| Jewish |
of or pertaining to Jews, their customs, or their religion. [2 definitions] |
| Jewish calendar |
a lunisolar calendar that is used by the Jews to calculate holidays, is reckoned from 3761 B.C., and has twelve months in most years and another month added about every three years. |
| Jewry |
the Jewish people collectively. [2 definitions] |
| jew's-harp |
a small, metal, lyre-shaped musical instrument that is held between the teeth and played by plucking the protruding end of its flexible steel tongue. |
| Jezebel |
according to the Old Testament, the wicked wife of King Ahab of Israel. [2 definitions] |
| jg |
abbreviation of "junior grade." |
| jiao |
an intermediate monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, equaling ten fen. (Cf. yuan.) |
| jib1 |
any of various triangular sails, usu. in the foresection of a sailing vessel. [2 definitions] |
| jib2 |
to shift (a sail) from one side to the other while sailing before the wind; jibe. |
| jib3 |
the boom of a derrick or crane. |
| jib boom |
a spar attached to and extending beyond the bowsprit of a sailing vessel, used to secure the jib or other headsail. |
| jibe1 |
to move a sail or boom to the other side while sailing before the wind. [4 definitions] |
| jibe2 |
variant of gibe. |
| jibe3 |
(informal) to be consistent or in agreement. |
| jiffy |
(informal) a very short time; instant. |
| jig1 |
a device used to hold material being cut, tooled, or the like, or to guide a tool. [4 definitions] |
| jig2 |
any of a number of fast, lively dances. [5 definitions] |
| jigger1 |
someone or something that jigs. [3 definitions] |
| jigger2 |
a chigger. |
| jiggermast |
the short mast in the stern of a ketch or yawl; mizzenmast. [2 definitions] |
| jiggle |
to move or cause to move jerkily up and down or back and forth. [2 definitions] |