229  Jacobite (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
 230  
 231  Jacobitic (a.) Alt. of Jacobitical
 232  
 233  Jacobitical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobites; characterized by Jacobitism.
 234  
 235  Jacobitism (n.) The principles of the Jacobites.
 236  
 237  Jacobuses (pl. ) of Jacobus
 238  
 239  "Jacobus (n.) An English gold coin, of the value of twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the reign of James I."
 240  
 241  "Jaconet (n.) A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc."
 242  
 243  "Jacquard (a.) Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French mechanician, who died in 1834."
 244  
 245  "Jacqueminot (n.) A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot, of France."
 246  
 247  "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."
 248  
 249  Jactancy (n.) A boasting; a bragging.
 250  
 251  Jactation (n.) A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.
 252  
 253  Jactitation (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
 254  
 255  "Jactitation (n.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium."
 256  
 257  Jaculable (a.) Fit for throwing.
 258  
 259  Jaculated (imp. & p. p.) of Jaculate
 260  
 261  Jaculating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jaculate
 262  
 263  "Jaculate (v. t.) To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit."
 264  
 265  "Jaculation (n.) The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears."
 266  
 267  Jaculator () One who throws or casts.
 268  
 269  Jaculator () The archer fish (Toxotes jaculator).
 270  
 271  "Jaculatory (a.) Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers."
 272  
 273  Jadding (n.) See Holing.
 274  
 275  "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."
 276  
 277  Jade (n.) A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.
 278  
 279  "Jade (n.) A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man."
 280  
 281  Jade (n.) A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
 282  
 283  Jaded (imp. & p. p.) of Jade
 284  
 285  Jading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jade
 286  
 287  Jade (v. t.) To treat like a jade; to spurn.
 288  
 289  Jade (v. t.) To make ridiculous and contemptible.
 290  
 291  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.
 292  
 293  Jade (v. i.) To become weary; to lose spirit.
 294  
 295  "Jadeite (n.) See Jade, the stone."
 296  
 297  Jadery (n.) The tricks of a jade.
 298  
 299  Jadish (a.) Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
 300  
 301  Jadish (a.) Unchaste; -- applied to a woman.
 302  
 303  Jaeger (n.) See Jager.
 304  
 305  Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
 306  
 307  Jag (n.) A part broken off; a fragment.
 308  
 309  Jag (n.) A cleft or division.
 310  
 311  Jagged (imp. & p. p.) of Jag
 312  
 313  Jagging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jag
 314  
 315  Jag (v. t.) To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.
 316  
 317  "Jag (n.) A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore."
 318  
 319  "Jag (v. t.) To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc."
 320  
 321  Jaganatha (n.) Alt. of Jaganatha
 322  
 323  Jaganatha (n.) See Juggernaut.
 324  
 325  Jager (n.) A sharpshooter. See Yager.
 326  
 327  "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)."
 328  
 329  Jagg (v. t. & n.) See Jag.
 330  
 331  "Jagged (a.) Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks."
 332  
 333  Jagger (n.) One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d Jag.
 334  
 335  "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."
 336  
 337  "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)."
 338  
 339  "Jaggy (a.) Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth."
 340  
 341  "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."
 342  
 343  Jaghirdar (n.) The holder of a jaghir.
 344  
 345  "Jagua palm () A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs."
 346  
 347  "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."
 348  
 349  "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."
 350  
 351  Jah (n.) Jehovah.
 352  
 353  "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."
 354  
 355  Jail (v. t.) To imprison.
 356  
 357  Jailer (n.) The keeper of a jail or prison.
 358  
 359  Jain (n.) Alt. of Jaina
 360  
 361  "Jaina (n.) One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism."
 362  
 363  "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."
 364  
 365  Jairou (n.) The ahu or Asiatic gazelle.
 366  
 367  Jak (n.) see Ils Jack.
 368  
 369  Jakes (n.) A privy.
 370  
 371  "Jakie (n.) A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog."
 372  
 373  "Jako (n.) An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot."
 374  
 375  Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
 376  
 377  "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."
 378  
 379  Jalapic (a.) Of or pertaining to jalap.
 380  
 381  Jalapin (n.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.
 382  
 383  "Jalons (n. pl.) Long poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and signals."
 384  
 385  Jalousie (n.) A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.
 386  
 387  "Jalousied (a.) Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches."
 388  
 389  Jam (n.) A kind of frock for children.
 390  
 391  Jam (n.) See Jamb.
 392  
 393  Jammed (imp. & p. p.) of Jam
 394  
 395  Jamming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jam
 396  
 397  Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
 398  
 399  "Jam (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door."
 400  
 401  Jam (v. t.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
 402  
 403  "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."
 404  
 405  Jam (n.) An injury caused by jamming.
 406  
 407  "Jam (n.) A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam."
 408  
 409  Jamacina (n.) Jamaicine.
 410  
 411  Jamadar (n.) Same as Jemidar.
 412  
 413  Jamaica (n.) One of the West India is islands.
 414  
 415  Jamaican (a.) Of or pertaining to Jamaica.
 416  
 417  Jamaican (n.) A native or inhabitant of Jamaica.
 418  
 419  "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."
 420  
 421  "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."
 422  
 423  Jamb (n.) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
 424  
 425  "Jamb (v. t.) See Jam, v. t."
 426  
 427  Jambee (n.) A fashionable cane.
 428  
 429  Jambes (n.) Alt. of Jambeux
 430  
 431  "Jambeux (n.) In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees."
 432  
 433  "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."
 434  
 435  "Jamdani (n.) A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers."
 436  
 437  "Jamesonite (n.) A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron."
 438  
 439  "James's powder () Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, ar English physician; -- called also fever powder."
 440  
 441  "Jamestown weed () The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura."
 442  
 443  Jan (n.) One of intermediate order between angels and men.
 444  
 445  Jane (n.) A coin of Genoa; any small coin.
 446  
 447  Jane (n.) A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.
 448  
 449  "Jane-of-apes (n.) A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes."
 450  
 451  Jangled (imp. & p. p.) of Jangle
 452  
 453  Jangling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jangle
 454  
 455  "Jangle (v. i.) To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune."
 456  
 457  Jangle (v. i.) To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
 458  
 459  Jangle (v. i.) To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
 460  
 461  Jangle (v. t.) To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
 462  
 463  Jangle (n.) Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
 464  
 465  Jangle (n.) Discordant sound; wrangling.
 466  
 467  Jangler (n.) An idle talker; a babbler; a prater.
 468  
 469  "Jangler (n.) A wrangling, noisy fellow."
 470  
 471  Jangleress (n.) A female prater or babbler.
 472  
 473  Janglery (n.) Jangling.
 474  
 475  Jangling (a.) Producing discordant sounds.
 476  
 477  Jangling (n.) Idle babbling; vain disputation.
 478  
 479  Jangling (n.) Wrangling; altercation.
 480  
 481  Janissary (n.) See Janizary.
 482  
 483  "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."
 484  
 485  Janitress (n.) Alt. of Janitrix
 486  
 487  Janitrix (n.) A female janitor.
 488  
 489  Janizar (n.) A janizary.
 490  
 491  "Janizarian (a.) Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government."
 492  
 493  Janizaries (pl. ) of Janizary
 494  
 495  "Janizary (n.) A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826."
 496  
 497  "Janker (n.) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs."
 498  
 499  Jansenism (n.) The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
 500  
 501  "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."
 502  
 503  Jant (v. i.) See Jaunt.
 504  
 505  Janthina (n.) See Ianthina.
 506  
 507  Jantily (adv.) See Jauntily.
 508  
 509  Jantiness (n.) See Jauntiness.
 510  
 511  "Jantu (n.) A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land."
 512  
 513  Janty (a.) See Jaunty.
 514  
 515  "January (n.) The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days."
 516  
 517  "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."
 518  
 519  Janus-faced (a.) Double-faced; deceitful.
 520  
 521  Janus-headed (a.) Double-headed.
 522  
 523  "Japan (n.) Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning."
 524  
 525  "Japan (a.) Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware."
 526  
 527  Japanned (imp. & p. p.) of Japan
 528  
 529  Japanning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Japan
 530  
 531  "Japan (v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer."
 532  
 533  "Japan (v. t.) To give a glossy black to, as shoes."
 534  
 535  "Japanese (a.) Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants."
 536  
 537  "Japanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan."
 538  
 539  Japanese (n. sing. & pl.) The language of the people of Japan.
 540  
 541  "Japanned (a.) Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner."
 542  
 543  "Japanner (n.) One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art."
 544  
 545  Japanner (n.) A bootblack.
 546  
 547  Japanning (n.) The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.
 548  
 549  Japannish (a.) After the manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned articles.
 550  
 551  Jape (v. i.) To jest; to play tricks; to jeer.
 552  
 553  Jape (v. t.) To mock; to trick.
 554  
 555  Japer (n.) A jester; a buffoon.
 556  
 557  Japery (n.) Jesting; buffoonery.
 558  
 559  Japhethite (n.) A Japhetite.
 560  
 561  "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."
 562  
 563  Japhetite (n.) A descendant of Japheth.
 564  
 565  "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."
 566  
 567  Jar (n.) A turn. [Only in phrase.]
 568  
 569  "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."
 570  
 571  "Jar (n.) The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves."
 572  
 573  Jarred (imp. & p. p.) of Jar
 574  
 575  jarring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jar
 576  
 577  "Jar (v. i.) To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears."
 578  
 579  Jar (v. i.) To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
 580  
 581  "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."
 582  
 583  Jar (v. t.) To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off.
 584  
 585  "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."
 586  
 587  Jar (n.) Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement.
 588  
 589  "Jar (n.) A regular vibration, as of a pendulum."
 590  
 591  "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."
 592  
 593  "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."
 594  
 595  Jarble (v. t.) To wet; to bemire.
 596  
 597  "Jardiniere (n.) An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room."
 598  
 599  "Jards (n.) A callous tumor on the leg of a horse, below the hock."
 600  
 601  Jargle (v. i.) To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
 602  
 603  "Jargon (n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang."
 604  
 605  Jargoned (imp. & p. p.) of Jargon
 606  
 607  Jargoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jargon
 608  
 609  "Jargon (v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner."
 610  
 611  Jargon (n.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
 612  
 613  Jargonelle (n.) A variety of pear which ripens early.
 614  
 615  Jargonic (a.) Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
 616  
 617  Jargonist (n.) One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
 618  
 619  "Jarl (n.) A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions."
 620  
 621  Jarnut (n.) An earthnut.
 622  
 623  Jarosite (n.) An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.
 624  
 625  Jar-owl (n.) The goatsucker.
 626  
 627  Jarrah (n.) The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus.
 628  
 629  Jarring (a.) Shaking; disturbing; discordant.
 630  
 631  "Jarring (n.) A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines."
 632  
 633  Jarring (n.) Discord; a clashing of interests.
 634  
 635  Jarringly (adv.) In a jarring or discordant manner.
 636  
 637  Jarvey (n.) Alt. of Jarvy
 638  
 639  Jarvy (n.) The driver of a hackney coach.
 640  
 641  Jarvy (n.) A hackney coach.
 642  
 643  "Jasey (n.) A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn."
 644  
 645  Jashawk (n.) A young hawk.
 646  
 647  "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."
 648  
 649  Jasp (n.) Jasper.
 650  
 651  Jaspachate (n.) Agate jasper.
 652  
 653  "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."
 654  
 655  "Jasperated (a.) mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as, jasperated agate."
 656  
 657  "Jasperize (v. t.) To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper."
 658  
 659  Jaspery (a.) Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper.
 660  
 661  Jaspidean (a.) Alt. of Jaspideous
 662  
 663  "Jaspideous (a.) Consisting of jasper, or containing jasper; jaspery; jasperlike."
 664  
 665  Jaspilite (n.) A compact siliceous rock resembling jasper.
 666  
 667  Jaspoid (a.) Resembling jasper.
 668  
 669  "Jasponyx (n.) An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper."
 670  
 671  "Jatrophic (a.) Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha."
 672  
 673  Jaunce (v. i.) To ride hard; to jounce.
 674  
 675  "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."
 676  
 677  Jaundice (v. t.) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
 678  
 679  Jaundiced (a.) Affected with jaundice.
 680  
 681  "Jaundiced (a.) Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment."
 682  
 683  Jaunted (imp. & p. p.) of Jaunt
 684  
 685  Jaunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jaunt
 686  
 687  Jaunt (v. i.) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
 688  
 689  Jaunt (v. i.) To ride on a jaunting car.
 690  
 691  Jaunt (v. t.) To jolt; to jounce.
 692  
 693  Jaunt (n.) A wearisome journey.
 694  
 695  Jaunt (n.) A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
 696  
 697  Jauntily (adv.) In a jaunty manner.
 698  
 699  Jauntiness (n.) The quality of being jaunty.
 700  
 701  "Jaunty (superl.) Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner."
 702  
 703  Java (n.) One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.
 704  
 705  "Java (n.) Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java."
 706  
 707  "Javanese (a.) Of or pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java."
 708  
 709  Javanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of Java.
 710  
 711  Javel (n.) A vagabond.
 712  
 713  "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."
 714  
 715  Javelin (v. t.) To pierce with a javelin.
 716  
 717  Javelinier (n.) A soldier armed with a javelin.
 718  
 719  "Jaw (n.) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth."
 720  
 721  "Jaw (n.) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering."
 722  
 723  "Jaw (n.) In the plural, the mouth."
 724  
 725  "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."
 726  
 727  Jaw (n.) A notch or opening.
 728  
 729  "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."
 730  
 731  "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."
 732  
 733  "Jaw (n.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast."
 734  
 735  Jaw (n.) Impudent or abusive talk.
 736  
 737  Jawed (imp. & p. p.) of Jaw
 738  
 739  Jawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jaw
 740  
 741  Jaw (v. i.) To scold; to clamor.
 742  
 743  Jaw (v. t.) To assail or abuse by scolding.
 744  
 745  Jawbone (n.) The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
 746  
 747  "Jawed (a.) Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed."
 748  
 749  "Law-fall (n.) Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits."
 750  
 751  Jaw-fallen (a.) Dejected; chopfallen.
 752  
 753  Jawfoot (n.) See Maxilliped.
 754  
 755  Jawing (n.) Scolding; clamorous or abusive talk.
 756  
 757  Jawn (v. i.) See Yawn.
 758  
 759  Jawy (a.) Relating to the jaws.
 760  
 761  "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."
 762  
 763  Jayet (n.) See Jet.
 764  
 765  "Jayhawker (n.) A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla."
 766  
 767  Jazel (n.) A gem of an azure color.
 768  
 769  "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."
 770  
 771  Jealous (a.) Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
 772  
 773  Jealous (a.) Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.
 774  
 775  Jealous (a.) Exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
 776  
 777  "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."
 778  
 779  Jealoushood (n.) Jealousy.
 780  
 781  Jealously (adv.) In a jealous manner.
 782  
 783  Jealousness (n.) State or quality of being jealous.
 784  
 785  Jealousies (pl. ) of Jealousy
 786  
 787  "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."
 788  
 789  Jeames (n.) A footman; a flunky.
 790  
 791  Jean (n.) A twilled cotton cloth.
 792  
 793  Jears (n. pl.) See 1st Jeer (b).
 794  
 795  Jeat (n.) See Jet.
 796  
 797  "Jedding ax (n.) A stone mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part."
 798  
 799  Jee (v. t. & i.) See Gee.
 800  
 801  Jeel (n.) A morass; a shallow lake.
 802  
 803  Jeer (n.) A gear; a tackle.
 804  
 805  "Jeer (n.) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship."
 806  
 807  Jeered (imp. & p. p.) of Jeer
 808  
 809  Jeering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jeer
 810  
 811  "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."
 812  
 813  Jeer (v. t.) To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
 814  
 815  Jeer (n.) A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
 816  
 817  Jeerer (n.) A scoffer; a railer; a mocker.
 818  
 819  Jeering (a.) Mocking; scoffing.
 820  
 821  Jeering (n.) A mocking utterance.
 822  
 823  Jeers (n. pl.) See 1st Jeer (b).
 824  
 825  "Jeffersonia (n.) An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and deeply two-cleft leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf."
 826  
 827  "Jeffersonian (a.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson or his policy or political doctrines."
 828  
 829  Jeffersonite (n.) A variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. It contains zinc.
 830  
 831  "Jeg (n.) See Jig, 6."
 832  
 833  "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."
 834  
 835  "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."
 836  
 837  "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."
 838  
 839  "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."
 840  
 841  "Jehu (n.) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously."
 842  
 843  Jejunal (a.) Pertaining to the jejunum.
 844  
 845  Jejune (a.) Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
 846  
 847  "Jejune (a.) Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative."
 848  
 849  Jejunity (n.) The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.
 850  
 851  "Jejunum (n.) The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death."
 852  
 853  "Jelerang (n.) A large, handsome squirrel (Sciurus Javensis), native of Java and Southern Asia; -- called also Java squirrel."
 854  
 855  Jell (v. i.) To jelly.
 856  
 857  Jellied (a.) Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.
 858  
 859  Jellies (pl. ) of Jelly
 860  
 861  "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."
 862  
 863  "Jelly (n.) The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly."
 864  
 865  Jellied (imp. & p. p.) of Jelly
 866  
 867  Jellying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jelly
 868  
 869  Jelly (v. i.) To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
 870  
 871  "Jellyfish (n.) Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa."
 872  
 873  "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."
 874  
 875  Jemlah goat () The jharal.
 876  
 877  Jemminess (n.) Spruceness.
 878  
 879  Jemmy (a.) Spruce.
 880  
 881  Jemmy (n.) A short crowbar. See Jimmy.
 882  
 883  Jemmy (n.) A baked sheep's head.
 884  
 885  "Jeniquen (n.) A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber."
 886  
 887  Jenite (n.) See Yenite.
 888  
 889  "Jenkins (n.) name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social or official life; as, the Jenkins employed by a newspaper."
 890  
 891  Jennet (n.) A small Spanish horse; a genet.
 892  
 893  Jenneting (n.) A variety of early apple. See Juneating.
 894  
 895  Jennies (pl. ) of Jenny
 896  
 897  Jenny (n.) A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.
 898  
 899  Jenny (n.) A familiar name of the European wren.
 900  
 901  "Jenny (n.) A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories."
 902  
 903  Jentling (n.) A fish of the genus Leuciscus; the blue chub of the Danube.
 904  
 905  "Jeofail (n.) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight."
 906  
 907  Jeoparded (imp. & p. p.) of Jeopard
 908  
 909  Jeoparding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jeopard
 910  
 911  Jeopard (v. t.) To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard.
 912  
 913  Jeoparder (n.) One who puts in jeopardy.
 914  
 915  Jeopardized (imp. & p. p.) of Jeopardize
 916  
 917  Jeopardizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jeopardize
 918  
 919  Jeopardize (v. t.) To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.
 920  
 921  Jeopardous (a.) Perilous; hazardous.
 922  
 923  "Jeopardy (n.) Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger."
 924  
 925  Jeopardy (v. t.) To jeopardize.
 926  
 927  "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."
 928  
 929  "Jereed (n.) A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights."
 930  
 931  Jeremiad (n.) Alt. of Jeremiade
 932  
 933  "Jeremiade (n.) A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically."
 934  
 935  Jerfalcon (n.) The gyrfalcon.
 936  
 937  Jerguer (n.) See Jerquer.
 938  
 939  Jerid (n.) Same as Jereed.
 940  
 941  "Jerk (v. t.) To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui."
 942  
 943  Jerked (imp. & p. p.) of Jerk
 944  
 945  Jerking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jerk
 946  
 947  Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
 948  
 949  "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."
 950  
 951  "Jerk (v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone."
 952  
 953  "Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts."
 954  
 955  Jerk (v. i.) To flout with contempt.
 956  
 957  "Jerk (n.) A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion."
 958  
 959  Jerk (n.) A sudden start or spring.
 960  
 961  Jerker (n.) A beater.
 962  
 963  Jerker (n.) One who jerks or moves with a jerk.
 964  
 965  Jerker (n.) A North American river chub (Hybopsis biguttatus).
 966  
 967  Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
 968  
 969  Jerkin (n.) A male gyrfalcon.
 970  
 971  "Jerking (n.) The act of pulling, pushing, or throwing, with a jerk."
 972  
 973  "Jerkinhead (n.) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable."
 974  
 975  "Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style."
 976  
 977  Jermoonal (n.) The Himalayan now partridge.
 978  
 979  Jeronymite (n.) One belonging of the mediaeval religious orders called Hermits of St. Jerome.
 980  
 981  Jeropigia (n.) See Geropigia.
 982  
 983  Jerquer (n.) A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods.
 984  
 985  Jerquing (n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
 986  
 987  Jerquing (n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
 988  
 989  "Jerry-built (a.) Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses."
 990  
 991  Jerseys (pl. ) of Jersey
 992  
 993  "Jersey (n.) The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool."
 994  
 995  "Jersey (n.) A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet)."
 996  
 997  Jersey (n.) One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.
 998  
 999  "Jerusalem (n.) The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ."
1000  
1001  "Jervine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (Veratrum album); -- called also jervina."
1002  
1003  Jesses (pl. ) of Jess
1004  
1005  "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."
1006  
1007  Jessamine (n.) Same as Jasmine.
1008  
1009  Jessant (a.) Springing up or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal.
1010  
1011  "Jesse (n.) Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art"
1012  
1013  Jesse (n.) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
1014  
1015  "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."
1016  
1017  "Jessed (a.) Having jesses on, as a hawk."
1018  
1019  Jest (n.) A deed; an action; a gest.
1020  
1021  Jest (n.) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
1022  
1023  "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."
1024  
1025  Jest (v. i.) The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
1026  
1027  Jested (imp. & p. p.) of Jest
1028  
1029  Jesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jest
1030  
1031  "Jest (v. i.) To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude."
1032  
1033  Jest (v. i.) To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
1034  
1035  Jester (n.) A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.
1036  
1037  "Jester (n.) A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk."
1038  
1039  Jestful (a.) Given to jesting; full of jokes.
1040  
1041  Jesting (a.) Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.
1042  
1043  Jesting (n.) The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
1044  
1045  Jestingly (adv.) In a jesting manner.
1046  
1047  "Jesuit (n.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus."
1048  
1049  Jesuit (n.) Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer.
1050  
1051  Jesuited (a.) Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits.
1052  
1053  "Jesuitess (n.) One of an order of nuns established on the principles of the Jesuits, but suppressed by Pope Urban in 1633."
1054  
1055  Jesuitic (a.) Alt. of Jesuitical
1056  
1057  "Jesuitical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods."
1058  
1059  Jesuitical (a.) Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
1060  
1061  Jesuitically (adv.) In a jesuitical manner.
1062  
1063  Jesuitism (n.) The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
1064  
1065  Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
1066  
1067  "Jesuitocracy (n.) Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a country."
1068  
1069  Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
1070  
1071  "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."
1072  
1073  Jet (n.) Same as 2d Get.
1074  
1075  "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."
1076  
1077  "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."
1078  
1079  "Jet (n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument."
1080  
1081  "Jet (n.) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold."
1082  
1083  Jetted (imp. & p. p.) of Jet
1084  
1085  Jetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jet
1086  
1087  Jet (v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
1088  
1089  Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
1090  
1091  Jet (v. i.) To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
1092  
1093  Jet (v. t.) To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.
1094  
1095  Jet-black (a.) Black as jet; deep black.
1096  
1097  Jets d'eau (pl. ) of Jet d'eau
1098  
1099  "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."
1100  
1101  Jeterus (n.) A yellowness of the parts of plants which are normally green; yellows.
1102  
1103  Jetsam (n.) Alt. of Jetson
1104  
1105  "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."
1106  
1107  "Jetson (n.) Jettison. See Jettison, 1."
1108  
1109  Jetteau (n.) See Jet d'eau.
1110  
1111  "Jettee (n.) See Jetty, n."
1112  
1113  Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
1114  
1115  Jettiness (n.) The state of being jetty; blackness.
1116  
1117  "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck."
1118  
1119  "Jettison (n.) See Jetsam, 1."
1120  
1121  Jetton (n.) A metal counter used in playing cards.
1122  
1123  "Jetty (a.) Made of jet, or like jet in color."
1124  
1125  Jetties (pl. ) of Jetty
1126  
1127  "Jetty (n.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below."
1128  
1129  Jetty (n.) A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
1130  
1131  "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."
1132  
1133  Jetty (v. i.) To jut out; to project.
1134  
1135  Jeu d'esprit () A witticism.
1136  
1137  "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."
1138  
1139  "Jewbush (n.) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities."
1140  
1141  "Jewel (n.) An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design."
1142  
1143  Jewel (n.) A precious stone; a gem.
1144  
1145  Jewel (n.) An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
1146  
1147  "Jewel (n.) A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby."
1148  
1149  Jeweled (imp. & p. p.) of Jewel
1150  
1151  Jewelled () of Jewel
1152  
1153  Jeweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jewel
1154  
1155  Jewelling () of Jewel
1156  
1157  "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."
1158  
1159  "Jeweler (n.) One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments."
1160  
1161  Jewellery (n.) See Jewelry.
1162  
1163  Jewelry (n.) The art or trade of a jeweler.
1164  
1165  "Jewelry (n.) Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry."
1166  
1167  Jewelweed (n.) See Impatiens.
1168  
1169  Jewess (fem.) A Hebrew woman.
1170  
1171  "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."
1172  
1173  "Jewfish (n.) A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish."
1174  
1175  Jewfish (n.) The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
1176  
1177  Jewfish (n.) A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
1178  
1179  Jewise (n.) Same as Juise.
1180  
1181  Jewish (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish.
1182  
1183  "Jewry (n.) Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter."
1184  
1185  "Jew's-ear (n.) A species of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judae, / Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human ear."
1186  
1187  "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."
1188  
1189  Jew's-harp (n.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
1190  
1191  Jew's-stone (n.) Alt. of Jewstone
1192  
1193  Jewstone (n.) A large clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin.
1194  
1195  "Jezebel (n.) A bold, vicious woman; a termagant."
1196  
1197  "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."
1198  
1199  "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."
1200  
1201  "Jib (v. i.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended."
1202  
1203  "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk."
1204  
1205  Jibber (n.) A horse that jibs.
1206  
1207  Jibed (imp. & p. p.) of Jibe
1208  
1209  Jibing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jibe
1210  
1211  "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."
1212  
1213  "Jibe (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe."
1214  
1215  Jibe (v. t.) To agree; to harmonize.
1216  
1217  "Jiffy (n.) A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy."
1218  
1219  "Jig (n.) A light, brisk musical movement."
1220  
1221  "Jig (n.) A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad."
1222  
1223  Jig (n.) A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
1224  
1225  "Jig (n.) A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached."
1226  
1227  Jig (n.) A small machine or handy tool
1228  
1229  "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."
1230  
1231  Jig (n.) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
1232  
1233  Jigged (imp. & p. p.) of Jig
1234  
1235  Jigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jig
1236  
1237  Jig (v. t.) To sing to the tune of a jig.
1238  
1239  Jig (v. t.) To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
1240  
1241  "Jig (v. t.) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n."
1242  
1243  "Jig (n.) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine."
1244  
1245  Jig (v. i.) To dance a jig; to skip about.
1246  
1247  "Jigger (n.) A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe."
1248  
1249  "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."
1250  
1251  "Jigger (n. & v.) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel."
1252  
1253  Jigger (n. & v.) A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
1254  
1255  "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."
1256  
1257  "Jigger (n. & v.) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl."
1258  
1259  "Jigger (n. & v.) A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b)."
1260  
1261  "Jigger (n.) A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i)."
1262  
1263  "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."
1264  
1265  "Jiggish (a.) Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement."
1266  
1267  Jiggish (a.) Playful; frisky.
1268  
1269  Jiggle (v. i.) To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.
1270  
1271  Jigjog (n.) A jolting motion; a jogging pace.
1272  
1273  Jigjog (a.) Having a jolting motion.
1274  
1275  Jill (n.) A young woman; a sweetheart. See Gill.
1276  
1277  "Jill-flirt (n.) A light, giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See Gill-flirt."
1278  
1279  Jilt (n.) A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt.
1280  
1281  Jilted (imp. & p. p.) of Jilt
1282  
1283  Jilting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jilt
1284  
1285  "Jilt (v. t.) To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love."
1286  
1287  Jilt (v. i.) To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.
1288  
1289  Jimcrack (n.) See Gimcrack.
1290  
1291  Jim-crow (n.) A machine for bending or straightening rails.
1292  
1293  "Jim-crow (n.) A planing machine with a reversing tool, to plane both ways."
1294  
1295  Jimmies (pl. ) of Jimmy
1296  
1297  Jimmy (n.) A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
1298  
1299  Jimp (a.) Neat; handsome; elegant. See Gimp.
1300  
1301  Jimson weed () See Jamestown weed.
1302  
1303  Jin (n.) Alt. of Jinn
1304  
1305  Jinn (n.) See Jinnee.
1306  
1307  "Jingal (n.) A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel."
1308  
1309  "Jingle (v. i.) To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle."
1310  
1311  Jingle (v. i.) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
1312  
1313  Jingled (imp. & p. p.) of Jingle
1314  
1315  Jingling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jingle
1316  
1317  "Jingle (v. t.) To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle."
1318  
1319  "Jingle (n.) A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal."
1320  
1321  "Jingle (n.) That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle."
1322  
1323  "Jingle (n.) A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself."
1324  
1325  "Jingler (n.) One who, or that which, jingles."
1326  
1327  "Jingling (n.) The act or process of producing a jingle; also, the sound itself; a chink."
1328  
1329  Jinglingly (adv.) So as to jingle.
1330  
1331  Jingoes (pl. ) of Jingo
1332  
1333  Jingo (n.) A word used as a jocular oath.
1334  
1335  "Jingo (n.) A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs."
1336  
1337  "Jingoism (n.) The policy of the Jingoes, so called. See Jingo, 2."
1338  
1339  Jinn (pl. ) of Jinnee
1340  
1341  "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."
1342  
1343  "Jinny road () An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones."
1344  
1345  "Jinrikisha (n.) A small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men."
1346  
1347  Jippo (n.) A waistcoat or kind of stays for women.
1348  
1349  Joes (pl. ) of Jo
1350  
1351  Jo (n.) A sweetheart; a darling.
1352  
1353  Job (n.) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
1354  
1355  "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."
1356  
1357  "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."
1358  
1359  "Job (n.) Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately."
1360  
1361  "Job (n.) A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job."
1362  
1363  Jobbed (imp. & p. p.) of Job
1364  
1365  Jobbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Job
1366  
1367  Job (v. t.) To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
1368  
1369  "Job (v. t.) To thrust in, as a pointed instrument."
1370  
1371  "Job (v. t.) To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract."
1372  
1373  "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."
1374  
1375  "Job (v. t.) To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage."
1376  
1377  Job (v. i.) To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
1378  
1379  Job (v. i.) To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
1380  
1381  Job (v. i.) To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
1382  
1383  Job (n.) The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.
1384  
1385  "Jobation (n.) A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof."
1386  
1387  Jobber (n.) One who works by the job.
1388  
1389  Jobber (n.) A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.
1390  
1391  "Jobber (n.) One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers."
1392  
1393  "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."
1394  
1395  Jobbernowl (n.) A blockhead.
1396  
1397  Jobbery (n.) The act or practice of jobbing.
1398  
1399  "Jobbery (n.) Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery."
1400  
1401  "Jobbing (a.) Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter."
1402  
1403  "Jobbing (a.) Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician."
1404  
1405  Jocantry (n.) The act or practice of jesting.
1406  
1407  Jockeys (pl. ) of Jockey
1408  
1409  Jockey (n.) A professional rider of horses in races.
1410  
1411  Jockey (n.) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
1412  
1413  Jockey (n.) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
1414  
1415  Jockeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Jockey
1416  
1417  Jockeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jockey
1418  
1419  "Jockey (v. t.) "" To jostle by riding against one."""
1420  
1421  "Jockey (v. t.) To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer."
1422  
1423  Jockey (v. i.) To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
1424  
1425  Jockeying (n.) The act or management of one who jockeys; trickery.
1426  
1427  Jockeyism (n.) The practice of jockeys.
1428  
1429  "Jockeyship (n.) The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey."
1430  
1431  "Jocose (a.) Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous."
1432  
1433  Jocoserious (a.) Mingling mirth and seriousness.
1434  
1435  Jocosity (n.) A jocose act or saying; jocoseness.
1436  
1437  "Jocular (a.) Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person."
1438  
1439  Jocular (a.) Sportive; merry.
1440  
1441  Jocularity (n.) Jesting; merriment.
1442  
1443  Jocularly (adv.) In jest; for sport or mirth; jocosely.
1444  
1445  Joculary (a.) Jocular; jocose; sportive.
1446  
1447  Joculator (n.) A jester; a joker.
1448  
1449  Joculatory (a.) Droll; sportive.
1450  
1451  Jocund () Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
1452  
1453  Jocund (adv.) Merrily; cheerfully.
1454  
1455  Jocundity (n.) The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.
1456  
1457  Joe (n.) See Johannes.
1458  
1459  Joe Miller () A jest book; a stale jest; a worn-out joke.
1460  
1461  "Joe-Pye weed () A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves."
1462  
1463  Jogged (imp. & p. p.) of Jog
1464  
1465  Jogging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jog
1466  
1467  "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."
1468  
1469  "Jog (v. t.) To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory."
1470  
1471  "Jog (v. t.) To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i."
1472  
1473  "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."
1474  
1475  Jog (n.) A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
1476  
1477  "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."
1478  
1479  Jogger (n.) One who jogs.
1480  
1481  Jogging (n.) The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.
1482  
1483  Joggled (imp. & p. p.) of Joggle
1484  
1485  Joggling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joggle
1486  
1487  "Joggle (v. t.) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog."
1488  
1489  "Joggle (v. t.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel."
1490  
1491  Joggle (v. i.) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
1492  
1493  "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."
1494  
1495  "Johannean (a.) Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his writings."
1496  
1497  "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."
1498  
1499  "Johannisberger (n.) A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine."
1500  
1501  John (n.) A proper name of a man.
1502  
1503  "Johnadreams (n.) A dreamy, idle fellow."
1504  
1505  Johnnies (pl. ) of Johnny
1506  
1507  Johnny (n.) A familiar diminutive of John.
1508  
1509  Johnny (n.) A sculpin.
1510  
1511  "Johnnycake (n.) A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked."
1512  
1513  "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."
1514  
1515  "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."
1516  
1517  Johnsonian (a.) Pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated.
1518  
1519  "Johnsonianism (n.) A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson."
1520  
1521  John's-wort (n.) See St. John's-wort.
1522  
1523  Joined (imp. & p. p.) of Join
1524  
1525  Joining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Join
1526  
1527  "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."
1528  
1529  "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."
1530  
1531  Join (v. t.) To unite in marriage.
1532  
1533  Join (v. t.) To enjoin upon; to command.
1534  
1535  "Join (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue."
1536  
1537  "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."
1538  
1539  Join (n.) The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.
1540  
1541  Joinant (a.) Adjoining.
1542  
1543  Joinder (v. t.) The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.
1544  
1545  Joinder (v. t.) A joining of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a suit.
1546  
1547  Joinder (v. t.) Acceptance of an issue tendered in law or fact.
1548  
1549  Joinder (v. t.) A joining of causes of action or defense in civil suits or criminal prosecutions.
1550  
1551  "Joiner (n.) One who, or that which, joins."
1552  
1553  "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."
1554  
1555  "Joiner (n.) A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc."
1556  
1557  "Joinery (n.) The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner."
1558  
1559  Joinhand (n.) Writing in which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single letters.
1560  
1561  "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."
1562  
1563  "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."
1564  
1565  "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."
1566  
1567  "Joint (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting."
1568  
1569  "Joint (n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification."
1570  
1571  "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."
1572  
1573  Joint (n.) The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
1574  
1575  Joint (a.) Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
1576  
1577  Joint (a.) Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
1578  
1579  "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."
1580  
1581  "Joint (a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond."
1582  
1583  Jointed (imp. & p. p.) of Joint
1584  
1585  Jointing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joint
1586  
1587  "Joint (v. t.) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards."
1588  
1589  Joint (v. t.) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
1590  
1591  Joint (v. t.) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
1592  
1593  "Joint (v. t.) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat."
1594  
1595  "Joint (v. i.) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly."
1596  
1597  "Jointed (a.) Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure."
1598  
1599  "Jointer (n.) One who, or that which, joints."
1600  
1601  Jointer (n.) A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joined
1602  
1603  Jointer (n.) The longest plane used by a joiner.
1604  
1605  "Jointer (n.) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves."
1606  
1607  Jointer (n.) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.
1608  
1609  Jointer (n.) A tool for pointing the joints in brickwork.
1610  
1611  "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."
1612  
1613  "Jointing (n.) The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced."
1614  
1615  Jointless (a.) Without a joint; rigid; stiff.
1616  
1617  Jointly (adv.) In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately.
1618  
1619  Jointress (n.) A woman who has a jointure.
1620  
1621  Jointure (n.) A joining; a joint.
1622  
1623  "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."
1624  
1625  Jointured (imp. & p. p.) of Jointure
1626  
1627  Jointuring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jointure
1628  
1629  Jointure (v. t.) To settle a jointure upon.
1630  
1631  Jointureless (a.) Having no jointure.
1632  
1633  Jointuress (n.) See Jointress.
1634  
1635  "Jointweed (n.) A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers."
1636  
1637  "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."
1638  
1639  "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."
1640  
1641  Joisted (imp. & p. p.) of Joist
1642  
1643  Joisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joist
1644  
1645  Joist (v. t.) To fit or furnish with joists.
1646  
1647  "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."
1648  
1649  "Joke (n.) Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport."
1650  
1651  Joked (imp. & p. p.) of Joke
1652  
1653  Joking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joke
1654  
1655  "Joke (v. t.) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade."
1656  
1657  "Joke (v. i.) To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest."
1658  
1659  Joker (n.) One who makes jokes or jests.
1660  
1661  "Joker (n.) See Rest bower, under 2d Bower."
1662  
1663  Jokingly (adv.) In a joking way; sportively.
1664  
1665  Jole (v. t. & n.) Alt. of Joll
1666  
1667  Joll (v. t. & n.) Same as Jowl.
1668  
1669  Jolif (a.) Joyful; merry; pleasant; jolly.
1670  
1671  Jollification (n.) A merrymaking; noisy festivity.
1672  
1673  Jollily (adv.) In a jolly manner.
1674  
1675  Jolloment (n.) Jollity.
1676  
1677  Jolliness (n.) Jollity; noisy mirth.
1678  
1679  Jollity (n.) Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment.
1680  
1681  Jolly (superl.) Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
1682  
1683  "Jolly (superl.) Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety."
1684  
1685  Jolly (superl.) Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant.
1686  
1687  Jolly-boat (n.) A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
1688  
1689  Jollyhead (n.) Jollity.
1690  
1691  Jolted (imp. & p. p.) of Jolt
1692  
1693  "Jolt (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts."
1694  
1695  "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."
1696  
1697  "Jolt (n.) A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground."
1698  
1699  "Jolter (n.) One who, or that which, jolts."
1700  
1701  Jolterhead (n.) Alt. of Jolthead
1702  
1703  Jolthead (n.) A dunce; a blockhead.
1704  
1705  Joltingly (adv.) In a jolting manner.
1706  
1707  "Jolty (a.) That jolts; as, a jolty coach."
1708  
1709  "Jonah (n.) The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious."
1710  
1711  Jonesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Jones.
1712  
1713  Jongleur (n.) Alt. of Jongler
1714  
1715  "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."
1716  
1717  Jongler (n.) A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler.
1718  
1719  Jonquil (n.) Alt. of Jonquille
1720  
1721  "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."
1722  
1723  Joram (n.) See Jorum.
1724  
1725  Jordan (n.) Alt. of Jorden
1726  
1727  "Jorden (n.) A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists."
1728  
1729  Jorden (n.) A chamber pot.
1730  
1731  "Jorum (n.) A large drinking vessel; also, its contents."
1732  
1733  "Joseph (n.) An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front."
1734  
1735  "Joseph's flower () A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify."
1736  
1737  Joso (n.) A small gudgeon.
1738  
1739  Joss (n.) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
1740  
1741  "Jossa (interj.) A command to a horse, probably meaning ""stand still."""
1742  
1743  Jostled (imp. & p. p.) of Jostle
1744  
1745  Jostling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jostle
1746  
1747  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.
1748  
1749  Jostle (v. i.) To push; to crowd; to hustle.
1750  
1751  Jostle (n.) A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
1752  
1753  Jostlement (n.) Crowding; hustling.
1754  
1755  "Jot (n.) An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n."
1756  
1757  Jotted (imp. & p. p.) of Jot
1758  
1759  Jotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jot
1760  
1761  Jot (v. t.) To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.
1762  
1763  Jotter (n.) One who jots down memoranda.
1764  
1765  Jotter (n.) A memorandum book.
1766  
1767  "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."
1768  
1769  Jouissance (n.) Jollity; merriment.
1770  
1771  Jouk (v. i.) See Juke.
1772  
1773  Joul (v. t.) See Jowl.
1774  
1775  "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."
1776  
1777  Jounced (imp. & p. p.) of Jounce
1778  
1779  Jouncing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jounce
1780  
1781  "Jounce (v. t. & i.) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions."
1782  
1783  Jounce (n.) A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.
1784  
1785  Journal (a.) Daily; diurnal.
1786  
1787  Journal (a.) A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.
1788  
1789  "Journal (a.) A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions."
1790  
1791  "Journal (a.) A daily register of the ship's course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage, etc."
1792  
1793  "Journal (a.) The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk."
1794  
1795  "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."
1796  
1797  Journal (a.) That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.
1798  
1799  "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."
1800  
1801  Journalism (n.) The keeping of a journal or diary.
1802  
1803  "Journalism (n.) The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism."
1804  
1805  Journalist (n.) One who keeps a journal or diary.
1806  
1807  "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."
1808  
1809  "Journalistic (a.) Pertaining to journals or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as journalistic literature or enterprise."
1810  
1811  Journalized (imp. & p. p.) of Journalize
1812  
1813  Journalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Journalize
1814  
1815  Journalize (v. t.) To enter or record in a journal or diary.
1816  
1817  Journalize (v. i.) to conduct or contribute to a public journal; to follow the profession of a journalist.
1818  
1819  Journeys (pl. ) of Journey
1820  
1821  Journey (n.) The travel or work of a day.
1822  
1823  "Journey (n.) Travel or passage from one place to another; hence, figuratively, a passage through life."
1824  
1825  Journeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Journey
1826  
1827  Journeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Journey
1828  
1829  Journey (v. i.) To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.
1830  
1831  Journey (v. t.) To traverse; to travel over or through.
1832  
1833  Journey-bated (a.) Worn out with journeying.
1834  
1835  Journeyer (n.) One who journeys.
1836  
1837  Journeymen (pl. ) of Journeyman
1838  
1839  "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."
1840  
1841  "Journeywork (n.) Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade."
1842  
1843  "Joust (v. i.) To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt."
1844  
1845  Joust (v. i.) A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
1846  
1847  Jouster (n.) One who jousts or tilts.
1848  
1849  Jove (n.) The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.
1850  
1851  Jove (n.) The planet Jupiter.
1852  
1853  Jove (n.) The metal tin.
1854  
1855  "Jovial (a.) Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter."
1856  
1857  Jovial (a.) Sunny; serene.
1858  
1859  "Jovial (a.) Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem."
1860  
1861  Jovialist (n.) One who lives a jovial life.
1862  
1863  Joviality (n.) The quality or state of being jovial.
1864  
1865  Jovially (adv.) In a jovial manner; merrily; gayly.
1866  
1867  Jovialness (n.) Noisy mirth; joviality.
1868  
1869  Jovialty (n.) Joviality.
1870  
1871  "Jovian (a.) Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet)."
1872  
1873  Jovicentric (a.) Revolving around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from Jupiter.
1874  
1875  "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."
1876  
1877  Jowl (n.) The cheek; the jaw.
1878  
1879  "Jowl (v. t.) To throw, dash, or knock."
1880  
1881  "Jowler (n.) A dog with large jowls, as the beagle."
1882  
1883  Jowter (n.) A mounted peddler of fish; -- called also jouster.
1884  
1885  "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."
1886  
1887  Joy (n.) That which causes joy or happiness.
1888  
1889  Joy (n.) The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
1890  
1891  Joyed (imp. & p. p.) of Joy
1892  
1893  Joying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joy
1894  
1895  Joy (n.) To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.
1896  
1897  Joy (v. t.) To give joy to; to congratulate.
1898  
1899  Joy (v. t.) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
1900  
1901  Joy (v. t.) To enjoy.
1902  
1903  Joyace (n.) Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness.
1904  
1905  Joyancy (n.) Joyance.
1906  
1907  "Joyful (a.) Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart."
1908  
1909  Joyless (a.) Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
1910  
1911  "Joyous (a.) Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy."
1912  
1913  Joysome (a.) Causing joyfulness.
1914  
1915  Jub (n.) A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug.
1916  
1917  Jubae (pl. ) of Juba
1918  
1919  Juba (n.) The mane of an animal.
1920  
1921  "Juba (n.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses."
1922  
1923  "Jubate (a.) Fringed with long, pendent hair."
1924  
1925  Jube (n.) chancel screen or rood screen.
1926  
1927  "Jube (n.) gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read."
1928  
1929  Jubilant (a.) Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.
1930  
1931  Jubilantly (adv.) In a jubilant manner.
1932  
1933  "Jubilar (a.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, a jubilee."
1934  
1935  "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."""
1936  
1937  Jubilate (n.) A name of the 100th Psalm; -- so called from its opening word in the Latin version.
1938  
1939  Jubilate (v. i.) To exult; to rejoice.
1940  
1941  Jubilation (n.) A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
1942  
1943  "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."
1944  
1945  "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."
1946  
1947  "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."
1948  
1949  Jubilee (n.) A season of general joy.
1950  
1951  Jubilee (n.) A state of joy or exultation.
1952  
1953  Jucundity (n.) Pleasantness; agreeableness. See Jocundity.
1954  
1955  Judahite (n.) One of the tribe of Judah; a member of the kingdom of Judah; a Jew.
1956  
1957  Judaic (a.) Alt. of Judaical
1958  
1959  Judaical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jews.
1960  
1961  Judaically (adv.) After the Jewish manner.
1962  
1963  Judaism (n.) The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses.
1964  
1965  Judaism (n.) Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies.
1966  
1967  Judaist (n.) One who believes and practices Judaism.
1968  
1969  Judaistic (a.) Of or pertaining to Judaism.
1970  
1971  Judaization (n.) The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual.
1972  
1973  Judaized (imp. & p. p.) of Judaize
1974  
1975  Judaizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Judaize
1976  
1977  "Judaize (v. i.) To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism."
1978  
1979  Judaize (v. t.) To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism.
1980  
1981  "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."
1982  
1983  Judas (n.) The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
1984  
1985  Judas (a.) Treacherous; betraying.
1986  
1987  Judas-colored (a.) Red; -- from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard.
1988  
1989  Juddock (n.) See Jacksnipe.
1990  
1991  Judean (a.) Of or pertaining to Judea.
1992  
1993  Judean (n.) A native of Judea; a Jew.
1994  
1995  "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."
1996  
1997  "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."
1998  
1999  "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."
2000  
2001  "Judge (v. i.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more than four hundred years."
2002  
2003  Judge (v. i.) The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament; the Book of Judges.
2004  
2005  Judged (imp. & p. p.) of Judge
2006  
2007  Judging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Judge
2008  
2009  "Judge (a.) To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence."
2010  
2011  "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."
2012  
2013  "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."
2014  
2015  "Judge (v. t.) To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties."
2016  
2017  Judge (v. t.) To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.
2018  
2019  Judge (v. t.) To arrogate judicial authority over; to sit in judgment upon; to be censorious toward.
2020  
2021  Judge (v. t.) To determine upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to reckon.
2022  
2023  Judge (v. t.) To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern.
2024  
2025  Judger (n.) One who judges.
2026  
2027  Judgeship (n.) The office of a judge.
2028  
2029  "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."
2030  
2031  "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."
2032  
2033  Judgment (v. i.) The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
2034  
2035  "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."
2036  
2037  "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."
2038  
2039  Judgment (v. i.) That power or faculty by which knowledge dependent upon comparison and discrimination is acquired. See 2.
2040  
2041  "Judgment (v. i.) A calamity regarded as sent by God, by way of recompense for wrong committed; a providential punishment."
2042  
2043  Judgment (v. i.) The final award; the last sentence.
2044  
2045  Judicable (v. i.) Capable of being judged; capable of being tried or decided upon.
2046  
2047  "Judicative (a.) Having power to judge; judicial; as, the judicative faculty."
2048  
2049  "Judicatory (a.) Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals."
2050  
2051  Judicatory (n.) A court of justice; a tribunal.
2052  
2053  Judicatory (n.) Administration of justice.
2054  
2055  "Judicature (n.) The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice."
2056  
2057  Judicature (n.) A court of justice; a judicatory.
2058  
2059  Judicature (n.) The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court.
2060  
2061  "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."
2062  
2063  "Judicial (a.) Fitted or apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial mind."
2064  
2065  "Judicial (a.) Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive."
2066  
2067  Judicial (a.) Judicious.
2068  
2069  Judicially (adv.) In a judicial capacity or judicial manner.
2070  
2071  "Judiciary (a.) Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding."
2072  
2073  "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."
2074  
2075  Judicious (a.) Of or relating to a court; judicial.
2076  
2077  Judicious (a.) Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet.
2078  
2079  Judiciously (adv.) In a judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely.
2080  
2081  Judiciousness (n.) The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment.
2082  
2083  "Jug (n.) A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side."
2084  
2085  Jug (n.) A pitcher; a ewer.
2086  
2087  Jug (n.) A prison; a jail; a lockup.
2088  
2089  Jugged (imp. & p. p.) of Jug
2090  
2091  Jugging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jug
2092  
2093  "Jug (v. t.) To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare."
2094  
2095  Jug (v. t.) To commit to jail; to imprison.
2096  
2097  "Jug (v. i.) To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale."
2098  
2099  Jug (v. i.) To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
2100  
2101  "Jugal (a.) Relating to a yoke, or to marriage."
2102  
2103  "Jugal (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone."
2104  
2105  "Jugata (n. pl.) The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined."
2106  
2107  Jugated (a.) Coupled together.
2108  
2109  Juge (n.) A judge.
2110  
2111  Jugement (n.) Judgment.
2112  
2113  "Juger (n.) A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth."
2114  
2115  Jugger (n.) An East Indian falcon. See Lugger.
2116  
2117  "Juggernaut (n.) One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos."
2118  
2119  Juggled (imp. & p. p.) of Juggle
2120  
2121  Juggling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Juggle
2122  
2123  Juggle (v. i.) To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to conjure.
2124  
2125  Juggle (v. i.) To practice artifice or imposture.
2126  
2127  Juggle (v. t.) To deceive by trick or artifice.
2128  
2129  Juggle (n.) A trick by sleight of hand.
2130  
2131  Juggle (n.) An imposture; a deception.
2132  
2133  "Juggle (n.) A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split."
2134  
2135  Juggler (n.) One who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer.
2136  
2137  Juggler (n.) A deceiver; a cheat.
2138  
2139  Juggleress (n.) A female juggler.
2140  
2141  Jugglery (n.) The art or act of a juggler; sleight of hand.
2142  
2143  "Jugglery (n.) Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery."
2144  
2145  Juggling (a.) Cheating; tricky.
2146  
2147  Juggling (n.) Jugglery; underhand practice.
2148  
2149  Juggs (n. pl.) See Jougs.
2150  
2151  "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."
2152  
2153  Juglandine (n.) An alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut (Juglans regia).
2154  
2155  "Juglans (n.) A genus of valuable trees, including the true walnut of Europe, and the America black walnut, and butternut."
2156  
2157  "Juglone (n.) A yellow crystalline substance resembling quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia); -- called also nucin."
2158  
2159  "Jugular (a.) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein."
2160  
2161  "Jugular (a.) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen."
2162  
2163  Jugular (a.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
2164  
2165  "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."
2166  
2167  "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)."
2168  
2169  Jugulated (imp. & p. p.) of Jugulate
2170  
2171  Jugulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jugulate
2172  
2173  Jugulate (v. t.) To cut the throat of.
2174  
2175  Jugula (pl. ) of Jugulum
2176  
2177  "Jugulum (n.) The lower throat, or that part of the neck just above the breast."
2178  
2179  Juga (pl. ) of Jugum
2180  
2181  Jugums (pl. ) of Jugum
2182  
2183  Jugum (n.) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
2184  
2185  Jugum (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
2186  
2187  "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."
2188  
2189  Juice (v. t.) To moisten; to wet.
2190  
2191  Juiceless (a.) Lacking juice; dry.
2192  
2193  Juiciness (n.) The state or quality of being juicy; succulence plants.
2194  
2195  Juicy (superl.) A bounding with juice; succulent.
2196  
2197  Juise (n.) Judgment; justice; sentence.
2198  
2199  "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."
2200  
2201  Juke (v. i.) To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
2202  
2203  Juke (n.) The neck of a bird.
2204  
2205  "Juke (v. i.) To perch on anything, as birds do."
2206  
2207  "Julaceous (a.) Like an ament, or bearing aments; amentaceous."
2208  
2209  Julep (n.) A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs
2210  
2211  "Julep (n.) a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle."
2212  
2213  "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."
2214  
2215  "Julian (a.) Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar."
2216  
2217  "Julienne (n.) A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots, onions, etc."
2218  
2219  Juliform (a.) Having the shape or appearance of a julus or catkin.
2220  
2221  Juli (pl. ) of Julus
2222  
2223  Julus (n.) A catkin or ament. See Ament.
2224  
2225  Julies (pl. ) of July
2226  
2227  "July (n.) The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days."
2228  
2229  July-flower (n.) See Gillyflower.
2230  
2231  Jumart (n.) The fabled offspring of a bull and a mare.
2232  
2233  Jumbled (imp. & p. p.) of Jumble
2234  
2235  Jumbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jumble
2236  
2237  Jumble (v. t.) To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.
2238  
2239  Jumble (v. i.) To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.
2240  
2241  "Jumble (n.) A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words."
2242  
2243  "Jumble (n.) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped."
2244  
2245  Jumblement (n.) Confused mixture.
2246  
2247  Jumbler (n.) One who confuses things.
2248  
2249  Jumblingly (adv.) In a confused manner.
2250  
2251  "Jument (n.) A beast; especially, a beast of burden."
2252  
2253  Jump (n.) A kind of loose jacket for men.
2254  
2255  Jump (n.) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
2256  
2257  Jumped (imp. & p. p.) of Jump
2258  
2259  Jumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jump
2260  
2261  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.
2262  
2263  Jump (v. i.) To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
2264  
2265  Jump (v. i.) To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
2266  
2267  "Jump (v. t.) To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream."
2268  
2269  "Jump (v. t.) To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch."
2270  
2271  Jump (v. t.) To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
2272  
2273  Jump (v. t.) To join by a butt weld.
2274  
2275  Jump (v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
2276  
2277  Jump (v. t.) To bore with a jumper.
2278  
2279  Jump (n.) The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
2280  
2281  Jump (n.) An effort; an attempt; a venture.
2282  
2283  Jump (n.) The space traversed by a leap.
2284  
2285  Jump (n.) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
2286  
2287  Jump (n.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
2288  
2289  Jump (a.) Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
2290  
2291  Jump (adv.) Exactly; pat.
2292  
2293  "Jumper (n.) One who, or that which, jumps."
2294  
2295  Jumper (n.) A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.
2296  
2297  "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."
2298  
2299  "Jumper (n.) The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese."
2300  
2301  Jumper (n.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.
2302  
2303  "Jumper (n.) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece."
2304  
2305  Jumper (n.) A loose upper garment
2306  
2307  Jumper (n.) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it.
2308  
2309  Jumper (n.) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.
2310  
2311  "Jumping (p. a. & vb. n.) of Jump, to leap."
2312  
2313  "Jumpweld (v. t.) See Buttweld, v. t."
2314  
2315  "Juncaceous (a.) Of. pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Juncaceae), of which the common rush (Juncus) is the type."
2316  
2317  Juncate (n.) See Junket.
2318  
2319  Juncite (n.) A fossil rush.
2320  
2321  "Junco (n.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird."
2322  
2323  Juncous (a.) Full of rushes: resembling rushes; juncaceous.
2324  
2325  "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."
2326  
2327  "Junction (n.) The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross."
2328  
2329  Juncture (n.) A joining; a union; an alliance.
2330  
2331  "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."
2332  
2333  "Juncture (n.) A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency."
2334  
2335  "June (n.) The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days."
2336  
2337  Juneating (n.) A kind of early apple.
2338  
2339  Juneberry (n.) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus Amelanchier; -- also called service berry.
2340  
2341  "Juneberry (n.) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called shad bush, and had tree."
2342  
2343  Jungermanniae (pl. ) of Jungermannia
2344  
2345  "Jungermannia (n.) A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants of the order, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniaceae."
2346  
2347  "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."
2348  
2349  Jungly (a.) Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles; of the nature of a jungle.
2350  
2351  Junior (a.) Less advanced in age than another; younger.
2352  
2353  "Junior (a.) Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain."
2354  
2355  "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."
2356  
2357  "Junior (n.) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life."
2358  
2359  Junior (n.) A younger person.
2360  
2361  "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."
2362  
2363  Juniority (n.) The state or quality of being junior.
2364  
2365  "Juniper (n.) Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae."
2366  
2367  Juniperin (n.) A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.
2368  
2369  "Juniperite (n.) One of the fossil Coniferae, evidently allied to the juniper."
2370  
2371  Junk (n.) A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
2372  
2373  "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."
2374  
2375  "Junk (n.) Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers."
2376  
2377  Junk (n.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
2378  
2379  "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."
2380  
2381  "Junker (n.) A young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia."
2382  
2383  Junkerism (n.) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
2384  
2385  Junket (n.) A cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food.
2386  
2387  Junket (n.) A feast; an entertainment.
2388  
2389  Junket (v. i.) To feast; to banquet; to make an entertainment; -- sometimes applied opprobriously to feasting by public officers at the public cost.
2390  
2391  Junketed (imp. & p. p.) of Junket
2392  
2393  Junketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Junket
2394  
2395  Junket (v. t.) To give entertainment to; to feast.
2396  
2397  Junketing (n.) A feast or entertainment; a revel.
2398  
2399  Junketries (n. pl.) Sweetmeats.
2400  
2401  Junos (pl. ) of June
2402  
2403  "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."
2404  
2405  June (n.) One of the early discovered asteroids.
2406  
2407  Juntas (pl. ) of Junta
2408  
2409  "Junta (n.) A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain."
2410  
2411  Juntos (pl. ) of Junto
2412  
2413  "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."
2414  
2415  Junartie (n.) Jeopardy.
2416  
2417  "Jupati palm () A great Brazilian palm tree (Raphia taedigera), used by the natives for many purposes."
2418  
2419  Jupe (n.) Same as Jupon.
2420  
2421  "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."
2422  
2423  "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."
2424  
2425  Jupon (n.) Alt. of Juppon
2426  
2427  "Juppon (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips."
2428  
2429  Juppon (n.) A petticoat.
2430  
2431  Jura (n.) 1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland.
2432  
2433  Jura (n.) The Jurassic period. See Jurassic.
2434  
2435  Jural (a.) Pertaining to natural or positive right.
2436  
2437  Jural (a.) Of or pertaining to jurisprudence.
2438  
2439  Juramenta (pl. ) of Juramentum
2440  
2441  Juramentum (n.) An oath.
2442  
2443  "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."
2444  
2445  Jurassic (n.) The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the Jura.
2446  
2447  "Jurat (n.) A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England."
2448  
2449  "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."
2450  
2451  "Juratory (a.) Relating to or comprising an oath; as, juratory caution."
2452  
2453  "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."
2454  
2455  Jurdiccion (n.) Jurisdiction.
2456  
2457  Jurdon (n.) Jordan.
2458  
2459  "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."
2460  
2461  Juridic (a.) Alt. of Juridical
2462  
2463  "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."
2464  
2465  Juridically (adv.) In a juridical manner.
2466  
2467  Jurisconsult (n.) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
2468  
2469  "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."
2470  
2471  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.
2472  
2473  "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."
2474  
2475  Jurisdictional (a.) Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights.
2476  
2477  Jurisdictive (a.) Having jurisdiction.
2478  
2479  "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."
2480  
2481  Jurisprudent (a.) Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
2482  
2483  Jurisprudent (n.) One skilled in law or jurisprudence.
2484  
2485  Jurisprudential (a.) Of or pertaining to jurisprudence.
2486  
2487  "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."
2488  
2489  Juristic (a.) Alt. of Juristical
2490  
2491  "Juristical (a.) Of or pertaining to a jurist, to the legal profession, or to jurisprudence."
2492  
2493  Juror (n.) A member of a jury; a juryman.
2494  
2495  "Juror (n.) A member of any jury for awarding prizes, etc."
2496  
2497  Jury (a.) For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
2498  
2499  Juries (pl. ) of Jury
2500  
2501  "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."
2502  
2503  "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."
2504  
2505  Jurymen (pl. ) of Juryman
2506  
2507  "Juryman (n.) One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror."
2508  
2509  "Jury-rigged (a.) Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a."
2510  
2511  "Jussi (n.) A delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made."
2512  
2513  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.
2514  
2515  "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."
2516  
2517  "Just (a.) Rendering or disposed to render to each one his due; equitable; fair; impartial; as, just judge."
2518  
2519  "Just (adv.) Precisely; exactly; -- in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated."
2520  
2521  Just (adv.) Closely; nearly; almost.
2522  
2523  "Just (adv.) Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time; as, he just missed the train; just too late."
2524  
2525  Just (v. i.) To joust.
2526  
2527  Just (n.) A joust.
2528  
2529  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.
2530  
2531  "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."
2532  
2533  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.
2534  
2535  "Justice (a.) Agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice of a claim."
2536  
2537  "Justice (a.) A person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice."
2538  
2539  Justice (v. t.) To administer justice to.
2540  
2541  Justiceable (a.) Liable to trial in a court of justice.
2542  
2543  Justicehood (n.) Justiceship.
2544  
2545  Justicement (n.) Administration of justice; procedure in courts of justice.
2546  
2547  Justicer (n.) One who administers justice; a judge.
2548  
2549  Justiceship (n.) The office or dignity of a justice.
2550  
2551  Justiciable (a.) Proper to be examined in a court of justice.
2552  
2553  Justiciar (n.) Same as Justiciary.
2554  
2555  Justiciary (n.) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
2556  
2557  Justico (n.) Alt. of Justicoat
2558  
2559  "Justicoat (n.) Formerly, a close coat or waistcoat with sleeves."
2560  
2561  "Justifiable (a.) Capable of being justified, or shown to be just."
2562  
2563  "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."
2564  
2565  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.
2566  
2567  "Justification (n.) The act of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's requirements."
2568  
2569  "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."
2570  
2571  Justificative (a.) Having power to justify; justificatory.
2572  
2573  Justificator (n.) One who justifies or vindicates; a justifier.
2574  
2575  Justificatory (a.) Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.
2576  
2577  "Justifier (n.) One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves."
2578  
2579  Justified (imp. & p. p.) of Justify
2580  
2581  Justifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Justify
2582  
2583  "Justify (a.) To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty."
2584  
2585  "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."
2586  
2587  Justify (a.) To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
2588  
2589  Justify (a.) To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
2590  
2591  "Justify (a.) To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4."
2592  
2593  Justify (v. i.) To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
2594  
2595  Justify (v. i.) To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
2596  
2597  Justinian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.
2598  
2599  Justle (v. i.) To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.
2600  
2601  Justled (imp. & p. p.) of Justle
2602  
2603  Justling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Justle
2604  
2605  Justle (v. t.) To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle.
2606  
2607  Justle (n.) An encounter or shock; a jostle.
2608  
2609  "Justly (a.) In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately."
2610  
2611  "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."
2612  
2613  Jutted (imp. & p. p.) of Jut
2614  
2615  Jutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jut
2616  
2617  "Jut (v. i.) To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building."
2618  
2619  Jut (v. i.) To butt.
2620  
2621  Jut (n.) That which projects or juts; a projection.
2622  
2623  Jut (n.) A shove; a push.
2624  
2625  "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."
2626  
2627  "Jutes (n. pl.) Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century."
2628  
2629  Jutlander (n.) A native or inhabitant of Jutland in Denmark.
2630  
2631  "Jutlandish (a.) Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland."
2632  
2633  "Jutting (a.) Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc."
2634  
2635  "Jutty (n.) A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty."
2636  
2637  Jutty (v. t. & i.) To project beyond.
2638  
2639  Juvenal (n.) A youth.
2640  
2641  Juvenescence (n.) A growing young.
2642  
2643  Juvenescent (a.) Growing or becoming young.
2644  
2645  "Juvenile (a.) Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance."
2646  
2647  "Juvenile (a.) Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports."
2648  
2649  Juvenile (n.) A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
2650  
2651  Juvenileness (n.) The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.
2652  
2653  Juvenilities (pl. ) of Juvenility
2654  
2655  Juvenility (n.) Youthfulness; adolescence.
2656  
2657  Juvenility (n.) The manners or character of youth; immaturity.
2658  
2659  Juvia (n.) A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.
2660  
2661  Juwansa (n.) The camel's thorn. See under Camel.
2662  
2663  Juwise (n.) Same as Juise.
2664  
2665  Juxtapose (v. t.) To place in juxtaposition.
2666  
2667  Juxtaposited (imp. & p. p.) of Juxtaposit
2668  
2669  Juxtapositing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Juxtaposit
2670  
2671  Juxtaposit (v. t.) To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.
2672  
2673  "Juxtaposition (v. i.) A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words."
2674  
2675  Junold (a.) See Gimmal.
2676