| jamb |
the side, or side frame, of a door or window opening. |
| jambalaya |
a Creole dish of rice cooked with ham, chicken, shrimp, oysters, and the like, and seasoned with herbs and spices. |
| jamboree |
(informal) a noisy or enthusiastic party or celebration. [2 definitions] |
| James |
according to the New Testament, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. [3 definitions] |
| James Farmer |
American civil rights activist and strong believer in non-violent protest against injustice. Farmer was an initiator of the Freedom Rides in the early 1960s, which served to highlight and challenge racial segregation and discrimination in the U.S. (b.1920--d. 1999). |
| James Joyce |
an Irish author (b.1882--d.1941). |
| James Watt |
a Scottish engineer and inventor of the steam engine (b.1736--d.1819). |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
see "Kashmir." |
| jam-packed |
packed very tightly; crammed. |
| jam session |
an informal gathering, esp. of jazz musicians, to play improvisations together. |
| Jan. |
abbreviation of "January," the first month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| Jane Doe |
the name used in legal proceedings to indicate a fictitious or unknown woman. |
| jangle |
to emit a harsh, unmelodious sound, as of chains striking something. [4 definitions] |
| janitor |
someone employed to clean, make minor repairs to, and take care of a building or the like. |
| janizary |
(often cap.) formerly, a member of a Turkish sultan's guard. [2 definitions] |
| Janjaweed |
(used with a pl. verb) a heavily-armed, mounted militia group based in the Darfur region of Sudan. The name "janjaweed" comes from the Arabic, meaning "ghost riders." |
| January |
the first month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| Janus |
in Roman mythology, the god who protects entrances and exits and is portrayed with two faces looking in opposite directions. |
| Jap |
(offensive slang) a Japanese person. |
| Japan |
an island country in the Pacific off the coast of Korea and the Soviet Union; Nippon. |
| japan |
any of a number of shiny, black, long-lasting varnishes. [4 definitions] |