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. |
junior lightweight |
a boxer weighing more than a featherweight but less than a lightweight, with a maximum weight of 130 pounds. |
junior middleweight |
a boxer weighing more than a welterweight and less than a middleweight, with a maximum weight of 154 pounds. |
junior miss |
a young woman in her early or mid-teens. [2 definitions] |
junior varsity |
an athletic team that represents a school, college, or the like at a level below varsity; jayvee. |