| jump suit |
a one-piece garment worn by parachutists. [2 definitions] |
| jump the gun |
to start something prematurely. |
| jumpy |
afflicted by or characterized by sudden twitches, jerks, or jumps. [2 definitions] |
| jun |
the smaller monetary unit of North Korea; chon. (Cf. won.) |
| junco |
any of a variety of small North American finches having gray and white plumage; snowbird. |
| junction |
a point or place where things are joined together. [5 definitions] |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, esp. a point of serious importance or crisis. [3 definitions] |
| June |
the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| Juneau |
the capital of Alaska. |
| juneberry |
an American shrub or tree of the rose family, bearing white flowers and purplish fruit. [2 definitions] |
| June bug |
any of several large brown or iridescent green beetles of the eastern United States which appear in late spring and early summer. |
| jungle |
land covered with very dense natural vegetation, esp. a tropical rain forest. [4 definitions] |
| jungle fever |
any of several tropical diseases, esp. a severe variety of malarial fever. |
| jungle fowl |
any of several tropical birds with combs and wattles, related to the domestic chicken. |
| jungle gym |
an outdoor structure of pipes and bars for children to play on. |
| junior |
younger (used especially in abbreviated form after the name of a son having the same name as his father). [6 definitions] |
| junior college |
an educational institution that offers a two-year program equivalent to the first two years at a four-year college and that confers an associate degree or certificate. |
| junior featherweight |
a boxer weighing more than a bantamweight but less than a featherweight, with a maximum weight of 122 pounds. |
| junior flyweight |
a boxer in the class below flyweight, with a maximum weight of 108 pounds. |
| junior high school |
an intermediate school between elementary and high school, usu. including grades seven, eight, and nine; middle school. |
| Junior League |
in the United States, an association of women of high economic and social status who do volunteer work in the local community. |