(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.
jbs
jbs
noun
plural of jb
jca
jcb
jcb
Noun
An earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company, or (through trademark erosion) any backhoe/endloader combination, or similar machinery.
jcd
jcl
jcr
jcs
jct
jds
jea
jeb
jed
jee
jee
verb
Alternative spelling of gee
jeg
jeg
noun
(machinery) Alternative form of jig
jeh
jem
jen
jer
jer
noun
(linguistics) Ultra-short or reduced vowel in Proto- and Late Common Slavonic (or Slavic), then represented as ъ (back jer [ŭ]) or ь (front jer [ĭ]).
jes
jes
adv
Pronunciation spelling of just, representing African-American Vernacular English.
jet
jet
adj
Propelled by turbine engines.
Very dark black in colour.
noun
(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
(color) The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
(dated) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.
(mineralogy) A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
(physics) A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
(printing, dated) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
A rocket engine.
A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
A turbine.
verb
(intransitive) To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around
(intransitive) To spray out of a container.
(intransitive) To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion
(slang, intransitive) To leave; depart.
(transitive) To spray with liquid from a container.
To adjust the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to install or adjust a carburetor jet
To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
jeu
jew
jew
noun
(Australia) The jewfish.
(offensive) Alternative letter-case form of Jew (“a Jewish person”)
phrase
Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.
Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Jew
jez
jfk
jfs
jgr
jhs
jib
jib
noun
(Ireland, slang, archaic) A first-year student at the University of Dublin.
(metonymically, cinematography, film) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
(nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
(slang) Crystal meth.
(slang, especially African-American Vernacular) The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.
A stationary condition; a standstill.
An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.
The projecting arm of a crane.
verb
(chiefly nautical) To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
(figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse).
jic
jig
jig
noun
(US, offensive, slang, dated, ethnic slur) A black person.
(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
(mining) An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
(obsolete) A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
(obsolete) A trick; a prank.
(traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
(traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.
A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
verb
(fishing) To fish with a jig.
(mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
To move briskly, especially as a dance.
To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
To sing to the tune of a jig.
To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
jim
jim
noun
(humorous) Alternative form of gym
jin
jin
noun
A portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or deliberately to suggest age and hardship.
jis
jit
jit
noun
(US, originally prison slang, derogatory) An inexperienced, foolhardy young man.
(US, slang) A nickel.
A style of Zimbabwean dance music played with drums and guitar.
verb
(computing, transitive) To compile (program code for a virtual machine) immediately when needed, as part of the execution process.
jle
jmp
jms
jmx
jnd
jno
jnr
jnt
job
job
noun
(UK, slang, law enforcement) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
(colloquial) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
(in noun compounds) A sex act.
(in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
A task.
An economic role for which a person is paid.
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
verb
(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
(intransitive) To work as a jobber.
(intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.
(transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
(transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
To hire or let in periods of service.
To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
joe
joe
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of jo (“a darling or sweetheart”)
(UK, slang) A spy, especially a double agent.
(chiefly US, informal) Coffee.
(historical) Synonym of johannes (“An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal.”)
jog
jog
noun
(theater) A flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.
A sudden push or nudge.
An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
In card tricks, one or more cards that are secretly made to protrude slightly from the deck as an aid to the performer.
verb
(exercise) To move at a pace between walking and running, to run at a leisurely pace.
To cause to move at an energetic trot.
To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.
To shake, stir or rouse.
To straighten stacks of paper by lightly tapping against a flat surface.
To walk or ride forward with a jolting pace; to move at a heavy pace, trudge; to move on or along.
joh
jon
joo
jos
jos
noun
plural of jo
jot
jot
noun
(obsolete) A moment, an instant.
A brief and hurriedly written note.
A small amount, bit; the smallest amount.
Iota; the smallest letter or stroke of any writing.
verb
(usually with "down") To write quickly.
jow
jow
noun
(historical) A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch
Alternative form of jhow (“kind of tamarisk”)
joy
joy
noun
(obsolete) The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
Anything that causes such a feeling.
Luck or success; a positive outcome.
verb
(intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.
(transitive, archaic) To enjoy.
(transitive, obsolete) To give joy to; to congratulate.
(transitive, obsolete) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
jpl
jrc
jsc
jsd
jsn
jst
jsw
jtm
jud
jud
noun
(mining) A mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be thrown down by wedges.
jug
jug
noun
(CB radio slang, chiefly in the plural) A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
(New Zealand) An upright electric kettle.
(US, Roman Catholicism, countable or uncountable) detention (after-school student punishment)
(climbing) A hold large enough for both hands
(slang) Jail.
(vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
The amount that a jug can hold.
verb
(US, Roman Catholicism, transitive) to issue a detention (to a student)
(intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
(intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.
(transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
(transitive, slang) To put into jail.
jul
jun
jun
noun
A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.
jur
jus
jus
noun
(cooking) A lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from jus.
(cooking) The juices given off as meat is cooked.
jut
jut
noun
Something that sticks out.
verb
(intransitive) To stick out.
(obsolete) To butt.
juv
jwv
lbj
lcj
maj
maj
noun
Alternative form of maj.
mcj
mfj
mmj
msj
nuj
obj
obj
noun
(grammar, programming) Abbreviation of object.
ojt
raj
raj
noun
(South Asia) Reign; rule.
rje
rsj
saj
saj
noun
An Asian tree, Terminalia elliptica
sjc
sjd
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.
tji
uji
uji
noun
(historical) A Japanese clan or kin group of the Kofun period.