Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter J - Page 14

Justled (imp. & p. p.) of Justle

Justling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Justle

Justle (v. t.) To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle.

Justle (n.) An encounter or shock; a jostle.

Justly (a.) In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately.

Justness (n.) The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions; the justness of a description or representation; the justness of a cause.

Jutted (imp. & p. p.) of Jut

Jutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jut

Jut (v. i.) To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.

Jut (v. i.) To butt.

Jut (n.) That which projects or juts; a projection.

Jut (n.) A shove; a push.

Jute (n.) The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.

Jutes (n. pl.) Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century.

Jutlander (n.) A native or inhabitant of Jutland in Denmark.

Jutlandish (a.) Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.

Jutting (a.) Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc.

Jutty (n.) A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty.

Jutty (v. t. & i.) To project beyond.

Juvenal (n.) A youth.

Juvenescence (n.) A growing young.

Juvenescent (a.) Growing or becoming young.

Juvenile (a.) Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

Juvenile (a.) Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

Juvenile (n.) A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.

Juvenileness (n.) The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.

Juvenilities (pl. ) of Juvenility

Juvenility (n.) Youthfulness; adolescence.

Juvenility (n.) The manners or character of youth; immaturity.

Juvia (n.) A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.

Juwansa (n.) The camel's thorn. See under Camel.

Juwise (n.) Same as Juise.

Juxtapose (v. t.) To place in juxtaposition.

Juxtaposited (imp. & p. p.) of Juxtaposit

Juxtapositing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Juxtaposit

Juxtaposit (v. t.) To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.

Juxtaposition (v. i.) A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

Junold (a.) See Gimmal.

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