| juicy |
having a great amount of juice; succulent. [2 definitions] |
| jujitsu |
a Japanese form of unarmed self-defense in which one uses one's opponent's weight and strength against him or her. (Cf. judo, karate.) |
| juju |
a fetish, amulet, or talisman, used by certain West African tribes; magic charm. [2 definitions] |
| jujube |
any of a variety of spiny semitropical trees that bear yellow flowers and edible plumlike fruits, or the fruit of this tree used for food. [2 definitions] |
| jukebox |
a coin-operated phonograph containing a variety of records that play automatically when selected by push buttons. |
| julep |
an iced drink made with bourbon and sugar and flavored with mint; mint julep. [2 definitions] |
| Julian calendar |
the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C., in which the year had 365 days and twelve months. (See Gregorian calendar.) |
| julienne |
of food, cut into long thin strips. [3 definitions] |
| Juliet |
in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a girl whose love for Romeo, a youth from an enemy family, ends in both their deaths. |
| Julius Caesar |
a Roman general and statesman, and dictator of Rome from 49 to 44 B.C. (b.100 B.C.?--d.44 B.C.). |
| July |
the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| jumble |
to put or throw together in a confused heap. [6 definitions] |
| jumbled |
in a state of confusion or disorder; muddled; mixed-up. |
| jumbo |
(informal) something that is very large. [2 definitions] |
| jumbo jet |
a large airplane capable of carrying a great number of passengers, used especially on flights that cross continents or oceans. |
| jump |
to leap into the air. [20 definitions] |
| jump at |
to take or accept quickly and eagerly. |
| jump bail |
to escape from the jurisdiction of the law while free on bail. |
| jump ball |
in basketball, a method of putting the ball in play in which the referee tosses the ball straight up between two opposing players, who leap and try to tap the ball to a teammate. |
| jumper1 |
one that jumps. [3 definitions] |
| jumper2 |
a sleeveless dress worn over a shirt or blouse. [4 definitions] |