| jab |
to prod or poke, esp. with a pointed object. [4 definitions] |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. [2 definitions] |
| Jabberwocky |
in the nineteenth-century tale Through the Looking Glass, a poem containing many nonsense words. [2 definitions] |
| jabot |
a decorative ruffle on the front of a blouse or shirt that hangs down from the neck, formerly worn by men and now worn mostly by women. |
| jacal |
a hut made of closely set wooden stakes that is plastered with mud and roofed with straw or rushes, found in Mexico and the southwestern United States. |
| jacamar |
an exotic tropical American bird having iridescent green plumage and a long bill. |
| jacaranda |
any of several tropical American trees of the bignonia family, with compound leaves and clusters of pale purple flowers. [2 definitions] |
| jacinth |
a reddish orange zircon or similar mineral, used as a gemstone. [2 definitions] |
| jack |
any of a number of devices used to lift all or a part of a heavy object a short distance, as by leverage or hydraulic pressure. [7 definitions] |
| jack- |
male; man. [2 definitions] |
| jackal |
any of a number of wild Asian and African dogs, closely related to the wolf, that are esp. known for scavenging and for attacking small or weakened prey. [2 definitions] |
| jackanapes |
an arrogant, insolent young man. |
| jackass |
a male donkey or ass. [2 definitions] |
| jackboot |
a sturdy leather boot extending above the knee, used by the military, police, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| jackbooted |
marked by bullying brutality, as police or military tactics against civilians. |
| jackdaw |
a shiny black bird originating in Europe and related to the crow. |
| jacket |
a short coat that extends to the waist or hip, used as an outer garment or as part of a suit. [3 definitions] |
| jacketless |
combined form of jacket. |
| Jack Frost |
the personification of frost or cold weather. |
| jackfruit |
a fast-growing, tropical, Asian tree that produces very large, edible fruits and wood that can be used in construction and in making furniture and other items. [2 definitions] |
| jackhammer |
a hand-held device powered by compressed air, used to drill rock, cement, or the like; pneumatic drill. |