Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
archjockey
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
crackerjack
crackerjack
adj
(US, slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that constitute the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
Expert, top-rated or high-performing.
noun
(US, slang) A U.S. Navy sailor.
(US, slang, in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
(US, uncountable) Popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
crackerjacks
crackerjacks
noun
plural of crackerjack
damkjernite
dejunkerize
forjesket
hammerskjold
highjacker
highjacker
noun
Alternative spelling of hijacker
hijacker
hijacker
noun
(computing) Hijackware.
Someone who hijacks.
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
horsejockey
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jackarooed
jackarooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackaroo
jackasseries
jackasseries
noun
plural of jackassery
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jacker
jacker
noun
(archaic) One who hunts at night using a jacklight.
(colloquial) A computer hacker or pirate
(colloquial) A robber.
jackeroo
jackeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of jackaroo
jackerooed
jackerooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackeroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackeroos
jackeroos
noun
plural of jackeroo
jackers
jackers
noun
plural of jacker
jackhammer
jackhammer
noun
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
verb
(intransitive) To use a jackhammer.
(intransitive, figurative) To move like a jackhammer.
(of the heart or pulse) To beat hard, to pound.
(transitive) To break (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive) To form (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To move (something) like a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound.
jackhammered
jackhammered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackhammer
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jackyarder
jailbreak
jailbreak
noun
(computing) A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
verb
(transitive, computing) To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.
To escape from prison.
jailbreaker
jailbreaker
noun
One who breaks out of jail.
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
janker
janker
noun
(Scotland) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
jankers
jankers
noun
(Britain military slang) A form of military punishment which involves being confined to barracks, performing tedious and often pointless tasks, and being subjected to frequent uniform inspections.
(Britain military slang) Defaulters' drill.
plural of janker
jarek
jawbreak
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
jawbreakers
jawbreakers
noun
plural of jawbreaker
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jaywalker
jaywalker
noun
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jenkinsburg
jerk
jerk
noun
(Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
(Jamaica) a style of cooking in which the main ingredient—which most often is chicken but may also be beef, pork, goat, boar, seafood, or vegetables—is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; the resulting smoke is key to the flavour of the dish. (Compare jerky.)
(US, slang, derogatory) A dull or stupid person.
(obsolete) A soda jerk.
(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
(weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
verb
(US, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
(intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
(obsolete) To beat, to hit.
(obsolete) To flout with contempt.
(obsolete) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
(usually transitive, weightlifting) To lift using a jerk.
To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
jerked
jerked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jerk
jerker
jerker
noun
A North American river chub, a hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus).
Someone or something that jerks.
jerkers
jerkers
noun
plural of jerker
jerkier
jerkier
adj
comparative form of jerky: more jerky
jerkies
jerkies
noun
plural of jerky
jerkiest
jerkiest
adj
superlative form of jerky: most jerky
jerkily
jerkily
adv
In a jerky manner.
jerkin
jerkin
noun
(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
Alternative form of gyrkin
jerkined
jerkined
adj
Dressed in a jerkin.
jerkiness
jerkiness
noun
The state or quality of being jerky.
jerkinesses
jerkinesses
noun
plural of jerkiness
jerking
jerking
noun
A motion that jerks; a jerk.
verb
present participle of jerk
jerkingly
jerkingly
adv
With jerking motions; unsteadily.
jerkings
jerkings
noun
plural of jerking
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jerkins
jerkins
noun
plural of jerkin
jerkish
jerkish
adj
(informal) Like a jerk (obnoxious person).
jerks
jerks
noun
plural of jerk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jerk
jerksome
jerksome
adj
Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person.
Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.
jerkwater
jerkwater
adj
(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
noun
(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
A jerkwater town.
jerky
jerky
adj
Characterized by physical jerking.
Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
noun
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
verb
(transitive) To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
jinker
jinker
noun
(Australia) A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.
jinkers
jinkers
noun
plural of jinker
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
jirkinet
jirkinet
noun
An outer jacket or jerkin worn by women.
jocker
jocker
noun
(slang) A man who perceives himself as straight and is the aggressive top in a relationship between two men, especially in prison.
jogglework
jokeproof
jokeproof
adj
(rare) Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.
(rare) Unable to be joked about.
joker
joker
noun
(New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
(military) A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.
(slang) A funny person.
A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.
A jester.
A person who makes jokes.
A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
jokers
jokers
noun
plural of joker
jokester
jokester
noun
A person who plays practical jokes.
A person who tells jokes; a joker.
Jester, court jester.
jokesters
jokesters
noun
plural of jokester
jokier
jokier
adj
comparative form of joky: more joky
jookerie
joukery
joukerypawkery
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
journeywork
journeywork
noun
(obsolete) Work done by the day.
Work done by a journeyman at his trade.
journeyworker
journeyworker
noun
A journeyman (tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman).
journeyworks
junggrammatiker
junkdealer
junker
junker
noun
(informal, US, Canada) A beat-up automobile.
A person with an interest in disused or discarded objects.
A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes.
junkerdom
junkerdom
noun
The policies or attitudes of junkers.
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junkerism
junkerism
noun
(historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junkers
junkers
noun
plural of junker
junketeer
junketeer
noun
A junketer.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a junket or banquet etc.
junketeered
junketeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of junketeer
junketeering
junketeering
verb
present participle of junketeer
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
junketer
junketer
noun
Someone taking part in a junket or banquet etc; a partygoer.
junketers
junketers
noun
plural of junketer
junketter
junkier
junkier
adj
comparative form of junky: more junky
kankrej
kardelj
katjepiering
katzenjammer
katzenjammer
noun
A hangover.
Depression.
Jitters; discord; confusion.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
kermanji
kharijite
kjersti
klaberjass
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
kwartje
leatherjacket
leatherjacket
noun
Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
The larva of some crane flies
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
mukerji
natterjack
natterjack
noun
A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very loud mating call.
nordenskj
nordenskjold
orjonikidze
overjacket
perjink
perjink
adj
(Scotland) Meticulously neat and precise; prim or finicky.
perjinkety
perjinkities
perjinkly
purkinje
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
rajewski
rattlejack
redjacket
rejacket
rejacket
verb
(transitive) To cover (a book, etc.) with a new jacket.
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
rejerk
rejerk
verb
(Internet slang) To rebegin participating in a circlejerk.
reykjavik
rijeka
rijksdaalder
rijksdaaler
rijksmuseum
skijore
skijore
verb
Alternative form of skijor
skijorer
skijorer
noun
One who skijors.
skijorers
skijorers
noun
plural of skijorer
skyjacker
skyjacker
noun
A person who commits skyjacking, who skyjacks.
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
smokejumper
smokejumper
noun
(US, Canada) A firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires and set up firebreaks.
stockjobber
stockjobber
noun
(Britain, derogatory, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
(chiefly Britain, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
stockjobbers
stockjobbers
noun
plural of stockjobber
stockjobbery
stolkjaerre
stolkjaerre
noun
A two-wheeled cart used in Norway, having a front seat for two people and a rear seat for the driver.