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jingle-jangle

verb · make a sound typical of metallic objects

Example: The keys were jingling in his pocket

jingling

adjective · having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells

Example: jingling sleigh bells

jingly

adjective · having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells

Example: jingling sleigh bells

jinx

noun · an evil spell

Example: a witch put a curse on his whole family

jinxed

adjective · (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune

jitteriness

noun · the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

jittery

adjective · being in a tense state

jobless

adjective · not having a job

Example: idle carpenters

jockstrap

noun · a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

jocose

adjective · characterized by jokes and good humor

jocosely

adverb · with humor

Example: they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly

jocote

noun · common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit

jocular

adjective · characterized by jokes and good humor

jocund

adjective · full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth

Example: when hearts were young and gay

jodhpur

noun · a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side

joe dimaggio

noun · United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)

joe-pye weed

noun · North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads

johann maier

noun · a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)

john

noun · a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

john bunyan

noun · English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)

john fletcher

noun · prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

john joseph pershing

noun · United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)

john knox

noun · Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)

john mill

noun · English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)

john paul jones

noun · American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)

john rock

noun · United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)

john the baptist

noun · (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome

john the divine

noun · (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

john thomas scopes

noun · Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)

john tradescant

noun · English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)

john walker

noun · New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)

john wesley

noun · English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)

johnny appleseed

noun · United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)

join battle

verb · engage in a conflict

Example: The battle over health care reform was joined

join forces

verb · work together on a common enterprise of project

Example: The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well

joined

adjective · connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

joint

adjective · involving both houses of a legislature

Example: a joint session of Congress

jointly

adverb · in conjunction with; combined

Example: our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage

jointure

noun · the act of making or becoming a single unit

Example: the union of opposing factions

joking

adjective · characterized by jokes and good humor

jokingly

adverb · not seriously

Example: I meant it facetiously

jollify

verb · celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Example: The members of the wedding party made merry all night

jolly

adjective · full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth

Example: when hearts were young and gay

jolly along

verb · cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

Example: She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

jolly up

verb · cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

Example: She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

jolted

adjective · disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

Example: retrieved his named from her jolted memory

jolting

adjective · causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

Example: a rough ride

jolty

adjective · causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

Example: a rough ride

jomada i

noun · the fifth month of the Islamic calendar

jordan river

noun · a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan

jordanian

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people

Example: Jordanian archeological sites

jorge borges

noun · Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)

josef von sternberg

noun · United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)