| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| jean | noun | A twilled cotton cloth. |
| jeat | noun | See Jet. |
| jeel | noun | A morass; a shallow lake. |
| jeer | noun | A gear; a tackle., An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship., To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker., To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at., A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery. |
| jehu | noun | A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously. |
| jell | verb i. | To jelly. |
| jerk | verb t. | To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui., To beat; to strike., To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off., To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone., To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts., To flout with contempt., A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion., A sudden start or spring. |
| jess | noun | 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. |
| jest | noun | A deed; an action; a gest., A mask; a pageant; an interlude., 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., The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock., To take part in a merrymaking; — especially, to act in a mask or interlude., To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything. |