| jar2 |
to collide or bump so as to cause vibration; jolt. [9 definitions] |
| jargon1 |
technical or specialized words or language, as of a science or profession, sometimes considered to be unnecessary or confusing. [3 definitions] |
| jaundice |
a disorder in which excessive amounts of bile get into the blood and cause yellowing of the skin and eyes, sluggishness, and loss of appetite. [3 definitions] |
| jaundiced |
afflicted with or as if with jaundice. [2 definitions] |
| jaunt |
to take a brief trip or outing, usu. for amusement. [2 definitions] |
| jaunty |
characterized by a light, lively, or confident manner. [2 definitions] |
| Java |
the principal island of Indonesia. [2 definitions] |
| Javanese |
of or pertaining to Java or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| javelin |
a lightweight spear thrown as a weapon. [3 definitions] |
| jaw |
either or both of the two bones that surround the mouth and hold the teeth. [5 definitions] |
| jawbone |
any of the bones that compose the jaw, esp. the lower one. [3 definitions] |
| jay |
any of a number of usu. brightly colored, noisy birds of the crow family, esp. the blue jay. |
| jaywalk |
to walk across a street illegally, as at an improper place or an improper time. |
| jazz |
a form of music characterized by improvisation and complex rhythms, with early influences of ragtime and blues. Jazz originated among Black musicians during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in America. Jazz has continued to evolve and to influence new forms of modern music in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. |
| jealous |
Fearful of losing someone's affection, or of losing one's preferential position, to someone else. [5 definitions] |
| jealousy |
envious or suspicious resentment, as of another's success, good fortune, or good qualities. [4 definitions] |
| jean |
(pl.) pants made from a heavy, often blue, twilled cotton cloth. [2 definitions] |
| jeep |
a small motor vehicle usu. equipped with four-wheel drive and suited to use in rugged terrain, originally developed for military use and later adapted for civilian use. [2 definitions] |
| Jell-O |
trademark for a sweetened, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. |
| jelly |
a food jelled by gelatin or pectin, esp. a sweet preparation of concentrated fruit juice that is usu. spread on bread. [4 definitions] |
| jellyfish |
any of a large number of soft, jellylike marine animals that usu. have numerous tentacles hanging down from a bell-shaped body. [2 definitions] |