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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janitor | (noun) someone employed to clean and maintain a building | - |
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japan | (noun) lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient | - |
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(noun) lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer | - |
jape | (noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | Synonyms: gag, jest, joke, laugh |
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japery | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prank |
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japonica | (noun) deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms | Synonyms: Chaenomeles japonica, maule's quince |
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(noun) greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties | Synonyms: Camellia japonica |
japorn | (noun) Japanese pornography | - |
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jar | (noun) a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food | - |
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(noun) a sudden jarring impact | Synonyms: jolt, jounce, shock |
(noun) the quantity contained in a jar | Synonyms: jarful |
jarful | (noun) the quantity contained in a jar | Synonyms: jar |
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jargon | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: argot, cant, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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(noun) specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject | - |
(noun) a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon | Synonyms: jargoon |
jargoon | (noun) a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon | Synonyms: jargon |
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jasmine | (noun) any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia | - |
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jasper | (noun) an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone | - |
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jassid | (noun) a variety of leafhopper | - |
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jati | (noun) (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter) | - |
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jaundice | (noun) a rough and bitter manner | Synonyms: acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, tartness, thorniness |
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(noun) yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia | Synonyms: icterus |
jaunt | (noun) a journey taken for pleasure | Synonyms: excursion, expedition, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
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jauntiness | (noun) stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance | Synonyms: dapperness, nattiness, rakishness |
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(noun) a breezy liveliness | Synonyms: breeziness |
java | (noun) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans | Synonyms: coffee |
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javelin | (noun) a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events | - |
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(noun) an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible | - |
javelina | (noun) dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States | Synonyms: collared peccary, Peccari angulatus, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu |
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jaw | (noun) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object | - |
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(noun) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth | - |
(noun) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth | - |
jawan | (noun) (India) a private soldier or male constable | - |
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