| Job |
in the Old Testament, a believer in God who did not lose his faith in spite of the trials and suffering he had to endure. [2 definitions] |
| job |
a specific task or piece of work. [11 definitions] |
| job action |
a collective action by workers, such as a temporary strike or slowdown, that is undertaken to force a company to change its policies, esp. in regard to working conditions. |
| jobber |
someone who sells goods to retail merchants for resale; wholesaler. [2 definitions] |
| Job Corps |
a U.S. Government program that provides job training for underprivileged young people. |
| jobholder |
someone who is steadily employed. |
| jobless |
denoting or pertaining to persons who do not have jobs. [2 definitions] |
| job lot |
a large quantity of assorted goods, usu. sold or handled as a single transaction. [2 definitions] |
| Job's-tears |
(used with a sing. verb) an annual tropical grass that bears hard, beadlike seeds containing edible grains. |
| jock1 |
(informal) someone employed to ride horses in races; jockey. |
| jock2 |
a jockstrap. [2 definitions] |
| jockey |
someone employed to ride horses in races. [6 definitions] |
| jockstrap |
an elastic strap with a pouch to support a male's genitals during athletic activities; athletic supporter. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. [2 definitions] |
| jocular |
jovial or inclined to joke; merry. [2 definitions] |
| jocund |
merry or cheerful in manner or appearance; jovial. |
| jodhpurs |
trousers that are baggy at the hips but tight below the knees, often worn for riding horses. |
| joey |
the young of a kangaroo. |
| jog1 |
to move or jar slightly; nudge. [9 definitions] |
| jog2 |
a sudden turn or bend. [3 definitions] |
| joggle |
to move back and forth rapidly but gently; shake. [3 definitions] |