📖 J — The English dictionary · page 2

jamaican — Everyday, meaning 1: adjective From or belonging to Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: noun A person from Jamaica.↗ Example: Usain Bolt is a famous Jamaican runner.↗ · We tried Jamaican jerk chicken.↗ · Reggae is Jamaican music.↗ · My grandparents are Jamaican and came to London in the 1960s.↗ · The Jamaican flag is black, green and gold.↗ · Jamaican Patois mixes English with African words.↗

jamb — Everyday, meaning 1: The side post of a door or window frame.↗ Example: The key turned in the lock near the jamb.↗ · The door jambs were painted white.↗ · He leaned against the door jamb.↗ · As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance.↗ (Prophets EZK.41.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof; and he measured the jamb of the gate, one reed broad, and the other jamb, one reed broad.↗ (Prophets EZK.40.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And every cell was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the cells was five cubits; and the jambs of the gate by the porch of the gate within were one reed.↗ (Prophets EZK.40.7, JPS 1917)↗

jambon — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) Jambon means ham in French; it is not an English word.↗ It sounds like zhom-BON to an English ear, with a nasal ending.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Used on English menus in names like jambon-beurre (a ham and butter baguette).↗ Example: Jambon is the French word for ham.↗ · I ordered a jambon-beurre in Paris.↗ · Un sandwich au jambon, s'il vous plaît.↗ · In French, le jambon is masculine.↗ · The menu said jambon et fromage: ham and cheese.↗ · My little sister giggles every time she hears jambon.↗

jammed — Everyday, meaning 1: Stuck so it cannot move or work (the door is jammed).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Packed very tightly; very full (the bus was jammed with people).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Pushed hard into a small space (he jammed his clothes into the bag).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Hurt by being squashed (I jammed my finger).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (informal) Played music together without planning.↗ Example: The window is jammed and will not open.↗ · The printer jammed again, so Mum pulled out the paper.↗ · The road was jammed with cars after the match.↗ · I jammed my finger in the car door.↗ · He jammed all his toys into one box.↗ · The hall was jammed with parents at the concert.↗ · The band jammed in the garage all afternoon (informal).↗ · They plunged forward in the mud, and managed somehow to run their yoke on the pole of an ammunition wagon, where it jammed.↗

jan — Everyday, meaning 1: Short written form of January, the first month of the year.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A first name in several languages (Jan, for boys in Dutch, Polish and Czech; sometimes short for Janet or Janice).↗ Example: The calendar shows Jan, Feb, Mar along the top.↗ · Jan is short for January.↗ · January, or Jan, has 31 days.↗ · My cousin Jan lives in Poland.↗ · The chart starts in Jan and ends in Dec.↗ · Write "Jan" on the label for the first month.↗

janissary — Everyday, meaning 1: (history) A soldier in the elite foot army of the Ottoman (Turkish) sultans, from about the 1300s to 1826.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (rare) A loyal follower or guard who does whatever a powerful leader wants.↗ Example: The janissaries guarded the Ottoman sultan.↗ · Janissary bands played loud drums and cymbals.↗ · Many janissaries were taken from their families as boys.↗ · The sultan closed down the janissaries in 1826.↗ · Our history book shows a janissary with a tall white hat.↗ · The janissaries were famous for their discipline.↗ · Some dictators surround themselves with janissaries who never question them.↗

january — Everyday, meaning 1: January is the first month of the year, with 31 days, between December and February.↗ Example: January has 31 days.↗ · It often snows in January in Canada.↗ · In Australia, January is summer.↗ · My birthday is in January.↗ · The January sales start after Christmas.↗ · We go back to school in January.↗ · January is named after the Roman god Janus.↗ · Vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the last day of December.↗ · This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to January 1st, 1923.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

japan — Everyday, meaning 1: Japan: an island country in East Asia, in the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is Tokyo.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: japan (rare): a hard, glossy black lacquer, and to coat something with it.↗ Example: Japan is an island country in Asia.↗ · The capital of Japan is Tokyo.↗ · Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.↗ · Children in Japan practise earthquake drills at school.↗ · We folded paper cranes — origami comes from Japan.↗ · People in Japan often bow to say hello.↗ · My cousin is learning Japanese.↗ · “This is Urashima Taro, from the country of Japan.↗

japanese — Everyday, meaning 1: Japanese means from or about Japan, an island country in East Asia.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The Japanese are the people of Japan.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Japanese is the language of Japan, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana characters.↗ Example: Sushi is a Japanese food.↗ · We learned some Japanese words in class.↗ · Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding.↗ · My pen pal is Japanese.↗ · Japanese uses three kinds of writing.↗ · Judo is a Japanese sport.↗ · We visited a peaceful Japanese garden.↗ · «Arigato» means thank you in Japanese.↗ · The great Japanese general Momotaro has come to fight you and to take your stronghold from you.↗

jar — Everyday, meaning 1: A jar is a glass or plastic container with a wide top and a lid, for keeping food like jam or honey.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A jar of something is the amount a jar holds: a jar of jam.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To jar is to shake or knock hard, or to give an unpleasant shock.↗ e.g. The fall jarred his knee.↗ Example: Each jar holds 30 cookies.↗ · She has 4 jars of jam.↗ · The jar has 25 coins.↗ · How many jars does she need for 90 sweets?↗ · Can you open this jar?↗ The lid is stuck.↗ · We kept the caterpillar in a jar with holes in the lid.↗ · Guess how many marbles are in the jar.↗ · She put her pocket money in a jar every week.↗ · Grandma made five jars of strawberry jam.↗ · 'You never told me what you did with those jars?'↗ · And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take a jar, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept throughout your generations.'↗ (Torah EXO.16.33, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them.↗ (Torah EXO.25.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the jars thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.↗ (Torah EXO.37.16, JPS 1917)↗ · The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Elijah.↗ (Prophets 1KI.17.16, JPS 1917)↗ · and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the jars, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl; (Writings 1CH.28.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.'↗ And he said: 'Do it the second time'; and they did it the second time.↗ (Prophets 1KI.18.34, JPS 1917)↗

jargon — Everyday, meaning 1: Special words used by a particular group, such as doctors, lawyers or computer experts, that are hard for others to understand.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Confusing or pompous language.↗ Example: The doctor used medical jargon I didn't understand.↗ · "Byte" and "pixel" are computer jargon.↗ · Explain it without jargon, please.↗ · The letter was full of legal jargon.↗ · Every sport has its own jargon, like "offside".↗ · "Denominator" is maths jargon for the bottom number of a fraction.↗

jasmine — Everyday, meaning 1: Jasmine is a climbing plant or bush with small white or yellow flowers that smell very sweet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Jasmine tea is green tea flavoured with jasmine flowers; jasmine rice is a sweet-smelling kind of long rice.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Jasmine is a girl's name (a name).↗ Example: The jasmine by the door smells lovely in summer.↗ · We had jasmine rice with our curry.↗ · Grandma drinks jasmine tea.↗ · Jasmine flowers are small and white.↗ · My friend Jasmine sits next to me.↗ · The jasmine climbed up the garden wall.↗ · Another prefers sitting amidst the overpowering scent of jasmine, or perfuming himself with scented olive oil.↗

jasper — Everyday, meaning 1: Jasper is a hard stone, usually red, yellow, brown or green, often with patterns, polished to make jewellery and ornaments.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Jasper is a boy's name; Jasper is also a town and national park in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Jasperware is a kind of pottery, usually pale blue with white raised pictures, made by the Wedgwood company.↗ Example: This necklace is made of red jasper.↗ · We found a piece of jasper on the beach.↗ · Jasper is a kind of quartz with lots of colour.↗ · Jasper is my brother's friend.↗ · We saw elk in Jasper National Park.↗ · In the Bible, the wall of the holy city is described as jasper.↗ · Once home he said to the genie: "Build me a palace of the finest marble, set with jasper, agate, and other precious stones.↗ · and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.↗ (Torah EXO.28.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were inclosed in fittings of gold in their settings.↗ (Torah EXO.39.13, JPS 1917)↗

jaunt — Everyday, meaning 1: A short trip or outing for fun.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To go on such a trip.↗ Example: We went on a jaunt to the beach on Sunday.↗ · Toad planned a jaunt along the open road in his caravan.↗ · The friends took a jaunt into town.↗ · Grandma enjoys a jaunt in the countryside.↗ · Our class jaunt to the zoo was great fun.↗ · They jaunted off to France for the weekend.↗

jauntily — Everyday, meaning 1: In a cheerful, lively, confident way, with a bounce in your step.↗ Example: He walked jauntily down the lane.↗ · She whistled jauntily as she went.↗ · The cat strolled jauntily along the wall.↗

jaunty — Everyday, meaning 1: Cheerful, lively and smart in looks or manner: a jaunty hat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Bold and carefree.↗ Example: He wore a jaunty red cap.↗ · The jaunty tune made us dance.↗ · Her jaunty walk showed she was pleased.↗

java — Everyday, meaning 1: (Java) A large island of Indonesia, where the capital Jakarta is.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US, slang) Coffee.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Java) A computer programming language used to make apps and programs.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A kind of coffee grown on the island of Java.↗ Example: Java is one of the most crowded islands in the world.↗ · Jakarta is on the island of Java.↗ · «Grab me a cup of java,» said the detective.↗ · My cousin writes games in Java.↗ · Java has many active volcanoes.↗ · Java and JavaScript are two different programming languages.↗ · Mum likes strong java in the morning.↗

javan — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A name in the Torah: a son of Japheth and a grandson of Noah.↗ Example: And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.↗ (Torah GEN.10.4, JPS 1917)↗ · The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.↗ (Torah GEN.10.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.↗ (Writings 1CH.1.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.19, JPS 1917)↗

javelin — Everyday, meaning 1: A long, light spear, thrown in sport or in hunting.↗ Example: The athlete threw the javelin far.↗ · The hunter's javelin struck the boar.↗ · Both used their javelins with great skill.↗ · The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.↗ (Writings JOB.39.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.↗ (Writings JOB.41.21, JPS 1917)↗ · And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.↗ (Prophets 1SA.17.6, JPS 1917)↗

jaw — Everyday, meaning 1: One of the two bones at the bottom of the face that hold the teeth; the lower jaw moves when you eat or speak.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Jaws» are the mouth parts of an animal, like a shark's or crocodile's jaws.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The parts of a tool that grip things, like the jaws of a vice or pliers.↗ Example: The crocodile snapped its huge jaws shut.↗ · My jaw hurts after the dentist.↗ · Our lower jaw moves when we chew.↗ · His jaw dropped when he saw the giant cake.↗ · Sharks have rows of sharp teeth in their jaws.↗ · The jaws of the clamp hold the wood still.↗ · The magician did a jaw-dropping trick.↗ · Then the dragon opened her jaws wider and wider and wider.↗ · And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.↗ (Writings JOB.29.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?↗ (Writings JOB.40.26, JPS 1917)↗ · For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.↗ (Prophets JOL.1.6, JPS 1917)↗