Jervine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it in white hellebore (Veratrum album); -- called also jervina.
Jesses (pl. ) of Jess
Jess (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.
Jessamine (n.) Same as Jasmine.
Jessant (a.) Springing up or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal.
Jesse (n.) Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
Jesse (n.) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
Jesse (n.) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse.
Jessed (a.) Having jesses on, as a hawk.
Jest (n.) A deed; an action; a gest.
Jest (n.) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Jest (n.) Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
Jest (v. i.) The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
Jested (imp. & p. p.) of Jest
Jesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jest
Jest (v. i.) To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
Jest (v. i.) To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
Jester (n.) A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.
Jester (n.) A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk.
Jestful (a.) Given to jesting; full of jokes.
Jesting (a.) Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.
Jesting (n.) The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
Jestingly (adv.) In a jesting manner.
Jesuit (n.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus.
Jesuit (n.) Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer.
Jesuited (a.) Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits.
Jesuitess (n.) One of an order of nuns established on the principles of the Jesuits, but suppressed by Pope Urban in 1633.
Jesuitic (a.) Alt. of Jesuitical
Jesuitical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
Jesuitical (a.) Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Jesuitically (adv.) In a jesuitical manner.
Jesuitism (n.) The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Jesuitocracy (n.) Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a country.
Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
Jesus (n.) The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation.
Jet (n.) Same as 2d Get.
Jet (n.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.
Jet (n.) A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.
Jet (n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.
Jet (n.) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
Jetted (imp. & p. p.) of Jet
Jetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jet
Jet (v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
Jet (v. i.) To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
Jet (v. t.) To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.
Jet-black (a.) Black as jet; deep black.
Jets d'eau (pl. ) of Jet d'eau
Jet d'eau () A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), in a public place or in a garden, for ornament.
Jeterus (n.) A yellowness of the parts of plants which are normally green; yellows.
Jetsam (n.) Alt. of Jetson
Jetson (n.) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.
Jetson (n.) Jettison. See Jettison, 1.
Jetteau (n.) See Jet d'eau.
Jettee (n.) See Jetty, n.
Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
Jettiness (n.) The state of being jetty; blackness.
Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.
Jettison (n.) See Jetsam, 1.
Jetton (n.) A metal counter used in playing cards.
Jetty (a.) Made of jet, or like jet in color.
Jetties (pl. ) of Jetty
Jetty (n.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
Jetty (n.) A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
Jetty (n.) A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Jetty (v. i.) To jut out; to project.
Jeu d'esprit () A witticism.
Jew (n.) Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
Jewbush (n.) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.
Jewel (n.) An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
Jewel (n.) A precious stone; a gem.
Jewel (n.) An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
Jewel (n.) A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
Jeweled (imp. & p. p.) of Jewel
Jewelled () of Jewel
Jeweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jewel
Jewelling () of Jewel
Jewel (v. t.) To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.
Jeweler (n.) One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.
Jewellery (n.) See Jewelry.
Jewelry (n.) The art or trade of a jeweler.
Jewelry (n.) Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry.
Jewelweed (n.) See Impatiens.
Jewess (fem.) A Hebrew woman.
Jewfish (n.) A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw.
Jewfish (n.) A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.
Jewfish (n.) The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
Jewfish (n.) A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
Jewise (n.) Same as Juise.
Jewish (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish.
Jewry (n.) Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
Jew's-ear (n.) A species of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judae, / Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human ear.
Jew's-harp (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump.
Jew's-harp (n.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
Jew's-stone (n.) Alt. of Jewstone
Jewstone (n.) A large clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin.
Jezebel (n.) A bold, vicious woman; a termagant.
Jharal (n.) A wild goat (Capra Jemlaica) which inhabits the loftiest mountains of India. It has long, coarse hair, forming a thick mane on its head and neck.
Jib (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.