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Word	Definition
jabberwock	nonsense, gibberish
jabiru	large tropical stork with massive bill
jabot	lace frill worn on shirt or dress front
jacana	long-toed tropical freshwater wading bird
jacent	lying flat; sluggish
jacinthe	orange colour
jack	ship's flag flown from jack-staff at bow of vessel
jack	medieval leather coat worn as armour
jackanapes	impudent child; conceited fellow
jack-block	pulley system for raising topgallant masts
jack-cross-tree	single iron cross-tree at head of a topgallant mast
jackstaff	short staff at ship's bow from which the jack is hoisted
jackstay	iron or wooden bar running along yard of ship to which sails fastened
jackyard	spar used to spread the foot of a gaff-topsail
jacobin	extremist or radical in politics
jaconet	stout cotton cloth
jacquard	intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard
jactancy	boastfulness, vainglory
jactation	throwing; boasting
jactitation	a tossing, twitching or jerking of the body; a false claim
jacu	large South American game bird
jaculation	the act of throwing or hurling
jaculiferous	having arrow-like prickles
jade	pitiful horse; a nag
jagger	toothed chisel
jaggery	coarse and dark sugar
jailage	fee paid to jailer
jaleo	lively Spanish dance
jalouse	to suspect; to be jealous of
jalousie	outside shutter with slats
jamb	metal leg-armour
jambeau	armour worn on the legs
jambiya	curved dagger with two edges
jamdani	fine Indian cotton cloth with woven flower pattern
jampan	an Indian sedan chair
jangada	crude log raft
janiform	having two faces
janitrix	a female janitor
janizary	a follower or supporter
janker	long pole on wheels for transporting logs
jannock	outspoken; honest; outgoing
jansky	unit of strength of radio wave emission
japan	glossy black varnish or lacquer
japanophilia	love or admiration for Japan or the Japanese
jarabe	Mexican dance for male and female partners
jararaca	poisonous Brazilian snake
jardinière	container for displaying flowers
jardon	callous or swelling on a horse's leg
jargonaut	one who uses excessive jargon
jargonelle	early pear
jargoon	brilliant pale or colourless zircon
jark	seal or insignia on a counterfeit document
jarta	term of endearment
jarvey	hackney-coach
jaseran	fine chain mail jacket
jaspe	cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect
jasper	to marble; to speckle
jasperated	mottled; streaked with various colours
jaspideous	of the nature of jasper
jato	jet-assisted takeoff engine
jaunce	to prance; to cause a horse to prance
javanais	word alternation slang adding 'av' or 'va' to end of syllables
javelot	small spear or javelin
jawhole	cesspool; sewer entrance
jaw-jaw	empty, sterile chatter
jazzbo	slapstick comedy
jazzetry	poetry read to jazz accompaniment
jazzophone	musical instrument like a kazoo with a trumpet bell
jebel	hill or mountain
jecoral	of, like or pertaining to the liver
jectigation	wagging, tremulous movement
jeepable	able to be traversed by jeep
jejunator	one who fasts
jejune	lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty
jellygraph	old device for copying that used a plate of jelly
jemadar	an Indian police or customs officer
jemmy	burglar's short crowbar
jennet	small Spanish horse
jenneting	early type of apple
jentacular	of, like or pertaining to breakfast
jeofail	official or legal acknowledgement of a mistake
jerboa	nocturnal desert-dwelling jumping rodent
jeremiad	prolonged complaint; angry or cautionary harangue; lamentation
jerkinhead	truncated gable with a lipped roof
jeroboam	large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles
jerque	to search for smuggled goods
jersey	plain weft-knitted fabric of wool, cotton, nylon or silk
jess	ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk
jessamy	yellow like a jasmine
jessant	in heraldry, overlying
jesserant	splinted armour
jesuitical	cunning; quibbling
jesuitocracy	government by Jesuits
jetavator	control surface for deflecting rocket exhaust
jeton	stamped metal token used in card-playing or reckoning accounts
jettatura	the evil eye
jib	small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast
jibboom	spar forming an extension of the bowsprit
jibe	to change a ship's course to make the boom shift sides
jiboya	boa constrictor
jiffy	unit of time used in computing equal to 1/100 second; any small unit of time
jigamaree	a thingamajig; a cunning manoeuvre
jiggermast	aftermost mast of a four-masted ship
jiggery-pokery	deceptive or manipulative humbug
jiggumbob	a thingamabob; a gadget; a whatsit; a gewgaw
jimswinger	a frock coat
jink	to move quickly with sudden turns and shifts
jinker	light horse-drawn passenger carriage
jitney	small passenger vehicle
jitterbug	jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats
jive	fast dance done to jazz or swing music
jnana	knowledge obtained through meditation
jobation	tedious scolding
jobbernowl	a blockish or stupid head
jobbery	the conduct of public business for private gain
jocko	a chimpanzee
jockteleg	large clasp knife
jocose	merry; characterized by joking
jocoserious	half in jest; half serious
joculator	professional jester or minstrel
joggle	tooth or pin to prevent surfaces from slipping
joinder	legal uniting or joining
jointure	property granted to wife for use after husband's death
joist	beam supporting boards of a floor or laths of a ceiling
jolley	guide for fixing a pottery mould for plates
jollyboat	small boat kept hoisted at ship's stern
jolterhead	clumsy oaf; blockhead
jongleur	wandering minstrel
jordan	a chamberpot
jorum	large bowl containing drinks
joss	luck, fate
jota	fast Spanish folk dance in triple time
jougs	iron collar attached to post and put around neck as punishment
jounce	to bump or jolt
jovialist	a convivial person
jow	to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell
juba	dance with clapping and leg slapping performed by Southern blacks
jubate	maned; having or possessing a mane
jubbah	long loose outer garment worn by Muslims
jube	ornamental choir-screen
jubilarian	one who celebrates a jubilee, especially a priest, monk, or nun
jubilate	the third Sunday after Easter
jud	mass of coal ready for final removal
judder	strong vibration in an aircraft
judicature	power of dispensing justice by trial
judogi	jacket and trousers worn by practitioner of judo
jug	sound of the nightingale
jugate	side by side; in pairs; overlapping
juggins	a simpleton
juglandaceous	of, like or pertaining to walnuts
jugulate	to cut the throat of
julep	sweetened and often medicated drink
jumar	mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied
jumart	impossible mythical offspring of a cow and donkey
jumbal	thin crisp sweet cake
jumboism	admiration for large things
jumelle	paired or twinned article; opera-glasses
jumentous	like a horse
juncaceous	of, like or pertaining to rushes
junco	North American finch
juntocracy	government by a junta
jupon	sleeveless jacket worn beneath a hauberk
jural	of, like or pertaining to the law
juramentum	oath
jurant	taking an oath; one who takes an oath
jurat	memorandum at end of affidavit showing to whom it was sworn
juratory	of, like or pertaining to an oath
jure	by law
jurel	coastal fish of southern United States
jurimetrics	application of scientific methods to legal problems
jurisconsult	legal expert
jurymast	mast erected on ship in place of one lost
jus	law; legal right
jussive	expressing a command
justiciar	administrator of justice; supreme judge
jutty	projecting part of a wall
juvenal	a youth; young bird's plumage
juvenescent	becoming youthful
juvenilia	works of one's youth; early works of an artist or author
juxtapositive	indicating juxtaposition

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