| juvenile |
not yet having attained maturity; not adult; young. [4 definitions] |
| juvenile court |
a law court with jurisdiction over cases involving children under a specified age, usu. eighteen years. |
| juvenile delinquency |
antisocial or criminal behavior by a juvenile person, which often warrants legal action. |
| juvenilia |
artistic or written works produced in youth, esp. by artists and writers who have later become famous. [2 definitions] |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| juxtaposition |
the act or an instance of juxtaposing. [2 definitions] |
| JV |
abbreviation of "junior varsity," an athletic team that represents a school, college, or the like at a level below varsity; jayvee. |
| Jy. |
abbreviation of "July," the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| K2 |
abbreviation of "Kelvin." |
| K3 |
symbol of the chemical element potassium. |
| K1 |
abbreviation of "one thousand" (esp. used to refer to dollars). |
| k |
the eleventh letter of the English alphabet. |
| K2 |
the second-highest mountain in the world, located in Kashmir; Godwin Austen. |
| Kaaba |
a building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque in Mecca, to which Muslims make a yearly pilgrimage. |
| kabala |
see "cabala." |
| kabob |
(usu. pl.) small pieces of meat, sometimes interspersed with vegetables, cooked by roasting on a skewer; shish kebab. |
| kabuki |
a form of Japanese popular drama using male actors for both male and female roles, and with highly stylized acting, music, and dancing. |
| Kabul |
the capital of Afghanistan. |
| kachina |
among the Hopi Indians, any of various minor deities or ancestral spirits, or a doll, dancer, or dancer's mask representing such a spirit. |
| Kaddish |
an ancient Jewish prayer recited during the daily service. [2 definitions] |
| kadi |
variant of cadi. |