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- jab verb (jab, jabs, jabbed, jabbing); noun (a jab, jabs)
To jab is to push something pointed quickly and hard into or at something, like a finger or stick. - jabbing verb (jab, jabs, jabbed, jabbing); noun (a jab, jabs)
Poking or pushing something sharp or pointed quickly and hard: «He kept jabbing me with his pencil.». - jack noun (a jack, jacks); verb (jack, jacks, jacked, jacking — jack up, jack in); also a name (Jack)
A tool for lifting a heavy thing, like a car, a little way off the ground. - jackal noun (a jackal, jackals)
A jackal is a wild animal like a small, thin dog that lives in Africa and Asia and eats small animals and leftovers from other hunters. - jackdaw noun (jackdaws)
A small black and grey bird of the crow family that likes shiny things. - jacket noun (a jacket, jackets)
A jacket is a short coat with sleeves that you wear over other clothes. - jackpot noun (a jackpot, jackpots)
A jackpot is the biggest prize in a game, lottery or competition, often a large amount of money. - jackrabbit noun (a jackrabbit, jackrabbits); verb (jackrabbit, jackrabbits, jackrabbited — informal, US)
A jackrabbit is a large hare of western North America with very long ears and strong back legs. - jacks noun, plural of jack (a jack, jacks); also the game «jacks»
Jacks is a children's game where you toss a small ball and pick up small metal or plastic pieces called jacks before catching it. - jacob noun (Jacob; a proper noun, a first name)
1) A boy's or man's first name. 2) In the Bible, Jacob is the son of Isaac and the father of twelve sons, including Joseph. - jade noun (jade, uncountable; a jade); adjective (jade — colour)
Jade is a hard green stone used to make jewellery and carvings. - jagged adjective (jagged, more jagged)
1) With rough, sharp, uneven points or edges: jagged rocks. - jaguar noun (a jaguar, jaguars; Jaguar — a car make)
A jaguar is a big, powerful wild cat of Central and South America, with golden fur covered in rosettes that have spots inside them. - jail noun (a jail, jails; jail); verb (jail, jails, jailed, jailing)
A jail is a building where people are locked up as punishment for crimes or while waiting for trial. - jailbird noun (a jailbird, jailbirds) — informal
1) (informal, old-fashioned) A person who is in prison or has often been in prison. - jailer noun (a jailer, jailers); also spelled gaoler (UK, old)
1) A person whose job is to look after the prisoners in a jail and keep them locked in. - jain noun (a Jain, Jains); adjective (Jain)
A follower of Jainism, an old religion from India that teaches non-violence to all living things. - jainism noun (Jainism, uncountable)
An ancient religion from India that teaches non-violence to all living things, honesty, and freeing the soul by living simply. - jam noun (jam, jams); verb (jam, jams, jammed, jamming)
Jam is a sweet food made from fruit and sugar that you spread on bread. - jamaican adjective (Jamaican); noun (a Jamaican, Jamaicans)
1) adjective From or belonging to Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean. 2) noun A person from Jamaica. - jamb noun (jambs)
The side post of a door or window frame. - jambon noun (French: le jambon)
Jambon means ham in French; it is not an English word. - jammed verb form and adjective (jam, jams, jammed, jamming); adjective jammed
Stuck so it cannot move or work (the door is jammed). - jan abbreviation (Jan, written with a capital J); also a name (Jan)
Short written form of January, the first month of the year. - janissary noun (a janissary, janissaries; also Janissary)
A soldier in the elite foot army of the Ottoman (Turkish) sultans, from about the 1300s to 1826. - january proper noun (January — always with a capital J)
1) January is the first month of the year, with 31 days, between December and February. - japan noun, proper (Japan — a country, with a capital letter); also japan (lower case, rare): a hard shiny black varnish; adjective: Japanese
Japan: an island country in East Asia, in the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is Tokyo. - japanese adjective (Japanese — with a capital J); noun (a Japanese person, the Japanese; Japanese — the language)
Japanese means from or about Japan, an island country in East Asia. - jar noun (jar, jars); verb (jar, jars, jarred, jarring — to shake or give a shock)
A jar is a glass or plastic container with a wide top and a lid, for keeping food like jam or honey. - jargon noun (uncountable)
Special words used by a particular group, such as doctors, lawyers or computer experts, that are hard for others to understand. - jasmine noun (jasmine, jasmines); proper noun (Jasmine)
Jasmine is a climbing plant or bush with small white or yellow flowers that smell very sweet. - jasper noun (jasper, uncountable; a jasper); proper noun (Jasper — a boy's name)
Jasper is a hard stone, usually red, yellow, brown or green, often with patterns, polished to make jewellery and ornaments. - jaunt noun (a jaunt, jaunts); verb (jaunt, jaunts, jaunted, jaunting)
1) A short trip or outing for fun. 2) (verb) To go on such a trip. - jauntily adverb
In a cheerful, lively, confident way, with a bounce in your step. - jaunty adjective (jauntier, jauntiest)
1) Cheerful, lively and smart in looks or manner: a jaunty hat. 2) Bold and carefree. - java noun (Java; java, uncountable)
A large island of Indonesia, where the capital Jakarta is. - javelin noun (javelins)
A long, light spear, thrown in sport or in hunting. - jaw noun (a jaw, jaws); verb (jaw, jaws, jawed, jawing — informal, rare: to talk a lot)
One of the two bones at the bottom of the face that hold the teeth; the lower jaw moves when you eat or speak. - jay noun (a jay, jays); also the letter J (jay); also a name (Jay)
1) A jay is a noisy, colourful bird of the crow family; the Eurasian jay is pinkish brown with bright blue wing patches, and the blue jay… - jaywalk verb (jaywalk, jaywalks, jaywalked, jaywalking)
1) To cross a road carelessly or in a place where you should not, not at a crossing and without waiting for the green signal. - jazz noun (jazz — uncountable); verb (jazz up — informal)
1) A kind of music that began with African American musicians in New Orleans, USA, with strong rhythms, brass instruments and lots of… - jealous adjective (jealous, more jealous, most jealous)
Unhappy or upset because someone has something you want, such as a toy, success or attention. - jealously adverb (jealously)
Jealously means in a jealous way: feeling upset that someone has what you want. - jealousy noun (jealousy, jealousies)
Jealousy is the unhappy, angry feeling of wanting what someone else has. - jean noun (jean, jeans); proper noun (Jean)
Trousers made of strong cotton cloth called denim, usually blue: «a pair of jeans». - jeans noun (jeans; plural only — a pair of jeans)
1) Trousers made of strong cotton cloth called denim, usually blue. - jeep noun (a jeep, jeeps; Jeep — a brand name)
A small, strong motor vehicle with four-wheel drive for rough ground, first made for the US Army in the Second World War. - jeepers phrase (interjection; also jeepers creepers)
1) (euphemism, old-fashioned, US) a cry of surprise or shock, a mild stand-in for «Jesus». - jeer verb (jeer, jeers, jeered, jeering); noun (a jeer, jeers)
To jeer is to shout or laugh at someone in a rude, mocking way to show you do not like them. - jeering verb form (-ing form of jeer); adjective (jeering); noun (jeering, uncountable)
1) Jeering is shouting or laughing at someone in a rude, mocking way. 2) A jeering voice or crowd mocks someone. - jeeringly adverb
In a mocking, unkind way, to make someone look silly. - jeez phrase (interjection; also spelt geez, jeeze)
1) (euphemism, everyday) a cry of surprise, annoyance or shock, a short stand-in for «Jesus». - jelly noun (jelly, jellies)
A sweet, wobbly dessert made from fruit juice and gelatine, set in a mould. - jellyfish noun (a jellyfish, jellyfish or jellyfishes)
1) A jellyfish is a soft sea animal with a see-through, umbrella-shaped body and long, hanging tentacles that can sting. - jerk verb (jerk, jerks, jerked, jerking); noun (a jerk, jerks)
1) (verb) To move or pull suddenly and roughly. 2) (noun) A quick, sudden movement or pull. 3) (noun, rude, informal) A mean or stupid… - jerkin noun (a jerkin, jerkins)
A short, close-fitting jacket without sleeves, often of leather, worn by men in the 1500s and 1600s. - jerry noun (Jerry — a name; jerry, as in jerry can, jerry cans)
Jerry is a boy's or man's name, often short for Gerald or Jeremy. - jersey noun (a jersey, jerseys; Jersey — the island)
A jersey is a knitted top with sleeves, like a jumper or sweater. - jessamine noun (old use)
An old spelling of jasmine, a sweet-smelling climbing plant with white or yellow flowers. - jest noun (a jest, jests); verb (jest, jests, jested, jesting)
1) (old or formal) A joke or something said to be funny. 2) (verb) To joke or speak not seriously. 3) «in jest» — as a joke, not meant… - jesuit noun (a Jesuit, Jesuits); adjective (Jesuit)
A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. - jet noun (a jet, jets; jet — the stone, uncountable); verb (jet, jets, jetted, jetting); adjective (jet-black)
noun: A jet is a fast aircraft with jet engines. - jettison verb (jettison, jettisons, jettisoned, jettisoning)
To jettison something is to throw it out of a ship, plane or spacecraft to make it lighter, often in an emergency. - jetty noun (a jetty, jetties)
A small wooden or stone platform built out into the sea, a lake or a river, where boats can stop and people can walk. - jew noun (a Jew, Jews)
1) A person whose religion is Judaism, or who belongs to the Jewish people by family and culture. - jewel noun (a jewel, jewels)
A precious stone, such as a diamond, ruby or emerald, often cut to shine. - jeweler noun (jewelers)
(US spelling) A person who makes, sells or repairs jewels, rings and watches. - jewelled adjective (jeweled in US)
Decorated with jewels, such as gems or diamonds. - jeweller noun (a jeweller, jewellers; US spelling jeweler)
1) A person who makes, sells or repairs jewellery and watches. 2) A jeweller's: a shop that sells jewellery. - jewellery noun (jewellery — uncountable)
1) Jewellery is decorations people wear, such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and brooches, often made of metal, gems or beads. - jewelry noun (US spelling of jewellery)
Ornaments such as rings, necklaces and bracelets, worn for beauty. - jewish adjective (Jewish)
Jewish describes people who belong to the Jewish people or follow Judaism, the religion of the Jews. - jib noun (a jib, jibs); verb (jib, jibs, jibbed, jibbing)
A triangle-shaped sail at the front of a sailing boat. - jiffy noun (a jiffy — informal)
1) (informal) A jiffy is a very short time, a moment. 2) (UK) A Jiffy bag is a padded envelope for posting things. - jig noun (a jig, jigs); verb (jig, jigs, jigged, jigging)
A jig is a fast, lively folk dance, especially from Ireland and Scotland, or the music for it. - jigg fragment or old spelling of «jig» (no standard English word «jigg»)
Not a standard English word: it is an old or misspelt form of «jig», a lively dance or the music for it. - jiggle verb (jiggle, jiggles, jiggled, jiggling); noun (a jiggle, jiggles)
To jiggle means to move quickly up and down or from side to side with small movements. - jigsaw noun (a jigsaw, jigsaws); also «jigsaw puzzle»
A jigsaw (jigsaw puzzle) is a picture cut into many oddly shaped pieces that you fit together. - jimmy noun (a jimmy, jimmies); verb (jimmy, jimmies, jimmied, jimmying); name (Jimmy)
Jimmy is a short, friendly form of the name James. - jingle noun (a jingle, jingles); verb (jingle, jingles, jingled, jingling)
A jingle is a light ringing sound made by small metal things, like keys, coins or little bells, knocking together. - jinni noun (a jinni, jinn; also djinn, genie)
In Arabic and Muslim tradition, a spirit made of fire, invisible to people, which can be good or bad. - jinx noun (a jinx, jinxes); verb (jinx, jinxes, jinxed, jinxing)
A jinx is a person or thing that people believe brings bad luck. - jitter noun (a jitter, the jitters); verb (jitter, jitters, jittered, jittering)
The jitters are a nervous, shaky feeling, especially before something important. - jitters noun, plural (the jitters) — informal
1) (informal) A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially before something important. - jittery adjective (jittery; jitterier, jitteriest)
1) (informal) Jittery means nervous and shaky, often because you are worried or have had too much caffeine. - job noun (job, jobs)
A job is the work someone does to earn money: «Her job is a nurse». - jobless adjective (jobless); noun (the jobless — people without jobs)
1) Without a paid job; unemployed. 2) (the jobless) People who do not have jobs. - jobseeker phrase (noun: a jobseeker, jobseekers; also job seeker)
an unemployed person looking for work, especially one getting state benefits. - jock noun (a jock, jocks)
1) (US, slang) A young person, especially a boy, who loves sport and is part of the sporty, popular group at school, sometimes shown as… - jockey noun (jockeys); verb (jockeys, jockeyed, jockeying)
A jockey is a person who rides a horse in a race. - jocular adjective (jocular); adverb jocularly
1) (formal) Jocular means joking, funny and playful in a friendly way. - jog verb (jog, jogs, jogged, jogging); noun (a jog, jogs)
To jog is to run slowly and steadily, often for exercise. - jogger noun (a jogger, joggers)
A person who runs slowly and steadily for exercise. - jogging noun (jogging, uncountable); verb (jog, jogs, jogged, jogging)
1) Running slowly and steadily for exercise. 2) (verb) To push or knock something gently, as in «Don't jog my arm». 3) «jog someone's… - john noun (John — a name; john — slang for a toilet, American)
1) John is a boy's or man's name, one of the most common in English. 2) In American slang, the john means the toilet. - join verb (join, joins, joined, joining); noun (a join, joins — the place where two things meet)
To join things is to put or fix them together: join two ropes. - joining verb form (joining; from join); noun (joining — the act of putting together)
Joining is the -ing form of join: putting things together. - joint noun (a joint, joints); adjective (joint)
A place in the body where two bones meet so it can bend or turn, such as the knee, elbow or shoulder. - jointly adverb (jointly)
1) Jointly means together, shared by two or more people: «jointly owned». 2) Jointly means done by working as a group. - joke noun (joke, jokes); verb (joke, jokes, joked, joking)
Something you say or do to make people laugh, often a short funny story.
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