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Jacamar
Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus 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.
Jacket
To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
Jacobinism
The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.
Jadish
Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
Jaggery
Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically those of the () and ().
jailing
The act or process of putting someone in prison or in jail as a lawful punishment.
Jain
of or pertaining to Jainism; .
Jalap
The tubers of the Mexican plant (or ) of the family , a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative (cathartic) medicines, and are also called . Other species of yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the , and .
Jane-of-apes
A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to .
Japhethite
A Japhetite.
Japonism
A quality, idiom, or peculiarity characteristic of the Japanese or their products, esp. in art.
Jargon
A variety of zircon. See .
Jar-owl
The goatsucker.
Jawy
Relating to the jaws.
Jemminess
Spruceness.
jerk off
To masturbate.
jerky
Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried; meat that has been jerked; see first , ;
Jervine
A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (); -- called also .
Jess
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 of .
Jesus
The ; 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.
Jeterus
A yellowness of the parts of plants which are normally green; yellows.
Jettee
See ,
Jeweler
One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.
Jewellery
See .
Jewess
A female Jew; a Hebrew woman; a female adherent of Judaism.
Jibe
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 .
jiggery-pokery
A verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of a person in some way.
jitters
an uneasy state; nervousness; .
jiujitsu
a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength.
Jockeyship
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
jockey shorts
A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called . Originally a tradename, the term has become common for that type of underpants.
jockstrap
A supporting undergarment for the external genitals worn by men engaging in vigorous athletic sports or strenuous exercise; called also and .
Jointed
Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty;
Jolter
One who, or that which, jolts.
Joltingly
In a jolting manner.
Jordanella
a genus of fishes, including the (), of Florida.
Jostle
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
Jounce
A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.
Jovialty
Joviality.
Joyancy
Joyance.
Joyous
Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.
jubilancy
a feeling of extreme joy; jubilance; jubilation.
Judiciary
That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively;
judo
a sport adapted from jujitsu, originally a method of self-defense without weapons, and similar to wrestling; it was developed in Japan.
Juggs
See .
Juglans
A genus of valuable trees, including the true walnut of Europe, and the America black walnut, and butternut.
Julian
Relating to, or derived from, .
Jumart
The fabled offspring of a bull and a mare.
jumbo jet
A large commercial jet airplane, usually having a passenger capacity of over 300 in normal use; also called .
jump
same as , .
Jungermannia
A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants of the family, which is sometimes therefore called .
Juniority
The state or quality of being junior.
Junkerism
The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
Jura-trias
A term applied to many American Mesozoic strata, in which the characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended.
Jury
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
Justly
In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately.
Justness
The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity;
Jutlandish
Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.
Juvenile
A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
Juvia
A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree () which produces the large seeds known as .