(climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
(countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
(countable) A difficult situation.
(countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
(countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
(countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
(countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
(countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
(countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
(countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
(dated) A kind of frock for children.
(mining) Alternative form of jamb
(slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
verb
(Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
(basketball) To dunk.
(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
(nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
(roller derby) To attempt to score points.
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
To render something unable to move.
jan
jan
noun
Obsolete form of jinn.
jap
jap
verb
(Canada, US, ethnic slur, slang, transitive) To carry out a sneak attack upon (something or somebody).
jar
jar
noun
(Britain, Ireland, colloquial) A pint glass
(Britain, Ireland, colloquial, metonymically) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
(countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
(countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
(countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
(countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
(countable, now rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.
(originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
verb
(intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
(intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
(transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
(transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
(transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.
(transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
(transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
jas
jas
noun
plural of ja
jat
jat
noun
Alternative spelling of yat
jav
jav
noun
Clipping of javelin.
jaw
jaw
adj
(used in certain set phrases like jaw harp, jaw harpist and jaw's-trump)
noun
(figuratively) Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
(nautical) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
(slang) Axle guard.
(slang, dated) Impudent, abusive or worthless talk.
(snooker) The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
A notch or opening.
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
The part of the face below the mouth.
verb
(intransitive) To scold; to clamor.
(intransitive, informal) To talk; to converse.
(snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
(transitive) To assail or abuse by scolding.
jay
jay
noun
(archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
(obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
jca
jea
maj
maj
noun
Alternative form of maj.
raj
raj
noun
(South Asia) Reign; rule.
saj
saj
noun
An Asian tree, Terminalia elliptica
taj
taj
noun
(historical) A crown worn by Indian princes as a sign of high rank.
A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.