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Jabberer
One who jabbers.
Jabberingly
In a jabbering manner.
Jacconet
See .
Jacinth
See .
Jacksaw
The merganser.
Jackslave
A low servant; a mean fellow.
Jackstone
One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
Jacky
Dim. or pet from
Jacobinism
The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.
Jaguar
A large and powerful feline animal (, formerly ), 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. It is also called the and the .
Jak
see 1st .
Jalapic
Of or pertaining to jalap.
Jangleress
A female prater or babbler.
Janissary
See .
Jar-owl
The goatsucker.
Jasperize
To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.
Jaspoid
Resembling jasper.
Jaundice
A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the fces, 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.
Jawy
Relating to the jaws.
JDL
Jewish Defense League.
Jeopard
To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to jeopardize; to hazard.
Jermoonal
The Himalayan snow partridge.
Jerry
Flimsy; jerry-built.
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.
Jigjog
A jolting motion; a jogging pace.
Jingal
A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel.
Jingler
One who, or that which, jingles.
jitterbug
a fast and vigorous American dance that was popular in the 1940s, having few standardized steps and personalized with various twirls, twists, and acrobatic moves; it was performed often to the accompaniment of swing or boogie-woogie tunes.
Jobber
One who works by the job.
Jobbernowl
A blockhead.
Jobbing
Doing chance work or odd jobs; .
joey
Any young animal, especially a young kangaroo.
John
A proper name of a man.
Jollification
A merrymaking; noisy festivity.
Jordanella
a genus of fishes, including the (), of Florida.
Joss paper
Gold and silver paper burned by the Chinese, in the form of coins or ingots, in worship and at funerals.
Jostle
To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
Joust
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
Judean
Of or pertaining to Judea.
Judicatory
Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; .
Juggernaut
One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also .
Juggle
To deceive by trick or artifice.
Juggling
Jugglery; underhand practice.
Juglandine
An alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut ().
Juglans
A genus of valuable trees, including the true walnut of Europe, and the America black walnut, and butternut.
Juice
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.
Juice
To moisten; to wet.
Juiceless
Lacking juice; dry.
Juke
To perch on anything, as birds do.
Julus
A catkin or ament. See .
Juncture
A joining; a union; an alliance.
Junkerism
The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
Jupe
Same as .
jury-rigged
Rigged for temporary service; done or made using whatever materials are available; makeshift; . See ,
Justle
An encounter or shock; a jostle.