| John Calvin |
a French theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland (b.1509--d.1564). |
| John Doe |
the name used in legal proceedings to indicate a fictitious or unknown man. |
| John F. Kennedy |
the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), who pursued a foreign policy of anti-Communism, established the Peace Corps, and worked for civil rights in the United States. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 (b.1917--d.1963). |
| John Hancock |
a prominent merchant and statesman who took part in the American Revolution and was a signer of the United States Constitution (b. 1737--d. 1793). [2 definitions] |
| John James Audubon |
a U.S. ornithologist and painter (b.1785--d.1851). |
| John Lewis |
American civil rights activist and U.S. Congress member from Georgia, who led, among other marches and demonstrations, the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, which galvanized the nation and quickened the passage of the Voting Rights Act (b. 1940--d. 2020). |
| John Maynard Keynes |
an English economist and writer (b.1883--d.1946). |
| John Milton |
an English poet (b.1608--d.1674). |
| johnnycake |
an unleavened bread made from corn meal. |
| Johnny Carson |
popular comedian and, from 1962 to 1992, host of a late-night talk show; born John William Carson (b.1925--d.2005). |
| Johnny-come-lately |
a latecomer to a certain place, viewpoint, or fashion. |
| Johnny-on-the-spot |
(informal) a person who is prepared to act whenever necessary, or who arrives immediately. |
| Johnson grass |
a coarse perennial grass grown for animal forage, but often growing as a troublesome weed. |
| Johnson noise |
the thermal background noise heard on a radio receiver. |
| John the Baptist |
according to the New Testament, a minister, born shortly before Jesus Christ, who foretold the coming of the Messiah in the person of Jesus and later baptized him. |
| joie de vivre |
joy of living (French); the intense pleasure one takes from being alive. |
| join |
to put, bring, fasten, or connect together. [8 definitions] |
| joinable |
combined form of join. |
| joiner |
a person or thing that joins. [3 definitions] |
| join in |
to begin to participate in an activity with others. |
| joint |
a place or point at which two or more parts come together or are connected; junction. [13 definitions] |