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Traditional English :: Jain
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jainit.html - n. & adj. --n. an adherent of a non-Brahminical Indian religion. --adj. of or relating to this religion. Jainism n. Jainist n. [Hindi f. Skr. jainas saint, victor f. jina victorious] |
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English Idioms :: jailbait
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jainit.html - {n.}, {slang} A girl below the legal age of consent for sex; one who tempts you to intimacy which is punishable by imprisonment. * /Stay away from Arabella, she is a jailbait./ |
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English Idioms :: jailbird
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jainit.html - {n.}, {informal} A convict; someone who is in jail or has been recently released from prison. * /Because Harry was a jailbird, it was understandably hard for him to find a job after being imprisoned./ |
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Traditional English :: jai alai
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jainit.html - n.
a game like pelota played with large curved wicker baskets. [Sp. f. Basque jai festival + alai merry] |
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Traditional English :: jail
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jainit.html - n. & v. (also gaol) --n. 1 a place to which persons are committed by a court for detention.
2 confinement in a jail. --v.tr. put in jail. [ME gayole f. OF jaiole, jeole & ONF gaole f. Rmc dimin. of L cavea CAGE] |
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Traditional English :: jailbird
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jainit.html - n.
(also gaolbird) a prisoner or habitual criminal. |
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