Joseph Haydn |
Austrian composer of European classical music; born Franz Joseph Haydn (b.1732--d.1809). |
Joseph McCarthy |
a U.S. senator (b.1909--d.1957). |
Joseph Pulitzer |
a Hungarian-born U.S. publisher who established the Pulitzer prizes (b.1847--d.1911). |
Joseph's coat |
a variety of pigweed with red, green, and yellow upper leaves. |
Josephson junction |
an electronic device, used for high-speed switches in computers, that allows direct current to pass from one superconductor to another through a thin insulating barrier, by means of a radiating effect. |
Joseph Stalin |
a Soviet Communist leader and premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953 (b.1879--d.1953). |
josh |
(informal) to make fun of or tease, but in a gentle and kind way. [2 definitions] |
Joshua |
according to the Old Testament, the leader of the Israelites who succeeded Moses. [2 definitions] |
Joshua tree |
a yucca tree of the southwestern United States that has swordlike leaves and bears greenish white flowers. |
joss |
the image of a Chinese god; Chinese idol. |
joss house |
a Chinese temple or shrine which houses idols that are worshiped. |
joss stick |
a stick of incense that the Chinese burn in honor of a joss. |
jostle |
to push, crowd, or bump against, esp. on purpose; collide with. [7 definitions] |
jot |
to write hurriedly (usu. fol. by "down"). [2 definitions] |
jota |
a Spanish dance in three-four time, performed by a man and woman to the rhythmic clicking of castanets, or the music for such a dance. |
jotting |
a short written note, as to oneself. |
joule |
a unit of energy equal to the work done by one newton moving through a distance of one meter, or to ten million ergs. |
jounce |
to move or be moved jerkily and unevenly; bounce. [2 definitions] |
journal |
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or daily events. [4 definitions] |
journalese |
the light, exuberant, and sometimes substandard writing or language often associated with popular magazines and newspapers. |
journalism |
the profession of reporting, writing, editing, or broadcasting news and information. [3 definitions] |