| hejira | (noun) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment | Synonyms: exodus, hegira |
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| highjack | (noun) seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination | Synonyms: hijack |
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| highjacker | (noun) a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | Synonyms: highwayman, hijacker, road agent |
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| (noun) someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | Synonyms: hijacker |
| highjacking | (noun) robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | Synonyms: hijacking |
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| hijab | (noun) the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home | - |
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| (noun) a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face | - |
| hijack | (noun) seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination | Synonyms: highjack |
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| hijacker | (noun) a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | Synonyms: highjacker, highwayman, road agent |
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| (noun) someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | Synonyms: highjacker |
| hijacking | (noun) robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | Synonyms: highjacking |
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| hijinks | (noun) noisy and mischievous merrymaking | Synonyms: high jinks, high jinx, jinks |
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| ijtihad | (noun) the endeavor of a Muslim scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen | - |
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| injectant | (noun) any solution that is injected (as into the skin) | Synonyms: injection |
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| injection | (noun) the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure | - |
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| (noun) the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe | Synonyms: shot |
| (noun) any solution that is injected (as into the skin) | Synonyms: injectant |
| injectiveness | (noun) (mathematics) The state or quality of relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain). | - |
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| injector | (noun) a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) | - |
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| (noun) An injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump. | Synonyms: eductor-jet pump, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, thermocompressor |
| injudiciousness | (noun) the trait of being injudicious | Synonyms: indiscretion |
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| (noun) lacking good judgment | Synonyms: indiscreetness |
| injunction | (noun) a formal command or admonition | - |
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| (noun) (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity | Synonyms: cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment |
| injuriousness | (noun) destructiveness that causes harm or injury | Synonyms: harmfulness |
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| injury | (noun) wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted | - |
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| (noun) an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage | - |
| (noun) an accident that results in physical damage or hurt | Synonyms: accidental injury |
| (noun) a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | Synonyms: combat injury, wound |
| (noun) any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury | Synonyms: harm, hurt, trauma |
| injustice | (noun) an unjust act | Synonyms: iniquity, shabbiness, unfairness |
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| (noun) the practice of being unjust or unfair | Synonyms: unjustness |
| interjection | (noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | Synonyms: interpellation, interpolation, interposition |
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| (noun) an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | Synonyms: ejaculation |
| introject | (noun) (psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized | - |
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| introjection | (noun) (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego | - |
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| (noun) (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects | - |
| j | (noun) the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: J |
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| jab | (noun) a quick short straight punch | - |
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| (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | Synonyms: jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting |
| (noun) the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow | Synonyms: dig |
| jabber | (noun) rapid and indistinct speech | Synonyms: gabble, jabbering |
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| jabberer | (noun) someone whose talk is trivial drivel | Synonyms: driveller |
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| jabbering | (noun) rapid and indistinct speech | Synonyms: gabble, jabber |
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| jabberwocky | (noun) nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll) | - |
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| jabbing | (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | Synonyms: jab, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting |
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| jabiru | (noun) large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America | Synonyms: Jabiru mycteria |
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| (noun) large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle | Synonyms: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, saddlebill |
| (noun) large mostly white Australian stork | Synonyms: black-necked stork, policeman bird, Xenorhyncus asiaticus |
| jaboncillo | (noun) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans | Synonyms: China tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, Sapindus saponaria |
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| jabot | (noun) a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt | - |
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| jaboticaba | (noun) tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil | - |
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| (noun) small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches | Synonyms: jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora |
| jacamar | (noun) tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage | - |
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| jacaranda | (noun) an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black | Synonyms: Brazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, Dalbergia nigra |
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| jacinth | (noun) a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | Synonyms: hyacinth |
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| jack | (noun) any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas | - |
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| (noun) male donkey | Synonyms: jackass |
| (noun) tool for exerting pressure or lifting | - |
| (noun) one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince | Synonyms: knave |
| (noun) small flag indicating a ship's nationality | - |
| (noun) game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks | Synonyms: jackstones |
| (noun) an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug | - |
| (noun) a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling | - |
| (noun) immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted | Synonyms: jackfruit, jak |
| (noun) someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | Synonyms: laborer, labourer, manual laborer |
| (noun) a small worthless amount | Synonyms: diddley, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddly, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, shit, squat |
| jackal | (noun) Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair | - |
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| (noun) a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat | Synonyms: Canis aureus, golden jackal |
| (noun) a jackal native to Africa with a black back | Synonyms: black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas |
| (noun) a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side | Synonyms: Canis adustus, side-striped jackal |
| (noun) a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf | Synonyms: African golden wolf, Canis anthus, Egyptian jackal, grey jackal |
| jackanapes | (noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | Synonyms: lightweight, whippersnapper |
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| jackass | (noun) male donkey | Synonyms: jack |
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| (noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, twat, zany |
| jackboot | (noun) (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot | Synonyms: hessian, Hessian boot, Wellington, Wellington boot |
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| jackdaw | (noun) common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery | Synonyms: Corvus monedula, daw |
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| jacket | (noun) a short coat | - |
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| (noun) an outer wrapping or casing | - |
| (noun) (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth | Synonyms: cap, crown, crownwork, jacket crown |
| (noun) the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition | - |
| (noun) the outer skin of a potato | - |
| jackfruit | (noun) immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted | Synonyms: jack, jak |
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| (noun) East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds | Synonyms: Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit tree |
| jackhammer | (noun) a hammer driven by compressed air | Synonyms: air hammer, pneumatic hammer |
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| jackknife | (noun) a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out | - |
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| (noun) a large knife with one or more folding blades | Synonyms: clasp knife |
| jacklight | (noun) a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night | - |
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| jackpot | (noun) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) | Synonyms: kitty, pot |
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| (noun) any outstanding award | - |
| jackrabbit | (noun) large hare of western North America | - |
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| jacks | (noun) a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball | Synonyms: jackstones, knucklebones |
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| jackscrew | (noun) screw-operated jack | Synonyms: screw jack |
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| jacksmelt | (noun) a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length) | Synonyms: Atherinopsis californiensis |
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| jacksnipe | (noun) American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting | Synonyms: Calidris melanotos, pectoral sandpiper |
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| (noun) a small short-billed Old World snipe | Synonyms: half snipe, Limnocryptes minima |
| jackstones | (noun) a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball | Synonyms: jacks, knucklebones |
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| (noun) game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks | Synonyms: jack |
| jackstraw | (noun) a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws | Synonyms: spillikin |
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| jackstraws | (noun) a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others | Synonyms: spillikins |
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| jaconet | (noun) a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages | - |
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| jacquard | (noun) a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom | - |
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| jactation | (noun) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness | Synonyms: jactitation |
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| jactitation | (noun) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness | Synonyms: jactation |
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| (noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives | Synonyms: boast, boasting, self-praise |
| (noun) (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) | - |
| jade | (noun) an old or over-worked horse | Synonyms: hack, nag, plug |
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| (noun) a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green | Synonyms: jade green |
| (noun) a woman adulterer | Synonyms: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop |
| (noun) a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite | Synonyms: jadestone |
| jadeite | (noun) a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma | - |
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| jadestone | (noun) a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite | Synonyms: jade |
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| jaeger | (noun) rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey | - |
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| jag | (noun) a bout of drinking or drug taking | - |
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| (noun) a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing | Synonyms: dag |
| (noun) a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing | - |
| (noun) a sharp projection on an edge or surface | - |
| jaggary | (noun) unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap | Synonyms: jaggery, jagghery |
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| jaggedness | (noun) something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface | - |
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| jaggery | (noun) unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap | Synonyms: jaggary, jagghery |
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| jagghery | (noun) unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap | Synonyms: jaggary, jaggery |
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| jagua | (noun) tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit | Synonyms: Genipa Americana, genipap fruit, marmalade box |
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| jaguar | (noun) a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis | Synonyms: Felis onca, panther, Panthera onca |
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| jaguarondi | (noun) long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat | Synonyms: eyra, Felis yagouaroundi, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat |
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| jaguarundi | (noun) long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat | Synonyms: eyra, Felis yagouaroundi, jaguarondi, jaguarundi cat |
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| jail | (noun) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | Synonyms: clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer |
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| jailbird | (noun) a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly | Synonyms: gaolbird, jail bird |
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| jailbreak | (noun) an escape from jail | Synonyms: break, breakout, gaolbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak |
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| (noun) the removal of security locks from an electronic device | - |
| jailer | (noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey |
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| jailhouse | (noun) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | Synonyms: clink, gaol, jail, pokey, poky, slammer |
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| jailor | (noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, prison guard, screw, turnkey |
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| jak | (noun) immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted | Synonyms: jack, jackfruit |
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| jakes | (noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate | Synonyms: earth-closet, outhouse, privy |
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| jalapeno | (noun) hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico | Synonyms: jalapeno pepper |
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| (noun) plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red | Synonyms: Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper |
| jalopy | (noun) a car that is old and unreliable | Synonyms: bus, heap |
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| jalousie | (noun) a shutter made of angled slats | - |
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| (noun) a window with glass louvers | Synonyms: louvered window |
| jam | (noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems | Synonyms: electronic jamming, jamming |
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| (noun) preserve of crushed fruit | - |
| (noun) a dense crowd of people | Synonyms: crush, press |
| (noun) informal terms for a difficult situation | Synonyms: fix, hole, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle |
| jamb | (noun) upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame | - |
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| jambalaya | (noun) spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | - |
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| jambeau | (noun) armor plate that protects legs below the knee | Synonyms: greave |
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| jamberry | (noun) annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes | Synonyms: Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa, tomatillo |
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| (noun) Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes | Synonyms: miltomate, Physalis philadelphica, purple ground cherry, tomatillo |
| jambon | (noun) meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) | Synonyms: gammon, ham |
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| jamboree | (noun) a gay festivity | Synonyms: blowout, gala, gala affair |
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| jambosa | (noun) tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit | Synonyms: Eugenia jambos, rose-apple tree, rose apple |
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| jamjar | (noun) a jar for holding jellies or preserves | Synonyms: jampot |
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| jammer | (noun) a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming | - |
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| jammies | (noun) (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers | Synonyms: pajama, pj's, pyjama |
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| jamming | (noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems | Synonyms: electronic jamming, jam |
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| jampan | (noun) a kind of sedan chair used in India | - |
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| jampot | (noun) a jar for holding jellies or preserves | Synonyms: jamjar |
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| jangle | (noun) a metallic sound | Synonyms: jingle |
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| janissary | (noun) a loyal supporter | - |
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