Words Starting With J

Here's the list of all the 2211 Words Starting With J in the English Language.

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just
1. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
2. fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
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john
1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
2. a prostitute's customer
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job
1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
2. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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join
1. become part of; become a member of a group or organization
2. cause to become joined or linked
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journal
1. a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
2. a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
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japan
1. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
2. lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
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jewelry
1. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
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joined
1. of or relating to two people who are married to each other
2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
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java
1. a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
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jersey
1. a close-fitting pullover shirt
2. a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
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jack
1. a small worthless amount
2. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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justice
1. the quality of being just or fair
2. judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
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jump
1. move forward by leaps and bounds
2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
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joint
1. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
2. a disreputable place of entertainment
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judge
1. determine the result of (a competition)
2. form a critical opinion of
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jazz
1. play something in the style of jazz
2. have sexual intercourse with
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junior
1. term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
2. a third-year undergraduate
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jean
1. a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
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journey
1. undertake a journey or trip
2. travel upon or across
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jewellery
1. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
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jay
1. crested largely blue bird
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jacket
1. a short coat
2. an outer wrapping or casing
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jet
1. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
2. fly a jet plane
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joy
1. the emotion of great happiness
2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
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judgment
1. an opinion formed by judging something
2. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
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jimmy
1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
2. a short crowbar
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jurisdiction
1. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
2. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
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jam
1. preserve of crushed fruit
2. informal terms for a difficult situation
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judicial
1. belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge
2. relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
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jeans
1. (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
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juice
1. the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
2. energetic vitality
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juvenile
1. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
2. a young person, not fully developed
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joining
1. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
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jury
1. a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
2. a committee appointed to judge a competition
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junction
1. the place where two or more things come together
2. the state of being joined together
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josh
1. be silly or tease one another
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joke
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
2. activity characterized by good humor
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jeep
1. a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
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journalism
1. newspapers and magazines collectively
2. the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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jail
1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
2. 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)
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jungle
1. a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
2. a place where hoboes camp
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jaguar
1. a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
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jar
1. be incompatible; be or come into conflict
2. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
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junk
1. dispose of (something useless or old)
2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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jenny
1. female donkey
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journalist
1. a writer for newspapers and magazines
2. someone who keeps a diary or journal
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jewel
1. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
2. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
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justify
1. show to be right by providing justification or proof
2. (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin
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jade
1. a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
2. a woman adulterer
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jumping
1. the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
2. the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
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judiciary
1. persons who administer justice
2. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
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jumper
1. a person who jumps
2. an athlete who competes at jumping
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justification
1. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
2. a statement in explanation of some action or belief
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justified
1. show to be right by providing justification or proof
2. (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin
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jointly
1. in collaboration or cooperation
2. in conjunction with; combined
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jasper
1. 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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juicy
1. having strong sexual appeal
2. lucrative
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judgement
1. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
2. an opinion formed by judging something
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jelly
1. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
2. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
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judging
1. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
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jigsaw
1. a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
2. fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
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jumbo
1. of great mass; huge and bulky
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jabber
1. rapid and indistinct speech
2. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
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jacks
1. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
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jaw
1. talk socially without exchanging too much information
2. talk incessantly and tiresomely
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jerk
1. a dull stupid fatuous person
2. an abrupt spasmodic movement
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jukebox
1. a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
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jockey
1. someone employed to ride horses in horse races
2. an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
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jackpot
1. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
2. any outstanding award
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jolly
1. a happy party
2. a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
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jasmine
1. any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
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jealous
1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
2. suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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jubilee
1. a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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jingle
1. make a sound typical of metallic objects
2. a metallic sound
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jihad
1. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
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juniper
1. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
2. wood of a coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
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jive
1. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
2. dance to jive music; dance the jive
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jargon
1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
2. a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
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jerking
1. an abrupt spasmodic movement
2. lacking a steady rhythm
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joystick
1. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
2. a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
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jug
1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
2. stew in an earthenware jug
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jeopardy
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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joker
1. a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
2. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
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jock
1. a person trained to compete in sports
2. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
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jogging
1. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
2. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
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jig
1. dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
2. music in three-four time for dancing a jig
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jurisprudence
1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority
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jailed
1. being in captivity
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junkie
1. a narcotics addict
2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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jealousy
1. a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
2. zealous vigilance
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judas
1. a one-way peephole in a door
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jag
1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface
2. a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
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jurisdictional
1. restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
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joyful
1. full of or producing joy
2. full of high-spirited delight
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joss
1. a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
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judo
1. a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
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juggling
1. the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
2. throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
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joiner
1. a person who likes to join groups
2. a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
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joking
1. characterized by jokes and good humor
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jog
1. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
2. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
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jak
1. immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
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jacquard
1. a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
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jitter
1. small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
2. a small irregular movement
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jaeger
1. rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
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jagged
1. cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
2. having a sharply uneven surface or outline
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jest
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
2. activity characterized by good humor
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jolt
1. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
2. disturb (someone's) composure
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jazzy
1. resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
2. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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jester
1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
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jeweler
1. someone who makes jewelry
2. someone in the business of selling jewelry
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juror
1. someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
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journalistic
1. of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
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joyous
1. full of or characterized by joy
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jackass
1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
2. male donkey
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jetty
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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jerky
1. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
2. lacking a steady rhythm
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juicer
1. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
2. a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
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jab
1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
2. a quick short straight punch
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jamming
1. press tightly together or cram
2. push down forcibly
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jumble
1. a confused multitude of things
2. small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
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jello
1. fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
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jogger
1. someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)
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jodhpur
1. a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
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jute
1. a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
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journeyman
1. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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justly
1. with honesty
2. in accordance with moral or social standards
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junta
1. a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
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jammed
1. press tightly together or cram
2. push down forcibly
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jeopardize
1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
2. put at risk
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jellyfish
1. large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
2. any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
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javelin
1. an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
2. a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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justifiable
1. capable of being justified
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jamboree
1. a gay festivity
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jaded
1. exhausted
2. dulled by surfeit
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janitor
1. someone employed to clean and maintain a building
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jobless
1. not having a job
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japonica
1. greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
2. deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
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juke
1. a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
2. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
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jinx
1. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
2. an evil spell
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joinery
1. fine woodwork done by a joiner
2. the craft of a joiner
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jib
1. refuse to comply
2. shift from one side of the ship to the other
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jiffy
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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jurist
1. a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
2. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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juncture
1. an event that occurs at a critical time
2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
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jammer
1. a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
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jaundice
1. 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
2. a rough and bitter manner
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jeweled
1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
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judicious
1. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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jackal
1. 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
2. a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat
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jot
1. a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
2. a slight but appreciable amount
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juggernaut
1. a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
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jalapeno
1. plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
2. hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
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junkyard
1. a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
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junky
1. a narcotics addict
2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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juggle
1. the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
2. throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
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jointed
1. having joints or jointed segments
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judgmental
1. depending on judgment
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juxtaposition
1. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
2. a side-by-side position
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jakes
1. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
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jezebel
1. a shameless impudent scheming woman
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jarring
1. be incompatible; be or come into conflict
2. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
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jailhouse
1. 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)
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juridical
1. of or relating to the law or jurisprudence
2. relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
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jitters
1. extreme nervousness
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jumpsuit
1. one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform
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juju
1. the power associated with a juju
2. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
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jobcentre
1. a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
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justifiably
1. with good reason
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joule
1. a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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juggler
1. a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
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joyfully
1. in a joyous and gleeful manner
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jokingly
1. in jest
2. not seriously
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jell
1. become gelatinous
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jinn
1. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
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jeweller
1. someone who makes jewelry
2. someone in the business of selling jewelry
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jackrabbit
1. go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
2. large hare of western North America
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joist
1. beam used to support floors or roofs
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juxtaposed
1. placed side by side often for comparison
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jovial
1. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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joyously
1. in a joyous and gleeful manner
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judicially
1. as ordered by a court
2. in a judicial manner
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jugular
1. relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
2. veins in the neck that return blood from the head
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jambalaya
1. spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery
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jaunt
1. make a trip for pleasure
2. a journey taken for pleasure
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jitterbug
1. do the jitterbug
2. a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
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jumbled
1. in utter disorder
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jubilant
1. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
2. full of high-spirited delight
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jittery
1. characterized by jerky movements
2. being in a tense state
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joyride
1. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
2. a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure
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jumpy
1. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
2. being in a tense state
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jiggle
1. move to and fro
2. a slight irregular shaking motion
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jarred
1. be incompatible; be or come into conflict
2. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
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jetting
1. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
2. fly a jet plane
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jetted
1. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
2. fly a jet plane
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joust
1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
2. joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
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jailer
1. someone who guards prisoners
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jobber
1. someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
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journeying
1. the act of traveling from one place to another
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jiao
1. 10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China
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jamb
1. upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
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jewelled
1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
2. adorn or decorate with precious stones
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julienne
1. a vegetable cut into thin strips
2. a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables
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jawbreaker
1. a large round hard candy
2. a word that is hard to pronounce
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judiciously
1. in a judicious manner
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jawed
1. of animals having jaws of a specified type
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jinks
1. noisy and mischievous merrymaking
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jacaranda
1. an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
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jointer
1. a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
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jubilation
1. a feeling of extreme joy
2. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
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jibe
1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
2. shift from one side of the ship to the other
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journeyer
1. a traveler going on a trip
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jutting
1. extend out or project in space
2. the act of projecting out from something
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junto
1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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jolted
1. bumped or shaken jerkily
2. disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
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jujitsu
1. 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
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jaunty
1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
2. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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jessamine
1. a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
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jeopardise
1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
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jealously
1. with jealousy
2. with jealousy; in an envious manner
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jawbone
1. talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
2. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
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jejunum
1. the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
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jotting
1. a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
2. write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
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junket
1. go on a pleasure trip
2. provide a feast or banquet for
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junco
1. small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
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jackhammer
1. a hammer driven by compressed air
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jammies
1. (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers
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jilted
1. rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
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jeroboam
1. a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
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