| 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] |
| Japanese |
of or pertaining to Japan or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Japanese beetle |
a shiny green and brown beetle, originally from Asia, that eats the leaves, fruits, flowers, and roots of plants. |
| Japanese lantern |
see "Chinese lantern." |
| Japanese oyster |
a large oyster originally from Japan, but also found now in Puget Sound. |
| Japanese quince |
a thorny shrub of the rose family that bears pink or red flowers and hard, sweet-smelling, greenish yellow fruit. [2 definitions] |
| jape |
to say something as a joke; jest. [3 definitions] |
| japonica |
any of various trees, shrubs, or plants of the Far East, such as the Japanese quince or the camellia. |
| jar1 |
a wide-mouthed cylindrical container, usu. made of glass or pottery, and often having a lid. [2 definitions] |
| jar2 |
to collide or bump so as to cause vibration; jolt. [9 definitions] |