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jab, v.t., n. Give
rough push to; give (thing) sudden push (into). (dʒab).

'jabber, v.i.&t., n. Be talking quickly,
with little sense; say quickly, not
clearly. ('dʒabə).

'jabot, n. Material hanging in folds down
front of dress, or [Hist.] shirt, from neck.
('ʒabou).

jack, 1. n. Instrument for lifting weights
by pushing up, sp., one for lifting wheel of
automobile etc. off earth; KNAVE in cards;
sort of ship's flag. Every man jack, everyone;
jack in office, unimportant person who makes
much of his authority; jack tar, common
sailor. 2. v.t. Get lifted with jack. 'jackanapes
n. Boy or girl, young man, of forward
behaviour. 'jackass, n. Male ASS; foolish
person; sort of Australian bird. jack-boot,
n. High boot coming over knee. 'jackdaw,
n. Sort of small CROW given to taking
small bright things. 'jack-in-the-box, n.
Plaything in form of box with man etc.
jumping up when cover is lifted. 'jack-knife,
n. Great folding knife. 'jack-of-'all-trades,
n. One able to do number of
different sorts of work. jack-rabbit, n.
Great N. Am. HARE. (dʒak).

'jackal, n. Dog-like animal. ('dʒakɔ:l).

'jacket, n. Short coat; outer cover round
boiler etc.; loose outer cover for book.
('dʒakit).

Jaco'bean, a. Of time of Eng. James I.
'Jacobite, n., a. Supporter of Eng.
James II and his family after his rule
was ended. (dʒakou'biən).

jade, n. Poor, overworked horse; [Let.]
bad woman. 'jaded, a. Tired. (dʒeid).

jade, n. Hard, gen. green, jewel stone.

jag, 1. n. Sharp rough point of stone etc.;
rough cut. 2. v.t. Make jags in. (dʒag).

'jaguar, n. Great Am. animal of cat
family. ('dʒagwa:).

jail, n. GAOL. (dʒeil).

jam, 1. v.t.&i. Get crushed between 2
things; get (part of machine etc.),
become, fixed so that it is unable to
be moved, worked; get pushed together
in mass; put with force (into, onto). 2. n.
A jamming. (dʒam).

jam, n. Sweet paste made by boiling fruit
with sugar.

jamb, n. Side (support) of doorway,
window, fireplace. (dʒam).

jambo'ree, n. A meeting together for
pleasure-making etc., sp. of BOY SCOUTS.
(dʒambə'ri:).

'jangle, v.i.&t., n. (Make, make give)
loud unpleasing JINGLE; (have) angry
argument. ('dʒaŋgl).

'janitor, n. Door-keeper. ('dʒanitə).

'janissary, 'janizary, n. One of band
forming special watch of SULTAN.
('dʒamzəri).

'January, n. 1st month of year.
('dʒanjuəri).

ja'pan, v.t., n. (Get painted with) sort of
bard, bright paint.
(dʒə'pan).

Japa'nese, n., a. (Person,
language) of
Japan. The Japanese, sp., Japanese
persons. (dʒapə'ni:z).

jape, n., v.i. JEST.
(dʒeip).

jar, n. Sorts of tall,
wide-mouthed, gen.
round, vessel. (dʒa:).

jar, v.i.&t., n. Be unpleasing in effect
(on person, ears etc.); come against
(thing) with sharp, unpleasing sound;
make jar. Jar with, be out of harmony with.

'jargon, n. Language without clear sense;
poor form of a language; special, strange-sounding
words, language, of experts.
('dʒa:gən).

'jasmin(e), n. Plant with wood stem and
sweet-smelling flowers. ('dsazmin).

'jasper, n. Sort of red, yellow, or brown
jewel stone. ('dʒaspə).

'jaundice, 1. n. Disease caused by stopping
up of BILE, marked by yellow skin. 2. v.t.
Make (mind, outlook) coloured by bitter,
unhappy feeling. ('dʒɔ:ndis).

jaunt, v.i., n. (Take) short journey sp. for
pleasure. (dʒɔ:nt).

'jaunty, a. (With air of being) happily
pleased with oneself; giving jaunty air.
('dʒɔ:nti).

'javelin, n. Small SPEAR for sending
through the air. ('dʒavlin).

jaw, 1. n. One or other of 2 bone structures
in which the teeth are fixed;
[Com.] talk. Jaws, mouth. 2. [Com.] v.i.&t.
Be talking, sp. over-long; give talk
to. 'jaw-bone, n. One or other of 2 forming
lower jaw. (dʒɔ:).

jay, n. Sorts of bright-coloured bird
making much noise. 'jay-walking, n.
Walking across streets without attention
to control-lights etc. (dʒei).

jazz, 1. n., a. (Music, dancing) in SYNCOPATED
rhythm; (of colours etc.) loud,
not in harmony. 2. v.i. Be playing,
dancing, jazz. (dʒaz).

'jealous, a. Fearing, hating, competition,
sp. in love; being angry, unhappy,
because (of better position etc. of
another); taking great care (of one's
rights, good name etc.). ('dʒeləs).

jean, [Am.] n. Strong cotton material.
Jeans, workman's overall. (dʒi:n).

jeer, v.i.&t., n. (Be) laughing unkindly at,
making sport of, another; (say) unkind
words (about). (dʒiə).

'jehu, [Hum.] n. Driver, sp. very quick
one (from Jehu of BIBLE). ('dʒi:hju:).

je'june, a. (Of writings etc.) dry, uninteresting,
poor. (dʒi'dʒu:n).

'jelly, n. Clear, soft, food substance
made from GELATIN; any soft, clear
substance like jelly, sp., that made by
boiling fruit with sugar. 'jellyfish, n. Jelly-like
sea-animal. ('dʒeli).

'jemmy, n. Iron rod for forcing open
doors, sp. for purpose of crime. ('dʒemi).

'jenny, n. CRANE able to be moved about;
SPINNING-Jenny. ('dseni).

'jeopardy, n. Danger. 'jeopardize, v.t.
Put in danger. ('dʒepədi).

jer'boa, n. Small, jumping, rat-like animal
of African sand wastes. (dʒə:'bouə).

jere'miad, n. Sad story of troubles,
protest against wrong. (dʒeri'maiad).

jerk, v.t.&i., n. (Give) sudden pull,
twist, to; (make) sudden motion, sp. of
muscles; make (long bits of meat) dry in
sun. (dʒə:k).

'jerkin, n. Man's tight, short coat, freq.
of leather. ('dʒə:kin).

'jerry-built, a. (Of buildings) put up
badly, with poor materials. ('dʒeribilt).

'jersey, n. Shirt-like bit of KNITTED
clothing; machine-KNITTED material.
('dʒə:zi).

'jessamine, n. JASMINE. ('dʒesəmin).

jest, n., v.i. Something said or done in
sport, to give amusement. 'jester, n. Sp.,
[Hist.] man kept by ruler etc. to jest
for his amusement. (dʒest).

'Jesuit, n. One of the Society of Jesus,
a R.-C. order of religion started in 1533.
('dʒezjuit).

jet, n., a. Hard, black substance got from
earth, taking a bright polish and used for
ornaments. jet-black, a. (dʒet).

jet, 1. n. Current of water, steam, gas etc.
forced out in straight line through small
opening; part with opening for jet. 2 v.i.&t.
Come, send, out in jet(s).

'jetsam, n. JETTISONED goods taken to
land by waves. ('dʒetsəm).

'jettison, v.t. Put (goods) out of ship at
sea to make weight less. ('dʒetisn).

'jetty, n. Structure going out into sea as
landing-place or to take force of waves.
('dseti).

Jew, n. Person of Hebrew nation. 'Jewry, n.
The Jews; Jews' part of town. Jew's-harp,
n. Small instrument of music
gripped between teeth. (dʒu:).

'jewel, 1. n. Stone of great value; ornament
with jewels in it; person or thing
greatly valued. 2. v.t. Put jewels on. 'jeweller,
n. Maker of, trader in, jewels. 'jewel(le)ry,
n. Ornaments made of jewels. ('dsu:əl).

jib, 1. n. Small, 3-sided, front sail. 2. v.t.&i.
Get (sail) pulled round to other side of
ship; go round in this way. jibboom, n.
Support for base of jib (see MAST). (dʒib).

jib, v.i. (Of horse etc.) come to sudden
stop, make trouble about going forward.

jibe, n., v.i. GIBE. (dʒaib).

'jiffy, [Com.] n. Very short time. ('dʒifi).

jig, 1. n. (Music for) quick dance. 2. v.i.&t.
Do a jig; be moving quickly (up and
down). (dʒig).

'jiggle, v.t. Give small shakes to. ('dʒigl).

'jigsaw, [Am.] n. Machine FRET-SAW. Jigsaw
puzzle, picture pasted on board and cut
into bits of different form with jigsaw.
('dʒigsɔ:).

jilt, 1. v.t. Give up (person one has
undertaken to get married to). 2. n.
One jilting. (dʒilt).

'jingle, v.i.&t., n. (Give, make give) sound
as of keys etc. shaking together; verse
in which same sounds come again and
again. ('dʒiŋgl).

'jingo, n. One desiring his country to
become great by war, force. By jingo!, [Com.]
voicing surprise, pleasure etc. ('dʒiŋgou).

jinks, [Com.] n. Only high jinks, loud, uncontrolled
pleasure-making. (dʒiŋks).

jinn, n. GENIE. (dʒin).

jin'ricksha, n. RICKSHAW. (dʒin'rikʃə).

'jitters, n. pl. Only the jitters, attack of foolish,
over-great fear. ('dʒitəz).

jiu-'jitsu, n. Japanese art of fighting
without instruments, using special grips
etc. to get person down. (dʒu:'dʒitsu:).

job, 1. n. Bit of work (to be) done; regular
work; bit of business which is not
straightforward. A job lot, mixed group of
goods taken without selection; it's a good
(bad) job that, it's good (bad) that. 2. v.i.&t.
Undertake jobs for payment; let persons
have use of (horses etc.) for payment;
do business on market in (STOCKS,
goods etc.) for others; make private
profit wrongly from public work etc.
jobbery, n. Doing business in way which
is not straightforward. 'jobmaster, n. One
who jobs horses and carriages. (dʒɔb).

'jockey, v.t. Get (person) tricked (out of,
into doing). ('dʒɔki).

'jockey, n. One going on horseback in
competitions, sp. for a living.

jo'cose, 'jocular, aa. Full of humour,
good-humoured tricks. (dʒə'kous,
'dʒɔkjulə).

'jocund, [Let.] a. Happy, bright.
('dʒɔkənd).

jog, v.t.&i., n. (Give) push or shake
to; be running, moving, in way causing
shaking motion. Jog his memory, put him
in mind of something; jog on, along, go
forward, not very quickly. 'joggle, v.t.&i.,
n. Be shaking forward and back.
'jog-trot, n. Slow, regular run. (dʒɔg).

'John 'Bull, n. Name used for representative
Englishman, the Brit. nation.
('dʒɔn 'bul).

join, 1. v.t.&i. Put or come together, get
united; make connection between with
cord etc.; come into the company of;
become part of (society etc.); take part
with others (in doing). Join battle, make a
start at fighting. 2. n. Point, line, plane,
where 2 things join. 'joiner, n. Sp., woodworker.
'joinery, n. Joiner's work. joint,
1. a. Of, by, common to, a or more
together. Joint stock, CAPITAL (of business)
in which number of persons have
part. 2. n. Join; structure by which, part
of body where, 2 bones are joined together;
structure by which 2 parts of
machine etc. are joined; leg etc. cut off
animal's body for use as food. 3. v.t.
Join by joints; make division of at a joint,
or into joints. (djɔin).

'jointure, n. Property which a woman
gets for her use at death of man she is
married to, by agreement made while
he is living. ('dʒɔintʃə).

joist, n. Any of the parallel wood supports
stretched from wall to wall under floor-boards.
(dʒɔist).

joke, 1. n. Thing said or done in sport, to
get a laugh; event causing amusement.
It's no joke, it is a serious business. 2. v.i.
Say or do things as jokes. 'joker, n. Sp., card,
in addition to normal 52, with highest
value in certain forms of play. (dʒouk).

'jolly, a. Happy, good-humoured; [Com.]
pleasing; [Com.] very. jollifi'cation, n.
Pleasure-making. ('dʒɔli).

'jolly-boat, n. Ship's small boat.
('dʒɔlibout).

jolt, v.t.&i., n. Give sudden shake to;
(of cart etc.) go in way which jolts what
is inside. (dʒoult).

'jonquil, n. Yellow flower like DAFFODIL.
('dʒɔŋkwil).

joss, n. Form of a Chinese GOD cut in
stone etc. 'joss-stick, n. Stick of material
giving sweet smell when burned. (dʒɔs).

'jostle, v.t.&i. Give rough push to,
(against). ('dʒɔsl).

jot, n. Very small amount, degree (not a
jot). (dʒɔt).

jot, v.t. Put (down) in writing quickly, in
note form.

'journal, n. Record of events, business,
kept day by day; newspaper or other
regularly printed paper. journal'ese, n. Use
of language special to journalists. 'journalism,
n. Work of Journalist. 'journalist, n. Writer
for, manager of, newspaper. ('dʒə:nl).

'journey, n., v.i. (Distance covered in)
going to a town or other place. ('dʒə:ni).

'journeyman, n. Trained workman doing
work for another. ('dʒə:nimən).

joust, [Hist.] n., v.i. Fight on horseback
with LANCES. (dsaust).

'jovial, a. Loving company, full of good
humour. ('dgouvjəl).

jowl, n. Lower part of side of face; JAW.
(dsaul).

joy, n. (Thing causing) deep pleasure. 'joy-ride,
n., v.i. Pleasure journey in
automobile etc. 'joystick, n. Control
apparatus of airplane. (dʒɔi).

'jubilate, v.i. Be, give signs of being, very
pleased about something. ('dʒu:bileit).

'jubilee, n. (Pleasure-making etc. marking)
sp. 50th year after some event. Silver
jubilee, 25th year; diamond jubilee, 60th year.
('dʒu:bili:).

'Judas, n. One who is false to his friends
(from Judas of BIBLE). ('dʒu:dəs).

judge, 1. n. Person with authority for
hearing, giving decisions or naming punishment
in, law processes; person giving
decision in competition etc.; one making
or able to make decision about a question.
2. v.t.&i. Make statement in COURT
of what punishment (person) is to have;
be acting as judge in (law process); have,
come to, opinion, decision, about; be of
the opinion (that). 'judg(e)ment, n. Sp.,
power of judging; decision of law process;
event viewed as punishment by GOD.
(dʒʌdʒ).

'judicature, n. Operation of the law; body
of judges. ('dʒu:dikətʃə).

ju'dicial, a. Of, by, law COURT; of, right
for, a judge; (of body) with power of
judging. ju'diciary, 1. a. Of law COURTS.
2. n. Body of judges. ju'dicious, a. Wise,
with good sense. (dʒu:'diʃəl).

jug, 1. n. Deep vessel with hand-part, for
liquids; [Hum.] prison. 2. v.t. Get (meat)
cooked in liquid in covered pot; [Hum.]
put in prison. (dʒʌg).

'Juggernaut, n. Belief, cause, moving one
to give up oneself or others to destruction
(from Indian IDOL
whose supporters were
crushed by its wheels).
('dʒʌgənɔ:t).

'juggle, v.i.&t. Do tricks
with plates, balls etc. to
give amusement; make
use of false tricks. Juggle with
the facts, give false account
of them. ('dʒʌgl).

'jugular, a. Of the neck
or throat. Jugular vein, great
blood-vessel in neck
taking blood from head.
('dʒʌgjulə).

juice, n. Liquid part of plants, fruit,
meat; [Com.] electric current; [Com.]
PETROL for automobile etc. (dʒu:s).

'jujube, n. Small jelly sweet. ('dʒu:dʒu:b).

'julep, n. Sweet drink, sp. with medical
substance in it; [Am.] sort of iced
drink. ('dʒu:lip).

Ju'ly, n. 7th month of year. (dʒu:'lai).

'jumble, 1. v.t.&i. Get (things), become,
mixed, out of order. 2. n. Jumbled mass.
Jumble sale, marketing of old clothing etc.,
sp. to get money for cause. ('dʒʌmbl).

jump, 1. v.i.&t. Go up into air by
sudden push with feet against earth,
floor; get over, down etc. by jumping;
make sudden move (as) from fear. Jump a
claim, (of gold-miner) take another's
land because unworked; jump at, sp., take
(offer etc.) readily; jump on, sp., [Com.]
say angry words, give punishment, to;
jump to conclusions, come to opinion without
enough thought. 2. n. An act of jumping;
sudden going up (of prices etc.). 'jumpy, a.
Giving way to small impulses of fear.
(dʒʌmp).

'jumper, n. Sort of BLOUSE coming over
trousers or skirt. ('dʒʌmpə).

'junction, n. (Point of) joining; railway
station where number of lines come
together. 'juncture, n. (Point of) joining.
At this juncture, at this time, with things
as they are. ('dʒʌŋkʃən).

June, n. 6th month of year. (dʒu:n).

'jungle, n. (Land covered with) thick growth
of plants, trees, sp. in India. ('dsʌŋgl).

'junior, n., a. (One) younger, lower in
position, than another. ('dʒu:niə).

'juniper, n. Evergreen tree with berries
giving an oil used medically and in
making GIN. ('dʒu:nipə).

junk, n. Sailors' salt meat; old cord cut
up; any old thing of no value. (dʒʌŋk).

junk, n. Chinese sailing-boat with flat base.

'junket, n. Milk made almost solid by
addition of certain acid. ('dʒʌŋkit).

'junket, v.i. Take part in pleasure-making,
great meal.

ju'ridical, a. Of law (processes).
(dʒuə'ridikəl).

jurisdiction, n. Operation of the law;
giving decisions in law; (range of)
authority; land covered by authority.
(dʒuəriz'dikʃən).

jurisprudence, n. Science of, expert use
of, law. (dʒuəris'pru:dəns).

'jurist, n. Law expert. ('dʒuərist).

'jury, [Law] n. Body of, sp. 12, persons put
on OATH to give straightforward decision
on question. Grand jury, one which sees if
there are enough facts pointing against
a person for him to be taken before
judge. 'juryman, 'juror, nn. One of jury.
('dʒuəri).

'jury-mast, n. MAST put up in place of
broken one. ('dʒuərima:st).

just, a. Upright in behaviour; upright,
not taking sides in judging, justly done.
'justice, n. (Being in harmony with) just
behaviour; the law in operation; law
judge, sp., of highest Eng. COURT.
Bring person to justice, see that he gets
punishment for his crime; do justice to, have
just opinion of; make good, complete,
use of; Justice of the Peace, MAGISTRATE acting
without payment. (dʒʌst).

just, adv. Not more or less than; only,
almost not; only a short time back
(I have just come); [Com.] quite, completely.
Just now, only a little time back.

'justify, v.t. Make clear that (person,
statement, act etc.) is right, true; be
good reason for (act etc.). justifi'cation,
n. Sp., thing justifying. ('dʒʌstifai).

jut, 1. v.i. Come out from, not be in line
with, the general mass. 2. n. Bit jutting
out. (dsʌt).

jute, n. Threads from outer skin of
certain plants, used for making canvas,
cord etc. (dʒu:t).

'juvenile, a., n. Young (person); of, for,
juveniles. juve'nescence, juve'nility, nn.
(Time of) being young. ('dʒu:vənail).

'juxtapose, v.t. Put side by side.
('dsʌkstəpouz).