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
barkinji
bjork
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
crackajack
crackajacks
crackajacks
noun
plural of crackajack
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
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
crojack
crojik
crojik
noun
A triangular sail on old sailing ships.
crojiks
crojiks
noun
plural of crojik
crossjack
crossjack
noun
(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail
damkjernite
dejunkerize
djakarta
djokjakarta
forjaskit
forjesket
hammarskj
hammarskjold
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
jackaroo
jackaroo
noun
(Australia) A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
(Australia, Queensland, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a jackaroo.
jackarooed
jackarooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackaroo
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackaroos
jackaroos
noun
plural of jackaroo
jackasseries
jackasseries
noun
plural of jackassery
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackbird
jackbird
noun
A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species.
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
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
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
jackhorn
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jackrabbit
jackrabbit
noun
any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus
verb
(US) To make a sudden, rapid movement
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jackrod
jackroll
jackroll
verb
(transitive) To rob or mug (a person).
(transitive, South Africa) To perpetrate male gang rape against women (jackrolling).
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jackrolls
jackrolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackroll
jacksboro
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
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacksonport
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jacktar
jacktar
noun
(Britain) A sailor in the Royal Navy.
jackyard
jackyard
noun
(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
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.
jakarta
jakarta
Proper noun
The capital city of Indonesia.
jakfruit
jalkar
jalkar
noun
(India, historical) A kind of tenure involving fishing rights.
jangkar
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
jark
jark
noun
A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
verb
(slang, military, Britain) To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).
Pronunciation spelling of jerk.
jarkman
jarkman
noun
(obsolete) A forger of counterfeit seals, licenses or other documents.
(obsolete) A writer of begging letters.
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.
jaworski
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.
jimcrack
jimcrack
adj
Alternative spelling of gimcrack
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
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jinriki
jinriki
noun
A Japanese rickshaw.
jinrikiman
jinrikiman
noun
The person who pulls a jinriki (Japanese rickshaw).
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
jinrikisha
jinrikisha
noun
Alternative form of jinriksha
jinrikishas
jinrikishas
noun
plural of jinrikisha
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
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.
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
jogglework
jogjakarta
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
jokjakarta
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
jumprock
jumprock
noun
Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
junggrammatiker
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
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.