| 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] |
| jigsaw |
a usu. electrically powered saw that can be used to cut curved patterns or sharp corners. [3 definitions] |
| jigsaw puzzle |
a puzzle consisting of a picture or design, mounted on cardboard or wood, that has been cut into many small irregularly shaped and often interlocking pieces which must be put together to reassemble the picture. |
| jihad |
a holy war against enemies of Islam, undertaken by Muslims as a duty. [2 definitions] |
| jilt |
to break off relations with (a lover, fiancée, or the like) esp. without good cause. |
| Jim Crow |
(informal; sometimes l.c.) the systematic practice, historically, of discriminating against or segregating blacks in the United States. |
| Jim-Crow |
(informal; sometimes l.c.) favoring or promoting discrimination against or the segregation of blacks in the United States. [2 definitions] |
| jim-dandy |
(informal) excellent, pleasing, or of high quality. [2 definitions] |
| Jimmies |
trademark for small chocolate sprinkles eaten esp. on ice cream. |
| jimmy |
a small crowbar often used by burglars. [2 definitions] |
| Jimmy Carter |
U.S. statesman, the 39th U.S. President (1977-1981) and 83rd Governor of Georgia (1971-1975); born James Earl Carter, Jr. (b.1924). |
| Jimmy McDaniel |
U.S. tennis player, who, in a match against Don Budge in 1940, was the first African American to play a white champion (b. 1917). |
| jimson weed |
a poisonous annual of the nightshade family with foul-smelling leaves, prickly fruit, and trumpet-shaped purplish or white flowers. |
| jingle |
to produce a sound as of light metal objects striking against each other repeatedly. [5 definitions] |