Jacobinic - ME f. F f. med.L Jacobinus f. eccl.L Jacobus]... [more]

Jacobinical - ME f. F f. med.L Jacobinus f. eccl.L Jacobus]... [more]

Jacobinism - ME f. F f. med.L Jacobinus f. eccl.L Jacobus]... [more]

Jacobitical - see JACOBEAN]... [more]

Jacobitism - see JACOBEAN]... [more]

jagger - n. & v. a sharp projection of rock etc. tr. ( jagged ,... [more]

Jainism - n. & adj. an adherent of a non-Brahminical Indian ... [more]

Jainist - n. & adj. an adherent of a non-Brahminical Indian ... [more]

jammer - v. & n. tr. & intr. (jammed, jamming) 1 a tr. (usu. foll. by into) squeeze or... [more]

janitorial - n. 1 a doorkeeper. 2 a caretaker of a building. janitorial adj. [L f. janua door]... [more]

japery - orig. uncert.]... [more]

jarful - n. 1 a a container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc., usu. cylindrical. b the... [more]

jargonic - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jargonistic - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jasp - adj. like jasper; randomly coloured (esp. of cotton fabric). [F, past part. of jasper... [more]

jauntily - adj. (jauntier, jauntiest) 1 cheerful and self-confident. 2 sprightly. jauntily... [more]

jauntiness - adj. (jauntier, jauntiest) 1 cheerful and self-confident. 2 sprightly. jauntily... [more]

jaywalker - v.intr. cross or walk in the street or road without regard for traffic. jaywalker... [more]

jazzer - orig. uncert.]... [more]

jazzily - adj. (jazzier, jazziest) 1 of or like jazz. 2 vivid, unrestrained, showy. jazzily... [more]

jazziness - adj. (jazzier, jazziest) 1 of or like jazz. 2 vivid, unrestrained, showy. jazzily... [more]

jealously - adj. 1 (often foll. by of) fiercely protective (of rights etc.). 2 afraid, suspicious,... [more]

jeeringly - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jejunely - adj. 1 intellectually unsatisfying; shallow. 2 puerile. 3 (of ideas, writings, etc.)... [more]

jejuneness - adj. 1 intellectually unsatisfying; shallow. 2 puerile. 3 (of ideas, writings, etc.)... [more]

jellification - v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied) turn into jelly; make or become like jelly. jellification... [more]

jerker - perh. imit.]... [more]

jerkily - adj. (jerkier, jerkiest) 1 having sudden abrupt movements. 2 spasmodic. jerkily... [more]

jerkiness - adj. (jerkier, jerkiest) 1 having sudden abrupt movements. 2 spasmodic. jerkily... [more]

jestful - n. & v. 1 a a joke. b fun. 2 a raillery, banter. b an object of derision (a standing... [more]

Jesuitically - adj. 1 of or concerning the Jesuits. 2 often offens. dissembling or equivocating,... [more]

Jesus - v. & n. intr. (past and past part. crept) 1 move with the body prone and close... [more]

jet - see JET(1) )]... [more]

jewelly - n. & v. 1 a a precious stone. b this as used for its hardness as a bearing in watchmaking.... [more]

Jewishly - adj. 1 of or relating to Jews. 2 of Judaism. Jewishly adv. Jewishness n.... [more]

Jewishness - adj. 1 of or relating to Jews. 2 of Judaism. Jewishly adv. Jewishness n.... [more]

jibber - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jiggly - v. about etc.) 1 tr. shake lightly; rock jerkily. 2 intr. fidget. jiggly adj.... [more]

jingly - imit.]... [more]

jingoism - polit. sense from use of by jingo in a popular song, then applied to patriots]... [more]

jingoist - polit. sense from use of by jingo in a popular song, then applied to patriots]... [more]

jingoistic - polit. sense from use of by jingo in a popular song, then applied to patriots]... [more]

jitteriness - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jittery - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jiver - orig. uncert.]... [more]

joblessness - adj. without a job; unemployed. joblessness n.... [more]

jockeyship - n. & v. (pl. -eys) (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. a trick or cheat (a person). b [more]

jocosely - adj. 1 playful in style. 2 fond of joking, jocular. jocosely adv. jocoseness n.... [more]

jocoseness - adj. 1 playful in style. 2 fond of joking, jocular. jocosely adv. jocoseness n.... [more]

jocosity - adj. 1 playful in style. 2 fond of joking, jocular. jocosely adv. jocoseness n.... [more]

jocularity - adj. 1 merry; fond of joking. 2 of the nature of... [more]

jocularly - adj. 1 merry; fond of joking. 2 of the nature of... [more]

joinable - cf. YOKE]... [more]

joinery - n. 1 a person who makes furniture and light woodwork.... [more]

joint - v. & n. tr. (clipped, clipping) 1 cut with shears or scissors ,... [more]

jointless - n., adj., & v. 1 a a place at which two things are joined together. b a point at... [more]

jointly - n., adj., & v. 1 a a place at which two things are joined together. b a point at... [more]

jokily - perh. f. L jocus jest]... [more]

jokiness - perh. f. L jocus jest]... [more]

jokingly - perh. f. L jocus jest]... [more]

joky - perh. f. L jocus jest]... [more]

jollification - v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied) make or be merry, esp. in drinking. jollification... [more]

jollily - a jolly shame). colloq. very (they were jolly unlucky). tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 (usu.... [more]

jolliness - a jolly shame). colloq. very (they were jolly unlucky). tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 (usu.... [more]

jolty - orig. unkn.]... [more]

jorer - n. a winter sport in which a skier is towed by a horse or vehicle. ski-jorer n.... [more]

josher - orig. unkn.]... [more]

journalistic - n. a person employed to write for or edit a newspaper or journal. journalistic... [more]

journalistically - n. a person employed to write for or edit a newspaper or journal. journalistic... [more]

journeyer - n. & v. (pl. -eys) 1 an act of going from one place to another, esp. at a long... [more]