jellybean |
a small, egg-shaped, colored candy that has a hardened sugar coating and a gelatinous center. |
jellyfish |
any of a large number of soft, jellylike marine animals that usu. have numerous tentacles hanging down from a bell-shaped body. [2 definitions] |
jellyroll |
a thin sheet of sponge cake spread with fruit jelly or jam and rolled up. |
je ne sais quoi |
I don't know what (French); an indefinable quality. |
jennet |
a small Spanish horse. [2 definitions] |
jenny |
the female of certain animals, esp. birds. [2 definitions] |
jeopardize |
to cause to be in danger or at risk; imperil. |
jeopardy |
danger, as of harm, death, or loss; peril. |
jerboa |
any of a number of small African and Asian rodents that have long rear legs adapted for jumping. |
jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
Jeremiah |
a major Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. [2 definitions] |
jerk1 |
any sudden or unexpected and uneven motion. [5 definitions] |
jerk2 |
to cure (meat that has been cut into thin strips) by drying. |
jerkin |
a short, tight, usu. leather jacket resembling a vest. |
jerkline |
a rope used in place of reins to guide a large team of horses. |
jerk off |
(vulgar slang) to masturbate. |
jerkwater |
(informal) unsophisticated, backward, or insignificant. |
jerky1 |
characterized by sudden starts and stops or other abrupt movements. |
jerky2 |
beef or venison that has been preserved by being cut into long strips and dried. |
jeroboam |
a large wine bottle that holds about four fifths of a gallon or about three liters. |
Jerome Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp located in southeastern Arkansas that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak in late 1942, there were 8,500 people forcibly living there. After it was closed, the Jerome Center was converted into a holding camp for German prisoners of war. |