General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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The 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
A unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946)
United States writer (born 1919)
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909)
United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
A quick short straight punch
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
Poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" Back to top
Strike or punch quick and short blows
An industrial city of central India southeast of Delhi
A terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border
Rapid and indistinct speech
Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Someone whose talk is trivial drivel
Rapid and indistinct speech
Talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate"
Nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
Large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
Large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
Large mostly white Australian stork
Large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
Evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
A ruffle on the front of a woman''s blouse or a man''s shirt
Tough-skinned purple grape-like tropical fruit grown in Brazil
Small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches
Small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches
Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage Back to top
An important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
A red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
Male donkey
Any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas
Tool for exerting pressure or lifting
One of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
Small flag indicating a ship''s nationality
Game equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
An electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
A man who serves as a sailor
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
Hunt with a jacklight
Lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
A large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
European herb that smells like garlic
Plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries Back to top
Lantern carved from a pumpkin
A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
A large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
A large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
A man who serves as a sailor
Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
Someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
Male donkey
A man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears
Small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
(19th century) a man''s high tasseled boot
Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
A short coat
An outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
The tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
(dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
The outer skin of a potato
Put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"
Provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed" Back to top
(dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
A baked potato served with the jacket on
Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted
East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
A hammer driven by compressed air
United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
Slang terms for masturbation
A dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
A large knife with one or more folding blades
Dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
Black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
Marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
A light used as lure in hunting or fishing at night
Hunt with a jacklight
Any outstanding award
The cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
Large hare of western North America
A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks Back to top
Screw-operated jack
Large silversides of Pacific coast of North America
American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
A small short-billed Old World snipe
A town in south central Michigan
Capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river
A town in western Tennessee
A town in western Wyoming
7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936)
Genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches
Of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
Focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body
Florida''s largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956) Back to top
A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
Plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks
A thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
A game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
Annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
Fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)
A personification of frost or winter weather
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969)
(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
United States film actor (born in 1925)
United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)
A California food fish
United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)
Small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes
A common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
Get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
A man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks Back to top
A person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well
Slender medium-sized 2-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly gray to red-brown fissured bark
A carpenter''s plane for rough surfacing
United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
Pike-like freshwater perches
An unidentified English murderer in the 19th century
Lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)
(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God'')
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
Asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight
Desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Of or relating to James I or his reign or times; "Jacobean writers"
Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
German mathematician (1804-1851)
A member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution; "Jacobinic terrorism" Back to top
Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution; "Jacobinic terrorism"
The ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
A supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
A lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages
Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594)
A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
A highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women''s Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
A purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
French physicist and uathor of Charles''s law which anticipated Gay-Lussac''s law (1746-1823)
French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) Back to top
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
French physicist and uathor of Charles''s law which anticipated Gay-Lussac''s law (1746-1823)
French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
French philosopher and critic; exponent of deconstructionism (born in 1930)
French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)
French composer (1890-1962)
French operatic composer (1799-1862)
French architect (1713-1780)
United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)
United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)
French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)
French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880)
French filmmaker (1908-1982)
French filmmaker (1908-1982)
French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
Sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae
Small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets Back to top
West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
Move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
Speaking of yourself in superlatives
Jerboas
A variety of jerboa
A large whirlpool bathtub with underwater jets that massage the body
An old or over-worked horse
A light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
A woman adulterer
A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Get tired of something or somebody
Similar to the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
Similar to the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
Dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"
Exhausted; "my father''s words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron
A hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma Back to top
A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
A light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
Vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends
Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends
A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends
Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends
Sweet almost seedless orange of Israel
The fruiting bodies of this discomycete have a firm texture and long retain their cup shape; the pale brown interior blends with the color of dead leaves
A bout of drinking or drug taking
A flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
A slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
A sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
Cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
An avatar of Vishnu
An avatar of Vishnu
A Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
An avatar of Vishnu Back to top
Unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"
Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
With a ragged and uneven appearance; "a long beard, raggedly cut"
Something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface
English rock star (born in 1943)
Unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
Fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
Unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"
Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
A Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) Back to top
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
In captivity
Someone who guards prisoners
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Someone who guards prisoners
A room where a prisoner is kept
The use of force to liberate prisoners
Relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods"
Religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
Sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
A believer in Jainism
Relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods"
A terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
A terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
A Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted
Capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate Back to top
Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
The older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm''s Law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard Wagner (1791-1864)
German musician and Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847)
The older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm''s Law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)
A town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)
Hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
A car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
A shutter made of angled slats
A window with glass louvers
Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems Back to top
Preserve of crushed fruit
A dense crowd of people
Informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
Crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
Crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
Get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
Push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
Press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
Filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"
An Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North American and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics
An island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti
A country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
A native or inhabitant of Jamaica
Of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants; "Jamaican rum"; "the Jamaican Prime Minister"
Capital and largest city of Jamaica
A fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
The basic unit of money in Jamaica
Large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp Back to top
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
Shrub of southern Florida to West Indies
Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit
West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
Similar to the extract from Quassia amara
Heavy pungent rum from Jamaica
(usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee
East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
The experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy
Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery
Armor plate that protects legs below the knee
Annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
A gay festivity
Used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)
Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
A New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle Back to top
A river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
A river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
Writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
Xerophytic ferns of South America
A former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
United States painter (1834-1903)
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
United States novelist (1909-1955)
United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997)
United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth''s magnetic field (born in 1914)
United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987)
Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) Back to top
Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
The southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario
Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
Frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)
United States rock singer (1943-1971) Back to top
39th President of the United States (1924-)
39th President of the United States (1924-)
United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908)
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907)
United States novelist noted for his stories of indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)
Outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964)
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)
United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)
English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)
United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)
British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)
The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1925 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; son of Mary Queen of Scots who succeeded Elizabeth I; alienated Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
The last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
A Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513) Back to top
United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives'' (1824-1895)
United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
United States writer (1902-1967)
United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
English film actor (1909-1984)
Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives'' (1824-1895)
United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997)
Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham''s utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831) Back to top
Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939)
English film actor (1909-1984)
English surgeon (1755-1824)
11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)
A river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
A river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
Outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)
United States economist (1918-2002)
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)
Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
United States poet (1849-1916)
United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995) Back to top
American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
English architect (1746-1813)
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
A jar for holding jellies or preserves
Filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"
A transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
Loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers
Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
Crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
A kind of sedan chair used in India
A jar for holding jellies or preserves
An impromptu jazz concert
The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
An unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings
United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537) Back to top
A metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
Make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
Like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs"
Like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs"
A Turkish soldier
A loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries"
United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
Someone employed to clean and maintain a building
Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638)
The Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
An advocate of Jansenism
The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
The first day of the year
(Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation
(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
Celebrated in southern United States
The day designated for inauguration of the United States president
A Christian holy day
Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head Back to top
Having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god"
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and
Having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy"
Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)
South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950)
Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869)
Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)
Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
Dutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680)
Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994)
Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
A person of Japanese descent
Lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
Lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
The language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese people Back to top
A native or inhabitant of Japan
Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperoro"; "Japanese cars"
Able to communicate in Japanese
Deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
Deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States
Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
Compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
Coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
A beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood
Small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
Ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
Large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
Grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
Lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States
Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
Ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms Back to top
Grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
A spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
An annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
Crabmeat usually canned; from Japan
Small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
A deity worshipped by the Japanese
Ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
Ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms
An Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas
Ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
Iris native to Japan having large showy flowers
A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States
Erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions
Lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers
Medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
Medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental Back to top
Leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
Ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
Monetary unit in Japan
Annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers
Small evergreen tree of China and Japan
Oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan
A large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
Handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
Very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals
Yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
Showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
Evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
Deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms
Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
A terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Is Back to top
Pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
Vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
Shrubby tree of China and Japan
Breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
Slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
A wrestling hold in which the opponent''s arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
Small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
Tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs
Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
Small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
Having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue
Shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
Deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
Ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
An annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
A warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
A yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes Back to top
A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet
A yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
(Old Testament) son of Noah
Deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
Greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties
An annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
A sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"
The quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
Place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
Affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
Shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
Be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"
The quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don''t speak our lingo"
A colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
A colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon Back to top
Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923)
United States poet (1914-1965)
Making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
Characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
In a manner that jars and irritates; "the piano was jarringly out of tune"
A kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success
A kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success
Collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
Any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers
Shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine
Evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
Deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers
Tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
An opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
German psychiatrist (1883-1969)
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
A variety of leafhopper Back to top
Family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
A member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs
(Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
A mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities
A stinging herb of tropical America
A stinging herb of tropical America
A sharp and bitter manner
Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
Affect with, or as if with, jaundice
Distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
Showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste; "looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation"; "takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs"
Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
Yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
Make a trip for pleasure
In a jaunty fashionable manner; "his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair"
A breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
Stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
An open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland Back to top
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
Marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
An open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927)
A simple platform-independent object-oriented programming language used for writing applets that are downloaded from the World Wide Web by a client and run on the client''s machine
A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
An island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world''s most densely populated regions
A native or inhabitant of Java
Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects"
The Indonesian language spoken on Java
A native or inhabitant of Java
Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects"
Former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man
Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
Fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
A type of primitive man who lived in Java in the Paleolithic Age
Large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food
Tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
A spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events Back to top
An athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
Dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States
An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite
An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite
Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Talk incessantly and tiresomely
Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don''t swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964)
(India) a private soldier or male constable
The lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth
Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
A word that is hard to pronounce
A large round hard candy
Small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
Having no jaw
Eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms Back to top
Eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
Hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside
Crested largely blue bird
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
Common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
An indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999
Cross the road at a red light
A reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
A style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
A genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that''s a lot of wind"; "don''t give me any of that jazz"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Play something in the style of jazz
A musician who plays or composes jazz music
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure Back to top
A small band of jazz musicians
A festival that features performances by jazz artists
A small band of jazz musicians
A musician who plays or composes jazz music
E.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"
A pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs
Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another''s advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover"
With jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend''s new car jealously"
With jealousy; "he guarded his privacy jealously"
Zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard
A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
A coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
(usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear
French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
Son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie''s assistant and who worked with Marie Curie''s daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie''s assistant and who worked with Marie Curie''s daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969) Back to top
French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)
Leader in the women''s suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)
French painter (1684-1721)
Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
French classical painter (1780-1867)
French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)
French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)
French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)
French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868)
Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) Back to top
French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)
French writer who collected Aesop''s fables and published them (1621-1695)
French painter (1868-1940)
Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)
French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875)
French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)
United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806)
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
French architect (1825-1898)
United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930)
French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893)
French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979)
French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891)
French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)
Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) Back to top
Finnish composer (1865-1957)
A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
A car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
Showing your contempt by derision
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
Someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
Showing your contempt by derision
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward'' and `sissy''"
In a disrespectful jeering manner
United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
Relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his principles or theories; "Jeffersonian democracy"
Capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
IAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889)
Celebrated in southern United States
Tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine
Tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine
A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal Back to top
A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism
Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884
Branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum
Lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
Lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"
In an immature manner; "his teenage son still behaves very immaturely"
Quality of lacking nutritive value
The quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
Lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
Inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine
Quality of lacking nutritive value
The quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
Inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine
Surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding
The part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
Someone with two personalities - one good and one evil Back to top
Become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
Fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
A loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa
Congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads"
Congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads"
Make into jelly; "jellify a liquid"
Become jelly; "The sauce jellified"
Fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
A preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
An edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
A substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
Make into jelly; "jellify a liquid"
Any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
Thick like gelatin
Thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake
Sugar-glazed jellied candy
A raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
Sugar-glazed jellied candy Back to top
Any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
A terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
A clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
A short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227)
English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)
Female donkey
Female donkey
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
Female donkey
Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
And of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)
Danish linguist (1860-1943)
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" Back to top
Mouselike jumping rodent
Brush-tailed rat kangaroo
Large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
A long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"
A book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
Capital of Armenia
A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
A village in Jordan near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as the entered the Promised Land
A sudden abrupt pull
An abrupt spasmodic movement
A dull stupid fatuous person
(mechanics) the rate of change of velocity
Make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
Throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
Pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient''s legs were jerkings" Back to top
Terms of abuse for a masturbator
Meat cut in strips and dried in the sun
Someone who gives a strong sudden pull
With jerking motions; "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"
With spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"
A tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
The quality of being spasmodic and irregular
An abrupt spasmodic movement
Not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
Slang terms for masturbation
Small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
Meat cut in strips and dried in the sun
Not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
Get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
A large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
United States writer (born 1919) Back to top
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
Dutch painter (1450-1516)
Offensive terms for a person of German descent
Someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit
Construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit
Of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Breed from the island of Jersey
A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
A close-fitting pullover shirt
A city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
A variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
Small short-lived fern of Central and South America
A variety of knapweed
Common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2
Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
Sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke Back to top
Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
Large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
A cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar
Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
A spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in souther
Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
Ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991
Danish linguist (1860-1943)
Tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) Back to top
Activity characterized by good humor
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Act in a funny or teasing way
Tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
Characterized by jokes and good humor
In jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
A member of the Jesuit order
Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education"
Medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education"
Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education"
The theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
The theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
A variety of water chestnut
A Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) Back to top
An artificially produced flow of water
An airplane powered by one or more jet engines
Street names for ketamine
The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
A hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation
Issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"
Fly a jet plane
Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
Propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine
An airplane powered by one or more jet engines
The third month of the Hindu calendar
A large jet plane that carries passengers
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
The floating wreckage of a ship
The part of a ship''s equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
Propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
Throw as from an airplane
Throw away, of something encumbering
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away Back to top
A very dark black
An extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commerical airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate
A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
Fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body''s normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel
An airplane powered by one or more jet engines
Propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear
A set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure
A high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
A girl or young woman who is unmarried
A witty comment or writing
English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882)
A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood
Widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood
A small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
Someone who hates and would persecute Jews
Low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
Low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
A person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry Back to top
Adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
Someone in the business of selling jewelry
Someone who makes jewelry
An optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen
Small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
Covered with beads or jewels or sequins
A headdress adorned with jewels
Someone in the business of selling jewelry
Someone who makes jewelry
An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
A firm that sells and buys jewelry
Someone who makes jewelry
A firm that sells and buys jewelry
Erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
Any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
A woman who is a Jew Back to top
Large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
Large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
Of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion; "He is Jewish"; "a Jewish wedding"
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism"
(Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
A month in the Jewish calendar
A religious holiday for Jews
(Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar
Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud
Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
(Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds
(Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds
Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926)
Jews collectively
A small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
Low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
A shameless impudent scheming woman
Wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
Something indescribable
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) Back to top
A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
A clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
10 jiao equal 1 yuan
Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
Refuse to comply
A spar that extends the bowsprit
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don''t agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect''s fingerprints don''t match those on the gun"
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"
Any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
Music in three-four time for dancing a jig
Dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
(ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"
Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey Back to top
(British informal expletive) surprised; "Well I''m jiggered!"
Any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
A slight irregular shaking motion
Move to and fro; "Don''t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
Fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
A portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
A puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces
A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
Of or relating to a jihad
A Muslim who is involved in a jihad
A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
A woman who jilts a lover
Cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"
Rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar"
Something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy"
Someone excellent of their kind; "he''s a jimdandy of a soldier"
Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958)
Prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) Back to top
Something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy"
Someone excellent of their kind; "he''s a jimdandy of a soldier"
United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
Bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
A short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
39th President of the United States (1924-)
Outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)
United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
Barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Back to top
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
Outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227)
A Kachinic language
A Kachinic language
A comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
A metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
Make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
Make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
Having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; "jingling sleigh bells"
Having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; "jingling sleigh bells"
An extreme bellicose nationalist
Fanatical patriotism
An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
An extreme bellicose nationalist
Fanatically patriotic
A city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
Noisy and mischievous merrymaking
Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948)
(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals Back to top
(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
A small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
Gerbil of northern Africa
A Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"
A language of Australian aborigines
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
Small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Do the jitterbug
The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Undergoing small rapid variations
Extreme nervousness
Being in a tense state
A method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker''s own weight and strength Back to top
A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Dance to jive music; dance the jive
(psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected
A son who has the same first name as his father
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
United States film actress (1908-1977)
United States writer (born in 1834)
Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)
French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
A city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean north of Recife
A damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
The performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business"
The responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"
A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city''s loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the sampl
A crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
A workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
An object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
A book in the Old Testament containing Job''s pleas to God about his afflictions and God''s reply Back to top
(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
Any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
A Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"
Invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
Work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
Arranged for contracted work to be done by others
Profit privately from public office and official business
Someone whose comfort is actually discouraging
Hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads
A problem-oriented language used to describe job requirements to an operating system
A terminal designed for a particular application
Someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
Corruptness among public officials
A government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
An employee who has a regular job
Not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
A temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
An application for a job
An applicant who is being considered for a job Back to top
A program that is called to prepare each job to be run
Description of the responsibilities associated with a given job
An interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment
A miscellaneous collection of things sold together
(Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus
A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
A person trained to compete in sports
Someone employed to ride horses in horse races
An operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he''s a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
Ride a race-horse as a professional jockey
Defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Compete (for an advantage or a position)
A cap with a bill
A club to promote and regulate horse racing
Short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey)
A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
Fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
Characterized by jokes and good humor
With humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"
The trait of merry joking Back to top
The trait of merry joking
Fun characterized by humor
Common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit
Characterized by jokes and good humor
With humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"
Activity characterized by good humor
Fun characterized by humor
A feeling facetious merriment
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"
A feeling facetious merriment
Flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
A short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
A short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
Flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
A short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
An Old Testament book telling Joel''s prophecies
A Hebrew minor prophet
West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood Back to top
A hypothetical average man
A hypothetical average man
Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981)
French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)
United States choreographer (1930-1988)
A slight push or shake
A slow pace of running
A sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"
Stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"
Give a slight push to
Run at a moderately swift pace
Run for exercise; "jog along the canal"
Even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
Continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"
Someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)
Running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise
A slight irregular shaking motion
A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together Back to top
Fasten or join with a joggle
Move to and fro; "Don''t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
An easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot
City in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries
German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
German theologian and mystic (1260-1327)
Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869)
German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)
German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)
Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
Modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)
Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
German philosopher (1776-1841)
German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
German romantic poet (1787-1862) Back to top
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750)
Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king'' (1825-1899)
German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912)
Finnish composer (1865-1957)
German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)
A room equipped with toilet facilities
The last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
A prostitute''s customer
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
Youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
Showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
`johnny'' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback'' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
Cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England) Back to top
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
Cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
`johnny'' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback'' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
A town in northeastern Tennessee
Tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
A university in Baltimore
United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)
2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
English writer (1840-1893)
Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)
United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932)
United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
Distilled rather than fermented Back to top
English writer (1925-1994)
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
United States novelist (born in 1930)
United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
Notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)
Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper''s Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
A man of English descent
English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim''s Progress (1628-1688)
Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890)
Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890)
United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982) Back to top
(Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407)
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
English landscape painter (1776-1837)
American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
An unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
A hypothetical average man
United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
European dory
United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)
English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) Back to top
The outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)
Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
English poet (1878-1967)
Born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
Born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968)
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)
United States film maker (1896-1973)
United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
English novelist (1867-1933)
Made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)
Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
A person''s own signature Back to top
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)
United States physicist (1899-1980)
English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare''s plays (1556-1630)
English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare''s plays (1556-1630)
Hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)
United States writer (1905-1970)
English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
Made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
United States biochemist (1891-1987)
United States author (born 1932)
Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)
United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942)
United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)
United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
English playwright (1929-1994) Back to top
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)
United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
Englishman and Romantic poet (1795-1821)
English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866)
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
English physician who first described Down''s syndrome (1828-1896)
United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)
Youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)
United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) Back to top
United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
English playwright (1575-1634)
English poet (1878-1967)
English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945)
United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934)
British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911)
English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909)
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity''s fall from grace (1608-1674)
United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
English playwright (1929-1994)
The first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978) Back to top
The first Pope born in Poland (born in 1920)
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
A United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)
United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
British art critic (1819-1900)
Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
United States novelist (born in 1930) Back to top
United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968)
English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)
American satirical poet (1750-1831)
American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843)
Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
Elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is bl
United States film actor (born in 1925)
United States author (born 1932)
English architect (1664-1726)
United States physicist (1899-1980) Back to top
English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)
United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
English writer (1925-1994)
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
English playwright (1580-1625)
English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)
American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
A keen enjoyment of living
A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" Back to top
Cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
Become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
Come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink"
Be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
Of or relating to two people who are married to each other
A woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
A person who likes to join groups
The craft of a joiner
Fine woodwork done by a joiner
The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Junction by which parts or objects are joined together
A disreputable place of entertainment
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Separate (meat) at the joint
Fasten with a joint
Provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" Back to top
Fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
Involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress"
United or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
Affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
A company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
Having joints or jointed segments;
Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits
Rush of Australia
A long carpenter''s plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
A long carpenter''s plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
A long carpenter''s plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
In conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn''t pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together"
In collaboration or cooperation; "this paper was written jointly"
The act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
Larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
A writer who collaborates with others in writing something
The executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
The executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
A pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs Back to top
Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
A hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame
The probability of two events occurring together
A resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the chief executive (or passed over the executive''s veto)
A return filed by a husband and wife
Snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
A venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows"
Engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"
Work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
Beam used to support floors or roofs
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Activity characterized by good humor
A triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Act in a funny or teasing way
Tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
A person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
Characterized by jokes and good humor Back to top
Not seriously; "I meant it facetiously"
In jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"
French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie''s assistant and who worked with Marie Curie''s daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie''s assistant and who worked with Marie Curie''s daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
A boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let''s whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
Feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
A yawl used by a ship''s sailors for general work
A happy party
Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"
Used as an intensifier (`jolly'' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"
Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
A yawl used by a ship''s sailors for general work
A black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship
Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) Back to top
An abrupt spasmodic movement
A sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"
Disturb (someone''s) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
Disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken"
Bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers"
Characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
Characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
The fifth month of the Islamic calendar
The sixth month of the Islamic calendar
Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978)
A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
Large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
Red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) Back to top
American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785)
English phonetician (1881-1967)
One of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
United States golfer (1902-1971)
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
Low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
A town in northeast Arkansas
United States writer (born in 1942)
A singer of folk songs
Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
Often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
A Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917) Back to top
United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
Flagfishes
Flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
A native or inhabitant of Jordan
Of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people; "Jordanian archeological sites"
The basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
Monetary unit in Jordan
An almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored
Variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery
A closed curve that does not intersect itself
A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
Peruvian writer (born in 1936)
Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967)
A large drinking bowl
United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976) Back to top
Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810)
United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)
(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus
(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
Perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950)
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945)
United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001) Back to top
Prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)
United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)
English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953)
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936)
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981)
French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957)
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)
English architect (1801-1865)
English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804) Back to top
United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911)
United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957)
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950)
Religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)
Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895)
Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)
Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an intellectual elite (1883-1955)
Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
(Old Testament) Moses'' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
A large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers
United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
American patriot who presented the colonists'' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)
English potter (1730-1795)
United States chemist (1839-1903) Back to top
Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)
A Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
A Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
A slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese
The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
Come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
Make one''s way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
A brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
A slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
A small notebook for rough notes
A brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
(Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
(Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
Write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
A unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
A sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" Back to top
Move up and down repeatedly
The part of the axle contained by a bearing
A record book as a physical object
A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
A periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"
A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
The style in which newspapers are written
The profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
Newspapers and magazines collectively
Someone who keeps a diary or journal
A writer for newspapers and magazines
The right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information
Of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism; "journalistic writing"
By journalists; "he is being journalistically crucified in his own country"
The bearing of a journal
Metal housing for a journal bearing
The act of traveling from one place to another
Undertake a journey or trip
Travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
Goes on a trip Back to top
The act of traveling from one place to another
A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"
A jovial nature
Feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
In a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially"
Of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter; "Jovian thunderbolts"; "Jovian wrath"
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter; "Jovian satellites"
Any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
The lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth
A fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
The emotion of great happiness
Make glad or happy Back to top
Feel happiness or joy
Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
United States writer (born in 1938)
Full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter"
Full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion"
Full of high-spirited delight
In a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully"
The emotion of great happiness
Not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
In a joyless manner; without joy; "she greeted her guests joylessly"
A feeling of dismal cheerlessness
Full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter"
Full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"
In a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully"
The emotion of great happiness
A ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
Ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
A son who has the same first name as his father Back to top
Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."
A terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Is
King of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938)
King of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938)
Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974)
Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958)
A city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
An industrial city of central India southeast of Delhi
A feeling of extreme joy
A feeling of extreme joy
Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
Full of high-spirited delight
In a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"
To express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
Celebrate a jubilee
The utterance of sounds expressing great joy
A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
A feeling of extreme joy
A special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center Back to top
The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
Of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion; "He is Jewish"; "a Jewish wedding"
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion; "the Judaic idea of justice"
Historical and literary materials relating to Judaism
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion; "the Judaic idea of justice"
The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
A one-way peephole in a door
Someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
(New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
Small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
Shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
A New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
(New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ Back to top
Being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity; "the Judeo-Christian tradition"
The Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script
An authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
Form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"
Determine the result of (a competition)
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
A gown worn by academics or judges
The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
Ability to make good judgments
The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
An opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages Back to top
A judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
A judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
Judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
The position of judge
A staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
An officer assigned to the judge advocate general
The senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
Ability to make good judgments
The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
An opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
Depending on judgment; "a judgmental error"; "I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist"
A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives Back to top
A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
A judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
Lien on a debtor''s property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff''s sale
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
A judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
Judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
The position of judge
Capable of being judged or decided; "judicable issues"
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
The position of judge
The administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"
Relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"
Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"
In a judicial manner; "judicially controlled process"
As ordered by a court Back to top
An interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
(law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid del
The branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
Review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court
A sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court''s writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation
A judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
Persons who administer justice
The system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice"
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one''s money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision"
Characterized by good judgment or sound thinking; "judicious journalism"
In a judicious manner; "let''s use these intelligence tests judiciously"
The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
Good judgment Back to top
An Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
A sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan
United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
A large bottle with a narrow mouth
The quantity contained in a jug
Stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
The craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
The craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
The quantity contained in a jug
A crude idol of Krishna
An avatar of Vishnu
A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
Throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
The act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
Throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
Deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children" Back to top
Manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
Influence by slyness
A performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
The performance of a juggler
Artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator''s tax program was mere jugglery"
Throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
The act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
Trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
Coextensive with the family Juglandaceae
Type genus of the Juglandaceae
Medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia
A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia
A mountainous republic in southeastern Europe
A vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"
Veins in the neck that return blood from the head
Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein" Back to top
Veins in the neck that return blood from the head
A musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments
Inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs
Any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices"
The liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
Electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"
Energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing"
Lacking juice
Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
A squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
A squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
E.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"
A juicy appetizingness
Full of juice
Lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
Having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"
A method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker''s own weight and strength
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers Back to top
The power associated with a juju
Chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
Dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
A method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker''s own weight and strength
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
A cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912)
United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929)
French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
Of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar; "the Julian calendar"
United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
The solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February Back to top
United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886)
United States feminist who was active in the women''s suffrage movement (1819-1910)
Cut into long thin strips; "julienne the potatoes"
Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)
Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
United States basketball forward (born in 1950)
United States comedian; oldest of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)
United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
United States basketball forward (born in 1950)
The month following June and preceding August
A legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867
A legal holiday in the United States
The fifth month of the Islamic calendar
The sixth month of the Islamic calendar
Small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
A confused multitude of things
Bring into random order Back to top
Assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
Be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled"
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
A sale of donated articles
Of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
A very large jet plane
A very large jet plane
West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
Small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
Small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
An animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
Smelling strongly like an animal; "jumentous urine"
The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
Descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
An abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
A sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" Back to top
Increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"
Bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
Enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
Make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
Start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car''s battery
Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
Cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
Run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
Be highly noticeable
Start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
Start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car''s battery
(British informal) upstart
A player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
A loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
A small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
An athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball) Back to top
An athlete who competes at jumping
A coverall worn by children
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
The act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco"
A beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people''s ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but mu
Seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
Wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
A segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)
Plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings
Any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
Orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
Seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
Jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him"
Start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
Start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car''s battery Back to top
One-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist''s uniform
Being in a tense state
(basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate
An immediate transition from one scene to another
Feel extreme happiness or elation
Set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman set off to a good start in his math class"
Get on the back of; "mount a horse"
Be highly noticeable
A child''s game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope
A length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it
A folding seat in an automobile
A player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
One-piece uniform worn by parachutists
One-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist''s uniform
Tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
Small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
Common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
An act of joining or adjoining things
The place where two or more things come together Back to top
Something that joins or connects
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
The state of being joined together
A junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
A semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
A semiconductor device capable of amplification
An event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
Type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
Rush of Australia
Low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan
Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
Tall rush of temperate regions
Rush of the Pacific coast of North America
Tufted wiry rush of wide distribution
An Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda
The month following May and preceding July
The state capital of Alaska
Edible purple or red berries Back to top
Any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
A holly shrub
Commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
The night before Midsummer Day
A quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
First celebrated in the 3rd century
Celebrated in southern United States
Any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
Any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
Valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
Comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
Large order of chiefly tropical liverworts
Of or relating to Carl Jung or his psychological theories
The psychological theories of Carl Jung
A place where hoboes camp
A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
An impenetrable equatorial forest
Small Asiatic wildcat Back to top
Male jungle fowl
Severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions
Small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
A structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
Female jungle fowl
Skin disorder induced by a tropical climate
Overgrown with tropical vegetation
The RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
The younger of two men
A third-year undergraduate
A son who has the same first name as his father
Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it''s none of your business"
Including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"
Younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
Used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"
Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
Penultimate class in high school or college
A college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
Weighs no more than 122 pounds
A secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades Back to top
A secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
Weighs no more than 130 pounds
Weighs no more than 154 pounds
British school for children aged 7-11
In a junior position
A college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
Weighs no more than 140 pounds
Coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
A crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers
Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)
Junipers
Ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
Densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
A procumbent variety of the common juniper
Small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets
Low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter
Tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood
Procumbent or spreading juniper
Juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar Back to top
Small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
Berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
Berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
Any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
Disposed of as useless; "waste paper"
Member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935)
A trip taken by an official at public expense
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
Dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
Partake in a feast or banquet
Provide a feast or banquet for
Go on a pleasure trip
Taking an excursion for pleasure
Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
A narcotics addict
Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" Back to top
A narcotics addict
A field where junk is collected and stored for resale
A (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
Stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
Unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
Food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value
An accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
Third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident'' or `occupant''
An accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
A shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
Suggestive of a statue
A group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
A tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes
A tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes
A tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes
The largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers Back to top
An epithet for Jupiter
An epithet for Jupiter
An epithet for Jupiter
An epithet for Jupiter
An epithet for Jupiter
An epithet for Jupiter
Of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
From 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
From 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
Relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"
Of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"
Relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"
Of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
In law; the territory within which power can be exercised
Restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction; "the jurisdictional limits of a state"
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
The collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws
In respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law Back to top
A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
Of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
Someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
A committee appointed to judge a competition
Done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
Someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
Someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
An enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
The civic duty to serve on a jury
A temporary mast to replace one that has broken off
A legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
A mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener''s behavior
Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
Implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
Of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
By a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats Back to top
And nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
Only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
Indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
Absolutely; "I just can''t take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it''s simply beautiful!"
(psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected
The administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"
The quality of being just or fair
The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
A local magistrate with limited powers
Formerly a high judicial officer
The jurisdiction of a justiciar
Formerly a high judicial officer
Capable of being justified
With good reason; "he is justifiably bitter"
The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
Something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
A statement in explanation of some action or belief
Providing justification Back to top
Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
Providing justification
Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
Having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
With honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
A person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"
Adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"
Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child''s seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
Show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"
Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
Let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
In accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
With honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
The quality of being just or fair
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he''s about 30 years old"; "I''ve had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundre Back to top
At the same time as; "even as he lay dying they argued over his estate"; "the building collapsed just as he arrived"
An outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
If there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call 911"; "I have money, just in case"
At the last possible moment; "she was saved in the nick of time"
Only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
In every detail; "the new house suited them to a T"
In a careful manner; "you must treat this plant just so"
At a particular time in the past; "just then the bugle sounded"
The appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"
The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
The principle that a person''s nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
The principle that a person''s nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
The act of projecting out from something
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
A plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
One of the major dialects of Old English
An indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark Back to top
Peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
The act of projecting out from something
Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"
Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
The process of growing into a youth
A youthful person
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
Of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"
Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
A congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death
The body of a young person
A court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
A young offender
Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
A youthful person
A form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded
A small benign growth on the faces of hands of children
The freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person Back to top
Lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
Place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors"
Placed side by side often for comparison; "juxtaposed pictures"
The act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
A side-by-side position
A college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
The third month of the Hindu calendar
Peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
Wrynecks
A neutral meson with a large mass Back to top |