31200
|
j |
J. This letter has been added to the English Alphabet in modern days; the letter I being written ... |
31201
|
jabber |
JAB'BER, v.i. To talk rapidly or indistinctly; to chatter; to prate.JAB'BER, n. Rapid talk with ... |
31202
|
jabberer |
JAB'BERER, n. One that talks rapidly, indistinctly or unintelligibly. |
31203
|
jabbering |
JAB'BERING, ppr. Prating; talking rapidly and confusedly. |
31204
|
jabberment |
JAB'BERMENT, n. Idle prate. |
31205
|
jabiru |
JAB'IRU, n. An aquatic fowl of the crane kind.The Jabiru is the Mycteria Americana. It resembles ... |
31206
|
jacamar |
JAC'AMAR, n. A kind of fowls arranged by Linne under the genus Alcedo; but their toes are ... |
31207
|
jacent |
JA'CENT, a. [L. jacens,jaceo, to lie.] Lying at length. |
31208
|
jacinth |
JA'CINTH, n. [a different orthography of Hyacinth.]1. A genus of plants. [See Hyacinth.]2. A ... |
31209
|
jack |
JACK, n.1. A nickname or diminutive of John, used as a general term of contempt for any saucy of ... |
31210
|
jackal |
JACK'AL, n. An animal of the genus Canis, resembling a dog and a fox; a native of Asia and Africa. ... |
31211
|
jackalent |
JACK'ALENT, n. [Jack in lent, a poor starved fellow.]A simple sheepish fellow. |
31212
|
jackanapes |
JACK'ANAPES, n. [jack and ape.] A monkey, an ape.1. A coxcomb; an impertinent fellow. A young ... |
31213
|
jackass |
JACK'ASS, n. The male of the ass. |
31214
|
jackboots |
JACK'BOOTS, n. Boots that serve as armor for the legs. |
31215
|
jackdaw |
JACK'DAW, n. [jack and daw.] A fowl of the genus Corvus,thievish and mischievous to the farmer. |
31216
|
jacket |
JACK'ET, n. A short close garment worn by males, extending downwards to the hips; a short coat. |
31217
|
jacketed |
JACK'ETED, a. Wearing a jacket. |
31218
|
jackflag |
JACK'FLAG, n. A flag hoisted at the sprit-sail top-mast-head. |
31219
|
jackpudding |
JACK'PUDDING, n. [jack and pudding.] A merry Andrew; a buffoon; a zany. |
31220
|
jacksmith |
JACK'SMITH, n. A smith who makes jacks for the chimney. |
31221
|
jacobin |
JAC'OBIN, n. [So named from the place of meeting, which was the monastery of the monks called ... |
31222
|
jacobine |
JAC'OBINE, n. A monk of the order of Dominicans.1. A pigeon with a high tuft. |
31223
|
jacobinic |
JACOBIN'IC |
31224
|
jacobinical |
JACOBIN'ICAL, a. Resembling the Jacobins of France; turbulent; discontented with government; ... |
31225
|
jacobinism |
JAC'OBINISM, n. Jacobinic principles; unreasonable or violent opposition to legitimate government; ... |
31226
|
jacobinize |
JAC'OBINIZE, v.t. To taint with Jacobinism. |
31227
|
jacobite |
JAC'OBITE, n. [from Jacobus, James.] A partizan or adherent of James II, king of England, after he ... |
31228
|
jacobitism |
JAC'OBITISM, n. The principles of the partizans of James II. |
31229
|
jacobs-ladder |
JACOB'S-LADDER, n. A plant of the genus Polemonium. |
31230
|
jacobs-staff |
JACOB'S-ST`AFF, n. A pilgrim's staff.1. A staff concealing a dagger.2. A cross staff; a kind of ... |
31231
|
jacobus |
JAC'OBUS, n. [Jacobus, James.] A gold coin, value twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the ... |
31232
|
jaconet |
JACONET', n. A kind of coarse muslin. |
31233
|
jactancy |
JAC'TANCY, n. [L. jactantia.] A boasting. [Not used.] |
31234
|
jactitation |
JAC'TITATION, n. [L. jactito,jacto. It ought rather to be jactation, L. jactatio.]1. A tossing ... |
31235
|
jaculate |
JAC'ULATE, v.t. [L. jaculor.] To dart. |
31236
|
jaculation |
JACULA'TION, n. The action of darting, throwing or lanching, as missive weapons. |
31237
|
jaculator |
JAC'ULATOR, n. The shooting fish, a species of Chaetodon. |
31238
|
jaculatory |
JAC'ULATORY, a. Darting or throwing out suddenly, or suddenly thrown out; uttered in short ... |
31239
|
jade |
JADE, n. 1. A mean or poor horse; a tired horse; a worthless nag. Tired as a jade in overloaden ... |
31240
|
jaded |
JA'DED, pp. Tired; wearied; fatigued; harassed. |
31241
|
jadery |
JA'DERY, n. The tricks of a jade. |
31242
|
jading |
JA'DING, ppr. Tiring; wearying; harassing. |
31243
|
jadish |
JA'DISH, a. Vitious; bad, like a jade.1. Unchaste. |
31244
|
jag |
JAG, n. A small load. |
31245
|
jagg |
JAGG, v.t. To notch; to cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw. |
31246
|
jagged |
JAG'GED, pp. Notched; uneven.1. Having notches or teeth; cleft; divided; laciniate; as jagged ... |
31247
|
jaggedness |
JAG'GEDNESS, n. The state of being denticulated; unevenness. |
31248
|
jagging |
JAG'GING, ppr. Notching; cutting into teeth; dividing. |
31249
|
jaggy |
JAG'GY, a. Set with teeth; denticulated; uneven. |
31250
|
jaguar |
JAGUAR', n. The American tiger, or once of Brasil, belonging to the genus Felis. |
31251
|
jah |
JAH, n. Jehovah. |
31252
|
jail |
JAIL, n. A prison; a building or place for the confinement of persons arrested for debt or for ... |
31253
|
jailbird |
JA'ILBIRD, n. A prisoner; one who has been confined in prison. |
31254
|
jailer |
JA'ILER, n. The keeper of a prison. |
31255
|
jailfever |
JA'ILFEVER, n. A contagious and fatal fever generated in jails and other places crowded with ... |
31256
|
jakes |
JAKES, n. [L. jacio, to throw.] A house of office or back-house; a privy. |
31257
|
jalap |
JAL'AP, n. The root of a plant, a species of Convolvulus. It is brought in thin transverse slices, ... |
31258
|
jam |
JAM, n. A conserve of fruits boiled with sugar and water.1. A kind of frock for children.JAM, ... |
31259
|
jamb |
JAMB, n. Among the lead miners of Mendip, a thick bed of stone which hinders them when pursuing ... |
31260
|
jambee |
JAMBEE', n. A name formerly given to a fashionable cane. |
31261
|
jambeux |
JAM'BEUX, n. [supra.] Armor for the legs. |
31262
|
jane |
JANE, n. A coin of Genoa.1. A kind of fustian. |
31263
|
jangle |
JAN'GLE, v.i. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to bicker; to wrangle.JAN'GLE, v.t. To cause to ... |
31264
|
jangler |
JAN'GLER, n. A wrangling, noisy fellow. |
31265
|
jangling |
JAN'GLING, ppr. Wrangling; quarreling; sounding discordantly.JAN'GLING, n. A noisy dispute; a ... |
31266
|
janitor |
JAN'ITOR, n. [L.] A door-keeper; a porter. |
31267
|
janizarian |
JANIZA'RIAN, n. Pertaining to the Janizaries, or their government. |
31268
|
janizary |
JAN'IZARY, n. A soldier of the Turkish foot guards. The Janizaries were a body of infantry, and ... |
31269
|
jannock |
JAN'NOCK, n. Oat-bread. [Local.] |
31270
|
jansenism |
JAN'SENISM, n. The doctrine of Jansen in regard to free will and grace. |
31271
|
jansenist |
JAN'SENIST, n. A follower of Jansen, bishop of Ypres, in Flanders. |
31272
|
jant |
J`ANT, v.i. To ramble here and there; to make an excursion.J`ANT, n. An excursion; a ramble; a ... |
31273
|
jantily |
J`ANTILY, adv. [from janty.] Briskly; airily; gayly. |
31274
|
jantiness |
J`ANTINESS, n. Airiness; flutter; briskness. |
31275
|
janty |
J`ANTY, a. Airy, showy; fluttering; finical. |
31276
|
january |
JAN'UARY. n. [L. januarius; L. geno, to beget, Eng. to begin.]The first month of the year, ... |
31277
|
japan |
JAPAN', n. [from the country in Asia, so called.]This name is given to work varnished and figured ... |
31278
|
japan-earth |
JAPAN-EARTH, n. Catechu, a combination of gummy and resinous matter, obtained from the juice of a ... |
31279
|
japanese |
JAPANE'SE, a. Pertaining to Japan or its inhabitants.JAPANE'SE, n. A native of Japan; or the ... |
31280
|
japanned |
JAPAN'NED, pp. Varnished in a particular manner. |
31281
|
japanner |
JAPAN'NER, n. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art.1. A ... |
31282
|
japanning |
JAPAN'NING, ppr. Varnishing in the manner of the Japanese; giving a glossy black ... |
31283
|
jape |
JAPE, v.i. To jest.JAPE, v.t. To cheat.JAPE, n. A jest; a trick. |
31284
|
japer |
JA'PER, n. A jester. |
31285
|
japhetic |
JAPHET'IC, a. Pertaining to Japheth, the eldest son of Noah; as the Japhetic nations, which people ... |
31286
|
japu |
JAP'U, n. A bird of Brazil that suspends its nest. |
31287
|
jar |
J`AR, v.i. To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or ... |
31288
|
jararaca |
JARARACA, n. A species of serpent in America, seldom exceeding 18 inches in length,having ... |
31289
|
jarble |
J`ARBLE |
31290
|
jardes |
JARDES, n. Callous tumors on the legs of a horse, below the bend of the ham on the outside. |
31291
|
jargle |
J`ARGLE, v.i. To emit a harsh or shrill sound. [Not in use.] |
31292
|
jargon |
J`ARGON, n.1. Confused, unintelligible talk or language; gabble; gibberish; cant. All jargon of ... |
31293
|
jargonelle |
JARGONELLE, n. jargonel'. A species of pear. |
31294
|
jargonic |
JARGON'IC, a. Pertaining to the mineral jargon. |
31295
|
jarred |
J`ARRED, pp. [from jar.] Shaken. |
31296
|
jarring |
J`ARRING, ppr. Shaking; making a harsh sound; discordant.J`ARRING, n. A shaking; discord; ... |
31297
|
jashawk |
JAS'HAWK, n. A young hawk. |
31298
|
jasmin |
JAS'MIN |
31299
|
jasmine |
JAS'MINE, n. [It is sometimes written in English jessamine.]A plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing ... |
31300
|
jaspachate |
JAS'PACHATE, n. A name anciently given to some varieties of agate jasper. |
31301
|
jasper |
J`ASPER, n. [L. iaspis.] A mineral of the siliceous kind, and of several varieties. It is less ... |
31302
|
jasperated |
J`ASPERATED, a. Mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as a jasperated agate. |
31303
|
jaspidean |
JASPIDE'AN, a. Like jasper; consisting of jasper, or partaking of jasper. |
31304
|
jasponyx |
J`ASPONYX, n. The purest horn-colored onyx, with beautiful green zones, composed of genuine matter ... |
31305
|
jaunce |
JAUNCE, v.i. To bustle; to jaunt. |
31306
|
jaundice |
JAUNDICE, n. j`andis. A disease which is characterized by a suffusion of bile over the coats of ... |
31307
|
jaundiced |
JAUNDICED, a. j`andised. Affected with the jaundice; suffused with a yellow color; as a jaundiced ... |
31308
|
jaunt |
JAUNT. [See Jant.] |
31309
|
javel |
JAV'EL, v.t. To bemire. [Not in use.] |
31310
|
javelin |
JAV'ELIN, , n. A sort of spear about five feet and a half long, the shaft of which was of wood, ... |
31311
|
jaw |
JAW, n.1. The bones of the mouth in which the teeth are fixed. They resemble a horse shoe. In ... |
31312
|
jawed |
JAW'ED, a. Denoting the appearance of the jaws. |
31313
|
jawfall |
JAW'FALL, n. [jaw and fall.] Depression of the jaw; figuratively, depression of spirits. |
31314
|
jawfallen |
JAW'FALLEN, a. Depressed in spirits; dejected. |
31315
|
jawn |
JAWN, v.i. To yawn. [Not in use. See Yawn.] |
31316
|
jawy |
JAW'Y, a. Relating to the jaws. |
31317
|
jay |
JAY, n. A bird, the Corvus glandarius. |
31318
|
jayet |
JAYET. [See Jet.] |
31319
|
jazel |
JA'ZEL, n. A gem of an azure blue color. |
31320
|
jealous |
JEALOUS, a. jel'us.1. Suspicious; apprehensive of rivalship; uneasy through fear that another has ... |
31321
|
jealously |
JEALOUSLY, adv. jel'usly. With jealousy or suspicion; emulously; with suspicious fear, vigilance ... |
31322
|
jealousness |
JEALOUSNESS, n. jel'usness. The state of being jealous; suspicion; suspicious vigilance. |
31323
|
jealousy |
JEALOUSY, n. jel'usy.1. That passion of peculiar uneasiness which arises from the fear that a ... |
31324
|
jears |
JEARS, n. In sea-language, an assemblage of tackles by which the lower yards of a ship are hoisted ... |
31325
|
jeat |
JEAT, n. A fossil of a fine black color. [See Jet.] |
31326
|
jee |
JEE. A word used by teamsters, directing their teams to pass further to the right, or from the ... |
31327
|
jeer |
JEER, v.i. To utter severe, sarcastic reflections; to scoff; to deride; to flout; to make a mock ... |
31328
|
jeered |
JEE'RED, pp. Railed at; derided. |
31329
|
jeerer |
JEE'RER, n. A scoffer; a railer; a scorner; a mocker. |
31330
|
jeering |
JEE'RING, ppr. Scoffing; mocking; deriding.JEE'RING, n. Derision. |
31331
|
jeeringly |
JEE'RINGLY, adv. With raillery; scornfully; contemptuously; in mockery. |
31332
|
jeffersonite |
JEF'FERSONITE, n. A mineral occurring in crystalline masses, of a dark olive green color passing ... |
31333
|
jegget |
JEG'GET n. A kind of sausage. [Not in use.] |
31334
|
jehovah |
JEHO'VAH, n. The Scripture name of the Supreme Being. If, as is supposed, this name is from the ... |
31335
|
jehovist |
JEHO'VIST, n. Among critics, one who maintains that the vowel-points annexed to the word Jehovah ... |
31336
|
jejune |
JEJU'NE, a. [L. jejunus, empty, dry.]1. Wanting; empty; vacant.2. Hungry; not saturated.3. Dry; ... |
31337
|
jejuneness |
JEJU'NENESS, n. Poverty, barrenness; particularly, want of interesting matter; a deficiency of ... |
31338
|
jellied |
JEL'LIED, a. [See Jelly and Gelly.] Brought to the consistence of jelly. |
31339
|
jelly |
JEL'LY, n. [L. gelo, to congeal. See Gelly.]1. The inspissated juice of fruit, boiled with ... |
31340
|
jellybag |
JEL'LYBAG, n. A bag through which jelly is distilled. |
31341
|
jenite |
JEN'ITE, n. A different orthography of yenite, which see. |
31342
|
jennet |
JEN'NET, n. A small Spanish horse, properly genet. |
31343
|
jenneting |
JEN'NETING, n. [said to be corrupted from juneting, an apple ripe in June, or at St. Jean.] A ... |
31344
|
jenny |
JEN'NY, n. A machine for spinning, moved by water or steam and used in manufactories. |
31345
|
jentling |
JENT'LING, n. A fish, the blue chub, found in the Danube. |
31346
|
jeofail |
JEOFAIL, n. jef'fail. An oversight in pleading or other proceeding at law; or the acknowledgment ... |
31347
|
jeopard |
JEOPARD, v.t. jep'ard. [See Jeopardy.] To hazard; to put in danger; to expose to loss or injury. ... |
31348
|
jeoparder |
JEOPARDER, n. jep'arder. One who puts to hazard. |
31349
|
jeopardize |
JEOPARDIZE, v.t. jep'ardize. To expose to loss or injury; to jeopard. [This is a modern word, used ... |
31350
|
jeopardous |
JEOPARDOUS, a jep'ardous. Exposed to danger; perilous; hazardous. |
31351
|
jeopardously |
JEOPARDOUSLY, adv. jep'ardously. With risk or danger. |
31352
|
jeopardy |
JEOPARDY, n. jep'ardy. Exposure to death, loss or injury; hazard; danger; peril. They were filled ... |
31353
|
jerboa |
JER'BOA, n. A quadruped having very short fore legs. |
31354
|
jerk |
JERK, v.t. [This is probably the Ch.Heb. to reach, to spit, that is, to throw out with a sudden ... |
31355
|
jerkin |
JERK'IN, n. A jacket; a short coat; a close waistcoat.1. A kind of hawk. |
31356
|
jersey |
JER'SEY, n. [from the island so called.]1. Fine yarn of wool.2. The finest of wool separated from ... |
31357
|
jess |
JESS, n. Short straps of leather tied round the legs of a hawk, by which she is held on the ... |
31358
|
jessamin |
JES'SAMIN, n. A genus of plants and their flowers. [See Jasmin.] |
31359
|
jesse |
JES'SE, n. A large brass candlestick branched into many sconces, hanging down in the middle of a ... |
31360
|
jessed |
JESS'ED, a. Having jesses on; a term in heraldry. |
31361
|
jest |
JEST, n. [L. gestio.]1. A joke; something ludicrous uttered and meant only to excite laughter. ... |
31362
|
jester |
JEST'ER, n. A person given to jesting, sportive talk and merry pranks. --He rambled up and down ... |
31363
|
jesting |
JEST'ING, ppr. Joking; talking for diversion or merriment.JEST'ING, n. A joking; concise wit; wit ... |
31364
|
jesting-stock |
JEST'ING-STOCK, n. A laughing stock; a butt of ridicule. |
31365
|
jestingly |
JEST'INGLY, adv. In a jocose manner; not in earnest. |
31366
|
jesuit |
JES'UIT, n. s as z. One of the society of Jesus, so called, founded by Ignatius Loyola; a society ... |
31367
|
jesuited |
JES'UITED, a. Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits. |
31368
|
jesuitess |
JES'UITESS, n. A female Jesuit in principle. |
31369
|
jesuitic |
JESUIT'IC |
31370
|
jesuitical |
JESUIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the Jesuits or their principles and arts.1. Designing; cunning; ... |
31371
|
jesuitically |
JESUIT'ICALLY, adv. Craftily. |
31372
|
jesuitism |
JES'UITISM, n. The arts, principles and practices of the Jesuits.1. Cunning, deceit; hypocrisy; ... |
31373
|
jet |
JET, n. [L. gagates.] A solid, dry, black,inflammable fossil substance, harder than asphalt, ... |
31374
|
jetsam |
JET'SAM |
31375
|
jetson |
JET'SON |
31376
|
jetteau |
JETTEAU, n. jet'to. A throw or spout of water. |
31377
|
jettee |
JET'TEE, n. A projection in a building. |
31378
|
jettison |
JET'TISON, n. In law and commerce, properly, the throwing of goods overboard in order to lighten a ... |
31379
|
jetty |
JET'TY, v.i. To jut.JET'TY, n. A small pier or projection into a river for narrowing it and ... |
31380
|
jettyhead |
JET'TYHEAD, n. The projecting part of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the ... |
31381
|
jew |
JEW, n. [a contraction of Judas of Judah.] A Hebrew or Israelite. |
31382
|
jewel |
JEW'EL, n. [Low L. jocale.]1. An ornament worn by ladies,usually consisting of a precious stone, ... |
31383
|
jewel-house |
JEW'EL-HOUSE |
31384
|
jewel-like |
JEW'EL-LIKE, a. Brilliant as a jewel. |
31385
|
jewel-office |
JEW'EL-OFFICE, n. The place where the royal ornaments are reposited. |
31386
|
jeweled |
JEW'ELED, pp. Adorned with jewels. |
31387
|
jeweler |
JEW'ELER, n. One who makes or deals in jewels and other ornaments. |
31388
|
jeweling |
JEW'ELING, ppr. Adorning with jewels. |
31389
|
jewelry |
JEW'ELRY, n. Jewels in general. |
31390
|
jewess |
JEW'ESS, n. A Hebrew woman. Acts.24. |
31391
|
jewish |
JEW'ISH, a. Pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews. Tit.1. |
31392
|
jewishly |
JEW'ISHLY, adv. In the manner of the Jews. |
31393
|
jewishness |
JEW'ISHNESS, n. The rites of the Jews. |
31394
|
jewry |
JEW'RY, n. Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews, whence the name of a street in London. |
31395
|
jews-ear |
JEWS-EAR, n. The name of a species of Fungus, the Peziza auricula, bearing some resemblance to the ... |
31396
|
jews-frankincense |
JEWS-FRANKINCENSE, n. A plant, a species of Styrax. |
31397
|
jews-harp |
JEWS-HARP, n. [Jew and harp.] An instrument of music shaped like a harp, which, placed between the ... |
31398
|
jews-mallow |
JEWS-MALLOW, n. A plant, species of Corchorus. |
31399
|
jews-pitch |
JEWS-PITCH, n. Asphaltum, which see. |
31400
|
jews-stone |
JEWS-STONE, n. The clavated spine of a very large egg-shaped sea urchin petrified. It is a ... |
31401
|
jezebel |
JEZ'EBEL, n. An impudent, daring, vitious woman. |
31402
|
jib |
JIB, n. The foremost sail of a ship, being a large stay-sail extended from the outer end of the ... |
31403
|
jib-boom |
JIB-BOOM, n. A spar which is run out from the extremity of the bowsprit, and which serves as a ... |
31404
|
jiboya |
JIBOY'A, n. An American serpent of the largest kind. |
31405
|
jig |
JIG, n. A kind of light dance, or a tune or air.1. A ballad.JIG, v.i. To dance a jig. |
31406
|
jigger |
JIG'GER, n. In sea-language, a machine consisting of a rope about five feet long, with a block at ... |
31407
|
jiggish |
JIG'GISH, a. Suitable to a jig. |
31408
|
jigmaker |
JIG'MAKER, n. One who makes or plays jigs.1. A ballad maker. |
31409
|
jigpin |
JIG'PIN, n. A pin used by miners to hold the turn-beams, and prevent them from turning. |
31410
|
jill |
JILL, n. A young woman; in contempt. [See Gill.] |
31411
|
jilt |
JILT, n. [of uncertain etymology.] A woman who gives her lover hopes and capriciously disappoints ... |
31412
|
jimmers |
JIM'MERS, n. Jointed hinges. |
31413
|
jingle |
JIN'GLE, v.i.1. To make a sharp clattering sound; to ring as a little bell, or as small pieces of ... |
31414
|
jingling |
JIN'GLING, ppr. Giving a sharp fine rattling sound, as a little bell or as pieces of metal. |
31415
|
jippo |
JIP'PO, n. A waistcoat or kind of stays for females. |
31416
|
job |
JOB, n. [of unknown origin, but perhaps allied to chop, primarily to strike or drive.]1. A piece ... |
31417
|
jobber |
JOB'BER, n. One who does small jobs.1. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; usually called a ... |
31418
|
jobbernowl |
JOB'BERNOWL, n. A loggerhead; a blockhead. [A low word.] |
31419
|
jobs-tears |
JOB'S-TEARS, n. A plant of the genus Coix. |
31420
|
jockey |
JOCK'EY, n. [said to be from Jackey, a diminutive of Jack, John; primarily, a boy that rides ... |
31421
|
jockeyship |
JOCK'EYSHIP, n. The art or practice of riding horses. |
31422
|
joco-serious |
JOCO-SE'RIOUS, a. Partaking of mirth and seriousness. |
31423
|
jocose |
JOCO'SE, a. [L. jocosus, from jocus, a joke.]1. Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish; used ... |
31424
|
jocosely |
JOCO'SELY, adv. In jest; for sport or game; waggishly. |
31425
|
jocoseness |
JOCO'SENESS, n. The quality of being jocose; waggery; merriment. [Jocosity is not used.] |
31426
|
jocular |
JOC'ULAR, a. [L. jocularis, from jocus, a joke.]1. Jocose; waggish; merry; given to jesting; used ... |
31427
|
jocularity |
JOCULAR'ITY, n. Merriment; jesting. |
31428
|
jocularly |
JOC'ULARLY, adv. In jest; for sport or mirth. |
31429
|
joculary |
JOC'ULARY, a. Jocular. [Not in use.] |
31430
|
joculator |
JOC'ULATOR, n. [L.] A jester; a droll; a minstrel. |
31431
|
joculatory |
JOC'ULATORY, a. Droll; merrily said. |
31432
|
jocund |
JOC'UND, a. [L. jocundus, from jocus, a joke.]Merry; gay; airy; lively; sportive. Rural sports and ... |
31433
|
jocundity |
JOCUND'ITY |
31434
|
jocundly |
JOC'UNDLY, adv. Merrily; gayly. |
31435
|
jocundness |
JOC'UNDNESS, n. State of being merry; gayety. |
31436
|
jog |
JOG, v.t. [Eng. shock, shake.] To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to give notice or excite ... |
31437
|
jogger |
JOG'GER, n. One who walks or moves heavily and slowly.1. One who gives a sudden push. |
31438
|
jogging |
JOG'GING, ppr. Pushing slightly.JOG'GING, n. A slight push or shake. |
31439
|
joggle |
JOG'GLE, v.t. [from jog.] To shake slightly; to give a sudden but slight push. |
31440
|
joggled |
JOG'GLED, pp. Slightly shaken. |
31441
|
joggling |
JOG'GLING, ppr. Shaking slightly. |
31442
|
johannes |
JOHAN'NES, n. [John, latinized.] A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars; contracted ... |
31443
|
johnapple |
JOHN'APPLE, n. A sort of apple, good for spring use, when other fruit is spent. |
31444
|
join |
JOIN, v.t. [L. jungo, jungere; jungo for jugo, jugum; Eng. yoke;Gr. a yoke, and a pair, to join.]1. ... |
31445
|
joinder |
JOIN'DER, n. A joining; as a joinder in demurrer. |
31446
|
joined |
JOIN'ED, pp. Added; united; set or fastened together; associated; confederated. |
31447
|
joiner |
JOIN'ER, n. One whose occupation is to construct things by joining pieces of wood; but ... |
31448
|
joinery |
JOIN'ERY, n. The art of fitting and joining pieces of timber in the construction of utensils or ... |
31449
|
joinhand |
JOIN'HAND, n. Writing in which letters are joined in words; as distinguished from writing in ... |
31450
|
joining |
JOIN'ING, ppr. Adding; making contiguous; uniting; confederating. |
31451
|
joint |
JOINT, n. [L. junctura. See Join.]1. The joining of two or more things.2. In anatomy, the ... |
31452
|
joint-heir |
JOINT'-HEIR, n. [joint and heir.] A heir having a joint interest with another. Rom.8. |
31453
|
joint-tenancy |
JOINT-TEN'ANCY, n. [joint and tenant.] A tenure of estate by unity of interest, title, time and ... |
31454
|
joint-tenant |
JOINT-TEN'ANT, n. [joint and tenant.] One who holds an estate by joint-tenancy. |
31455
|
jointed |
JOINT'ED, pp. Formed with articulations, as the stem of a plant.1. Separated into joints or ... |
31456
|
jointer |
JOINT'ER, n. A long plane, a joiner's utensil. |
31457
|
jointly |
JOINT'LY, adv. Together; unitedly; in concert; with cooperation.1. With union of interest; as, to ... |
31458
|
jointress |
JOINT'RESS, n. A woman who has a jointure. |
31459
|
jointstool |
JOINT'STOOL, n. A stool consisting of parts inserted in each other. |
31460
|
jointure |
JOINT'URE, n. An estate in lands or tenements, settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, ... |
31461
|
jointured |
JOINT'URED, pp. Endowed with a jointure. |
31462
|
joist |
JOIST, n. A small piece of timber, such as is framed into the girders and summers of a building to ... |
31463
|
joke |
JOKE, n. [L. jocus.]1. A jest; something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or ... |
31464
|
joker |
JO'KER, n. A jester; a merry fellow. |
31465
|
joking |
JO'KING, ppr. Jesting; making merry with. |
31466
|
jole |
JOLE, n. [sometimes written jowl.]1. The cheek; used in the phrase, cheek by jole, that is, with ... |
31467
|
jollily |
JOL'LILY, adv. [See Jolly.] With noisy mirth; with a disposition to noisy mirth. |
31468
|
jolliment |
JOL'LIMENT, n. Mirth; merriment. |
31469
|
jolliness |
JOL'LINESS |
31470
|
jollity |
JOL'LITY, n. [from jolly.] Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity. All was now turned to ... |
31471
|
jolly |
JOL'LY, a.1. Merry; gay; lively; full of life and mirth; jovial. It expresses more life and noise ... |
31472
|
jolly-boat |
JOL'LY-BOAT, n. A small boat belonging to a ship. |
31473
|
jolt |
JOLT, v.i. To shake with short abrupt risings and fallings; as a carriage moving on rough ground. ... |
31474
|
jolter |
JOLTER, n. He or that which jolts. |
31475
|
jolthead |
JOLTHEAD, n. A greathead; a dunce; a blockhead. |
31476
|
jolting |
JOLTING, ppr. Giving sudden jerks or shakes. |
31477
|
jonquil |
JON'QUIL, n. [L. juncus, a rush.] A plant of the genus Narcissus or daffodil, bearing beautiful ... |
31478
|
jorden |
JOR'DEN, n. A vessel for chamber uses. |
31479
|
joso |
JO'SO, n. A small fish of the gudgeon kind. |
31480
|
jostle |
JOS'TLE, v.t. jos'l. To run against; to push. |
31481
|
jostled |
JOS'TLED, pp. Run against; pushed. We say, a thing is jostled out of its place. |
31482
|
jostling |
JOS'TLING, ppr. Running against; pushing.JOS'TLING, n. A running against; a crowding. |
31483
|
jot |
JOT, n. [ Heb. yod.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the least quantity assignable. Till heaven and ... |
31484
|
jotting |
JOT'TING, n. A memorandum. |
31485
|
jouissance |
JOUIS'SANCE, n. Jollity; merriment. [Not in use.] |
31486
|
journal |
JOURNAL, n. jur'nal. [L. diurnum. This was originally an adjective, signifying daily, as in ... |
31487
|
journalist |
JOURNALIST, n. jur'nalist. The writer of a journal or diary. |
31488
|
journalize |
JOURNALIZE, v.t. jur'nalize. To enter in a journal. |
31489
|
journey |
JOURNEY, n. jur'ny. [L. diurnus, dies.]1. The travel of a day.2. Travel by land to any distance ... |
31490
|
journey-work |
JOUR'NEY-WORK, n. Work done for hire by a mechanic in his proper occupation. [This word is never ... |
31491
|
journeying |
JOUR'NEYING, ppr. Traveling; passing from place to place.JOUR'NEYING, n. A traveling or passing ... |
31492
|
journeyman |
JOUR'NEYMAN, n. [jounrey and man.] Strictly, a man hired to work by the day,but in fact, any ... |
31493
|
joust |
JOUST. [See Just.] |
31494
|
jove |
JOVE, n. [L. Jovis.]1. The name of the Supreme Deity among the Romans.2. The planet jupiter. Or ... |
31495
|
jovial |
JO'VIAL, a. [from Jove, supra.] Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet. --The fixed stars ... |
31496
|
jovialist |
JO'VIALIST, n. One who lives a jovial life. |
31497
|
jovially |
JO'VIALLY, adv. Merrily; gayly; with noisy mirth. |
31498
|
jovialness |
JO'VIALNESS, n. Noisy mirth; gayety. |
31499
|
jowl |
JOWL, n. The cheek. [See Jole.] |
31500
|
jowler |
JOWL'ER, n. The name of a hunting dog, beagle or other dog. |
31501
|
jowter |
JOW'TER, n. A fish driver. |
31502
|
joy |
JOY, n.1. The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; that ... |
31503
|
joyance |
JOY'ANCE, n. Gayety; festivity. |
31504
|
joyed |
JOY'ED, pp. Gladdened; enjoyed. |
31505
|
joyful |
JOY'FUL, a. Full of joy; very glad; exulting. My soul shall be joyful in my God. Is.61.Rarely, it ... |
31506
|
joyfully |
JOY'FULLY, adv. With joy; gladly. Never did men more joyfully obey. |
31507
|
joyfulness |
JOY'FULNESS, n. Great gladness; joy. Deut.28. |
31508
|
joyless |
JOY'LESS, a. Destitute of joy; wanting joy. With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat.Rarely ... |
31509
|
joylessly |
JOY'LESSLY, adv. Without joy. |
31510
|
joylessness |
JOY'LESSNESS, n. State of being joyless. |
31511
|
joyous |
JOY'OUS, a. Glad; gay; merry; joyful. Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs Whispered ... |
31512
|
joyously |
JOY'OUSLY, adv. With joy or gladness. |
31513
|
joyousness |
JOY'OUSNESS, n. The state of being joyous. |
31514
|
jub |
JUB, n. A bottle or vessel. |
31515
|
jubilant |
JU'BILANT, a. [L. jubilans. See Jubilee.] Uttering songs of triumph; rejoicing; shouting with joy. ... |
31516
|
jubilation |
JUBILA'TION, n. [L. jubilatio. See Jubilee.]The act of declaring triumph. |
31517
|
jubilee |
JU'BILEE, n. [L. jubilum, from jubilo, to shout for joy; Heb. the blast of a trumpet, coinciding ... |
31518
|
jucundity |
JUCUND'ITY, n. [L. jucunditas, from jucundus, sweet, pleasant.Pleasantness; agreeableness. [Little ... |
31519
|
judaic |
JUDA'IC |
31520
|
judaical |
JUDA'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the Jews. |
31521
|
judaically |
JUDA'ICALLY, adv. After the Jewish manner. |
31522
|
judaism |
JU'DAISM, n.1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews, as enjoinedin the laws of Moses. ... |
31523
|
judaize |
JU'DAIZE, v.i. To conform to the religious doctrines and rites of the Jews. They--prevailed on the ... |
31524
|
judaizer |
JU'DAIZER, n. One who conforms to the religion of the Jews. |
31525
|
judaizing |
JU'DAIZING, ppr. Conforming to the doctrines and rites of the Jews. |
31526
|
judas-tree |
JU'DAS-TREE, n. A plant of the genus Cercis. |
31527
|
juddock |
JUD'DOCK, n. A small snipe, called also Jack-snipe. |
31528
|
judge |
JUDGE, n. [L. judex, supposed to be compounded of jus, law or right, and dico, to pronounce.]1. A ... |
31529
|
judged |
JUDG'ED, pp. Heard and determined; tried judicially; sentenced; censured; doomed. |
31530
|
judger |
JUDG'ER, n. One who judges or passes sentence. |
31531
|
judgeship |
JUDGESHIP, n. judj'ship. The office of a judge. |
31532
|
judging |
JUDG'ING, ppr. Hearing and determining; forming an opinion; dooming. |
31533
|
judgment |
JUDG'MENT, n. The act of judging; the act or process of the mind in comparing its ideas, to find ... |
31534
|
judgment-day |
JUDG'MENT-DAY, n. The last day, or day when final judgment will be pronounced on the subjects of ... |
31535
|
judgment-hall |
JUDG'MENT-HALL, n. The hall where courts are held. |
31536
|
judgment-seat |
JUDG'MENT-SEAT, n. The seat or bench on which judges sit in court.1. A court; a tribunal. We ... |
31537
|
judicative |
JU'DICATIVE, a. Having power to judge. |
31538
|
judicatory |
JU'DICATORY, a. Dispensing justice.JU'DICATORY, n. [L. judicatorium.] A court of justice; a ... |
31539
|
judicature |
JU'DICATURE, n. The power of distributing justice by legal trial and determination. A court of ... |
31540
|
judicially |
JUDI'CIALLY, adv. In the forms of legal justice; as a sentence judicially declared.1. By way of ... |
31541
|
judiciary |
JUDI'CIARY n. [L. judiciarius.]1. Passing judgment or sentence.2. Pertaining to the courts of ... |
31542
|
judicious |
JUDI'CIOUS, a.1. According to sound judgment; wise; prudent; rational; adapted to obtain a good ... |
31543
|
judiciously |
JUDI'CIOUSLY, adv. With good judgment; with discretion or wisdom; skillfully. Longinus has ... |
31544
|
judiciousness |
JUDI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of acting or being according to sound judgment. |
31545
|
jug |
JUG, n. [Low L. caucus.] A vessel,usually earthen, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, used ... |
31546
|
juggle |
JUG'GLE, v.i. [L. joculor, to jest, from jocus, a joke; jocor, to joke;]1. To play tricks by ... |
31547
|
juggler |
JUG'GLER, n.1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by slight of hand; one who makes sport by ... |
31548
|
juggling |
JUG'GLING, ppr. Playing tricks by slight of hand; deceiving.JUG'GLING, n. The act or practice of ... |
31549
|
jugglingly |
JUG'GLINGLY, adv. In a deceptive manner. |
31550
|
jugular |
JU'GULAR, a. [L. jugulum, the neck, either from jugum, a yoke, or from its radical sense, to ... |
31551
|
juice |
JUICE |
31552
|
juiceless |
JUICELESS, a. ju'seless. Destitute of juice; dry; without moisture. |
31553
|
juiciness |
JUICINESS, n. ju'siness. The state of abounding with juice; succulence in plants. |
31554
|
juicy |
JUICY, a. ju'sy. Abounding with juice; moist; succulent. |
31555
|
juise |
JUISE, n. [L. jus.] Judgment; justice. |
31556
|
jujub |
JU'JUB |
31557
|
jujube |
JU'JUBE, n. [L. zizyphum.] The name of a plant and of its fruit, which is pulpy and resembles a ... |
31558
|
juke |
JUKE, v.i. To perch. [Not used.] |
31559
|
julep |
JU'LEP, n. In pharmacy, a medicine composed of some proper liquor and a sirup of sugar, of ... |
31560
|
julian |
JU'LIAN, a. Noting the old account of the year, as regulated by Julius Caesar, which continued to ... |
31561
|
julis |
JU'LIS, n. A small fish with a green back. |
31562
|
julus |
JU'LUS, n. [Gr. a handful or bundle.]1. In botany, a catkin or ament, a species of calyx or ... |
31563
|
july |
JULY', n. The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It is so ... |
31564
|
july-flower |
JULY-FLOWER, n. The name of certain species of plants. The clove July-flower is of the genus ... |
31565
|
jumart |
JU'MART, n. The offspring of a bull and a mare. |
31566
|
jumble |
JUM'BLE, v.t. To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order. It is often ... |
31567
|
jumbled |
JUM'BLED, pp. Mixed or collected in a confused mass. |
31568
|
jumblement |
JUM'BLEMENT, n. Confused mixture. [Not in use.] |
31569
|
jumbler |
JUM'BLER, a. One who mixes things in confusion. |
31570
|
jumbling |
JUM'BLING, ppr. Putting or mixing in a confused mass. |
31571
|
jument |
JU'MENT, n. [L. jumentum, a beast.] A beast of burden. [Not used.] |
31572
|
jump |
JUMP, v.i.1. To leap; to skip; to spring. Applied to men, it signifies to spring upwards or ... |
31573
|
jumper |
JUMP'ER, n. One who jumps. |
31574
|
jumping |
JUMP'ING, ppr. Leaping; springing; bounding. |
31575
|
juncate |
JUNC'ATE, n. [L. juncus, a rush.]1. A cheese-cake; a kind of sweetmeat of curds and sugar.2. Any ... |
31576
|
juncous |
JUNC'OUS, a. [L. junceus or juncosus, from juncus, a rush.]Full of bulrushes. [Little used.] |
31577
|
junction |
JUNC'TION, n. [L. junctio, from jungo, to join.]1. The act or operation of joining; as the ... |
31578
|
juncture |
JUNC'TURE, n. [L. junctura; jungo, to join.]1. A joining; union; amity; as the juncture of ... |
31579
|
june |
JUNE, n. [L. junius.] The sixth month of the year, when the sun enters the sign Cancer. |
31580
|
jungle |
JUN'GLE, n. In Hindoostan, a thick wood of small trees or shrubs. |
31581
|
jungly |
JUN'GLY, a. Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles. |
31582
|
junior |
JU'NIOR, a. [L. from juvenis, young; quasi, juvenior.]Younger; not as old as another; as a junior ... |
31583
|
juniority |
JUNIOR'ITY, n. The state of being junior. |
31584
|
juniper |
JU'NIPER, n. [L. juniperus.] A tree or shrub bearing berries of a bluish color, of a warm, ... |
31585
|
junk |
JUNK, n. [L. juncus.]1. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making points, gaskets, mats, ... |
31586
|
junket |
JUNK'ET, n. [See Juncate.] A sweetmeat.1. A stolen entertainment.JUNK'ET, v.i. To feast in ... |
31587
|
junto |
JUN'TO, n. [L. junctus, joined.]1. Primarily, a select council or assembly, which deliberates in ... |
31588
|
jupiter |
JU'PITER, n. [L. the air or heavens; Jovis pater.]1. The supreme deity among the Greeks and ... |
31589
|
juppon |
JUPPON', n. A short close coat. |
31590
|
jurat |
JU'RAT, n. [L. juratus, sworn, from juro, to swear.]In England, a magistrate in some corporations; ... |
31591
|
juratory |
JU'RATORY, a. [L. juro, to swear.] Comprising an oath; as juratory caution. [Little used.] |
31592
|
juridical |
JURID'ICAL, a. [L. juridicus; jus, juris, law, and dico, to pronounce.]1. Acting in the ... |
31593
|
juridically |
JURID'ICALLY, adv. According to forms of law, or proceedings in tribunals of justice; with legal ... |
31594
|
jurisconsult |
JURISCON'SULT, n. [L. juris consultus; jus and consultus, consulo, to consult.] Among the Romans, ... |
31595
|
jurisdiction |
JURISDIC'TION, n. [L. jurisdictio; jus, juris, law, and dictio, from dico, to pronounce.]1. The ... |
31596
|
jurisdictional |
JURISDIC'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights. |
31597
|
jurisdictive |
JURISDIC'TIVE, a. Having jurisdiction. |
31598
|
jurisprudence |
JURISPRU'DENCE, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus, law, and prudentia, science.] The science of law; the ... |
31599
|
jurisprudent |
JURISPRU'DENT, a. Understanding law. |
31600
|
jurisprudential |
JURISPRUDEN'TIAL, a. Pertaining to jurisprudence. |
31601
|
jurist |
JU'RIST, n. [L. jus, juris, law.]1. A man who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, ... |
31602
|
juror |
JU'ROR, n. [L. jurator; or rather juro, to swear.]One that serves on a jury; one sworn to deliver ... |
31603
|
jury |
JU'RY, n. [L. juro, to swear.] A number of freeholders, selected in the manner prescribed by law, ... |
31604
|
juryman |
JU'RYMAN, n. One who is empaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror. |
31605
|
jurymast |
JU'RYM`AST, n. A mast erected in a ship to supply the place of one carried away in a tempest or an ... |
31606
|
juse |
JUSE, n. juse. The sap of vegetables; the fluid part of animal substances. |
31607
|
just |
JUST, a. [L. justus. The primary sense is probably straight or close, from the sense of setting, ... |
31608
|
justice |
JUST'ICE, n. [L. justitia, from justus, just.]1. The virtue which consists in giving to every one ... |
31609
|
justiceable |
JUST'ICEABLE, a. Liable to account in a court of justice. [Little used.] |
31610
|
justicer |
JUST'ICER, n. An administrator of justice. [Little used.] |
31611
|
justiceship |
JUST'ICESHIP, n. The office or dignity of a justice. |
31612
|
justiciar |
JUSTI'CIAR, n. [L. justiciarius.] An administrator of justice.1. A chief justice.2. One that ... |
31613
|
justiciary |
JUSTI'CIARY |
31614
|
justifiable |
JUST'IFIABLE, a. [from justify.] That may be proved to be just; that may be vindicated on ... |
31615
|
justifiableness |
JUST'IFIABLENESS, n. The quality of being justifiable; rectitude; possibility of being defended or ... |
31616
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justifiably |
JUST'IFIABLY, adv. In a manner that admits of vindication or justification; rightly. |
31617
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justification |
JUSTIFICA'TION, n.1. The act of justifying; a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude ... |
31618
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justificative |
JUSTIF'ICATIVE, a. Justifying; that has power to justify. |
31619
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justificator |
JUSTIFICA'TOR, n. One who justifies. [Little used.] |
31620
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justifier |
JUST'IFIER, n. One who justifies; one who vindicates,supports or defends.1. He who pardons and ... |
31621
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justify |
JUST'IFY, v.t. [L. justus, just,and facio, to make.]1. To prove or show to be just, or conformable ... |
31622
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justle |
JUS'TLE, v.i. jus'l. [See Jostle and Just.] To run against; to encounter; to strike against; to ... |
31623
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justly |
JUST'LY, adv. [from just.] In conformity to law, justice or propriety; by right. The offender is ... |
31624
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justness |
JUST'NESS, n. Accuracy; exactness; as the justness of proportions.1. Conformity to truth; as the ... |
31625
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jut |
JUT, v.i. [a different spelling of jet.] To shoot forward; to project beyond the main body; as the ... |
31626
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jut-window |
JUT-WINDOW, n. A window that projects form the line of a building. |
31627
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jutting |
JUT'TING, ppr. Shooting out; projecting. |
31628
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jutty |
JUT'TY, v.i. To jut. [Not used.]JUT'TY, n. A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole. |
31629
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juvenile |
JU'VENILE, a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis, young.]1. Young; youthful; as juvenile years or age.2. ... |
31630
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juvenility |
JUVENIL'ITY, n. Youthfulness; youthful age.1. Light and careless manner; the manners or customs ... |
31631
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juxtaposited |
JUXTAPOS'ITED, a. [L. juxta, near, and posited.]Placed near; adjacent or contiguous. |
31632
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juxtaposition |
JUXTAPOSI'TION, n. [L. juxta,near, and position.]A placing or being placed in nearness or ... |
