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Jabber, v. n. Prate, chatter, prattle, gabble, talk rapidly, talk idly. Jabber, v. a. Speak rapidly. Jabber, n. Prate, prattle, gab, chatter, idle talk. Jabberer, n. Prattler, chatterer, babbler, chatterbox. Jack-a-lantern, n. Jack-with-a-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, will-with-the-wisp, IGNIS FATUUS. Jack at all trades, Factotum, doer of all work. Jack of all trades, Factotum, doer of all work. Jack-a-dandy, n. Beau, fop, coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow. Jackanapes, n. [Written also Jackanape.] 1. Monkey, APE. 2. Beau, fop, dandy, JACK-A-DANDY. Jackass, n. 1. Male ass. 2. Blockhead, simpleton, DUNCE. Jackdaw, n. Daw (Corvus monedula). Jacket, n. Jerkin, short coat. Jack-ketch, n. Hangman, public executioner. Jack-pudding, n. Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, jester, droll, zany, clown, PUNCH, scaramouch, merry-Andrew. Jack-snipe, n. Judcock. Jacobin, n. 1. Dominican, predicant, blackfriar, preaching friar. 2. Anarchist, turbulent demagogue. Jacobinic, a. Turbulent, revolutionary. Jacobinical, a. Turbulent, revolutionary. Jaculate, v. a. Dart, throw, launch, hurl, let fly. Jaculation, n. Darting, throwing, hurling, launching. Jade, n. 1. Hack, tired horse, worthless horse. 2. Hussy, quean, base woman, sorry wench. 3. Young woman (in irony or slight contempt). Jade, v. a. Tire, weary, fatigue, fag, exhaust, tire out, knock up. Jag, n. Notch, denticulation, protuberant point. Jagged, a. Notched, serrated, indented, denticulated, cleft, divided, uneven (on the edges). Jaggedness, n. Unevenness (on the edges). Jaguar, n. American tiger (Felis onca). Jail, n. [Written also, but not commonly, Gaol.] Prison, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, TOLLBOOTH, JUG, house of correction. Jakes, n. Privy, necessary, back-house, water-closet. Jam, v. a. Press, crowd, squeeze tight. Jam, n. 1. Conserve (boiled in mass), thick preserve. 2. Pressure (from a crowd), crowding. 3. Crowd, throng, mass of people (crowded together). Jamb, n. Side-piece (of a fireplace, a door, a window, &c.). Jamestown weed, Thorn-apple, stramonium, stramony, Apple Peru (Datura stramonium). Jangle, v. n. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, quarrel, dispute, spar, spat, jar, TIFF, have words, have an altercation. Jangle, v. a. Sound discordantly, utter inharmoniously. Jangle, n. 1. Discord, discordant sound. 2. Wrangling, JANGLING. Jangled, a. Discordant, inharmonious, out of tune. Jangler, n. Wrangler, quarrelsome fellow. Jangling, n. Wrangling, bickering, quarrelling, altercation, jangle, jar. Janitor, n. Porter, CONCIÈRGE, door-keeper. Janty, a. [Written also Jaunty.] Showy, finical, airy, fluttering, bedizened, gairish, dressy, gay, fine, pranked out. Japan, v. a. Varnish, lacquer. Japan earth, Catechu, TERRA JAPONICA, gambier, cutch. Japanese, a. Of Japan. Japanese, n. 1. Native of Japan. 2. Language of Japan. Jar, v. n. 1. Vibrate harshly. 2. Clash, interfere, wrangle, contend, quarrel, bicker, spat, spar, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation. Jar, v. a. Shake, agitate, jolt. Jar, n. 1. Shake, agitation, jolt. 2. Discord, disagreement, quarrel, altercation, jarring, wrangling, bickering. Jargon, n. 1. Gabble, gibberish, rigmarole, nonsense, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, trash, stuff, unintelligible talk. 2. Slang, cant. Jarring, a. 1. Discordant, harsh. 2. Wrangling, disagreeing, at variance. 3. Conflicting, incompatible, inconsistent. Jarring, n. 1. Clashing, collision. 2. Shaking, agitation, jar. 3. Quarrel, dispute, altercation, bickering, wrangling. Jaundice, n. (Med.) Icterus. Jaundiced, a. 1. Bilious. 2. Biassed, narrow-minded, prejudiced. Jaunt, n. Ramble, excursion, trip, tour, stroll, short journey. Jaunty, a. [Written also Janty.] Airy, showy, finical, fluttering, bedizened, gairish, gay, fine. Jaw, n. 1. Maxillary bone, jaw-bone. 2. [Low.] Scolding, abuse, railing, vituperation, abusive talk. Jaw-bone, n. Jaw, maxillary bone. Jaws, n. pl. Chaps, mouth. Jaw-tooth, n. Grinder, molar. Jealous, a. 1. Suspicious (especially of being supplanted in the affections of another). 2. Anxious, apprehensive, solicitous. Jealousy, n. Suspicion (especially in matters of love). Jeer, v. n. Sneer, scoff, flout, mock, gibe, fleer, rail, turn up the nose. Jeer, v. a. Flout, taunt, deride, ridicule, mock, scoff, spurn, despise, contemn, chaff at, sneer at, jeer at, rail at, POKE FUN AT, turn up the nose at. Jeer, n. Sneer, scoff, taunt, gibe, biting jest, flout. Jeerer, n. Scoffer, scorner, mocker, railer, ridiculer, derider, despiser. Jeering, n. Mockery, derision. Jehovah, n. God, Lord, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Providence, The Creator, Heaven, The Maker, The Deity, The Lord, The Godhead, The Infinite, The Eternal, The Omnipotent, The Preserver, The Trinity, the Holy Trinity, The Supreme Being, The First Cause, The Author of all things, God the Father. Jejune, a. Barren, meagre, sterile, dry, bare, lean, uninteresting. Jemmy, a. [Colloquial.] Spruce, finical, over-nice, over-neat, affectedly elegant, nice over-much. Jentling, n. Blue chub. Jeopard, v. a. Hazard, imperil, peril, endanger, jeopardize, risk, put in jeopardy, put at hazard, put at risk. Jeopardize, v. a. [Modern.] Hazard, endanger, JEOPARD. Jeopardy, n. Hazard, danger, peril, risk, venture. Jeremiade, n. [Term of ridicule.] Tale of sorrow, lamentation, lament, doleful story. Jerk, v. a. 1. Yerk, twitch, pull suddenly. 2. Throw suddenly. Jerk, n. 1. Twitch, sudden pull. 2. Sudden throw. Jerkin, n. Jacket, short coat. Jest, v. n. Joke, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke. Jest, n. 1. Joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, JEU D'ESPRIT. 2. Raillery, fun, SPORT. Jester, n. 1. Joker, wag, humorist. 2. Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, zany, droll, fool, clown, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, merry-Andrew, jack-pudding, pickle-herring. Jesuitical, a. 1. Of the Jesuits. 2. [A sense introduced by partisans hostile to the Jesuits.] Crafty, cunning, deceitful. Jetty, n. Mole. Jeu d'esprit, [Fr.] Joke, jest, quirk, quip, crank, sally, witticism. Jew, n. Hebrew, Israelite. Jewel, n. Gem, brilliant, precious stone. Jewelry, n. [Written also Jewellery.] Jewels, bijoutry, trinkets. Jewish, a. Hebrew, Judaic, Judaical. Jewry, n. Judea. Jews-pitch, n. Asphaltum. Jezebel, n. Beldam, hag, fury, ugly old woman, she-monster. Jiffy, n. [Colloquial.] Instant, moment, second, twinkling, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye. Jigger, n. 1. Throw, potter's wheel. 2. (Ent.) Chigre (Pulex penetrans). Jiggumbob, n. [Low.] Trinket, toy, gimcrack, knickknack, bawble, gewgaw. Jilt, n. Coquette, flirt. Jilt, v. a. Trick or deceive (by playing the jilt). Jilt, v. n. Play the jilt. Jingle, v. n. [Written also Gingle.] Tinkle. Jingle, n. Tinkling, jingling, TINTINABULATION, jingling sound. Jingling, n. Jingle. Job, n. Piece of work. Job, v. n. Do job-work, work at jobs. Jobbernowl, n. [Low.] Simpleton, fool, DUNCE. Job-work, n. Piece-work. Jockey, n. 1. Horse-jockey, dealer in horses. 2. Cheat, swindler, sharper, rogue, trickster, knave, impostor, blackleg, shark, slyboots. Jockey, v. a. Cheat, trick, deceive, gull, dupe, overreach, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, diddle, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gammon, humbug, impose upon. Jocose, a. Jocular, facetious, humorous, witty, waggish, droll, funny, comical, sportive, merry. Jocoseness, n. Jocularity. Jocular, a. Jocose. Jocularity, n. Jocoseness, facetiousness, waggishness, waggery, drollery, sportiveness, merriment, pleasantry, mirth, fun. Jocund, a. Joyous, joyful, merry, frolicsome, blithe, blithesome, sportive, jolly, playful, airy, lively, gay, debonair, buxom. Jocundity, n. Joyousness, joyfulness, cheerfulness, hilarity, sprightliness, exhilaration, liveliness, vivacity, sportfulness, frolicsomeness, blithsomeness, jocularity, gayety, merriment, mirth, good humor, high spirits, high glee. Jog, v. a. Push (gently), notify by a push. Jog, n. 1. Push, slight shake. 2. Notch, denticulation, jag. Joggle, v. a. Shake (by hitting), jostle. Jog on, Trudge, lumber, travel slowly. Jog-trot, n. Slow pace, slow trot. John Bull, [Colloquial.] 1. English nation, England. 2. Englishman. John-dory, n. Common dory (Zeus faber). Join, v. a. 1. Add, annex, attach, append. 2. Connect, couple, combine, conjoin, link, cement, unite, unite together, join together. 3. Adjoin, be connected with. 4. Unite with, associate one's self with. Join, v. n. Associate, confederate, unite, be united, league. Joint, n. 1. Juncture, union. 2. Seam, commissure. 3. (Anat.) Articulation. 4. (Bot.) Knot. 5. (Bot.) Internode, space between two joints. Joint, a. United, combined, concerted. Joint, v. a. 1. (Carpentry.) Join, unite, fit together. 2. Disjoint, divide (at the joints), cut up (as meat). Jointed, a. Articulated, with joints. Jointer, n. (Carpentry.) Jointing plane. Joint heir, Coheir. Jointing-plane, n. Jointer. Jointly, ad. Unitedly, together, conjointly, in conjunction. Joist, n. Small floor-timber. Joke, n. Jest, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, JEU D'ESPRIT. Joke, v. n. Jest, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke. Joker, n. Jester, wag, humorist. Jollification, n. [Colloquial.] Conviviality, revelry, festivity, carouse, carousal, SPREE, revel, compotation, potation, wassail, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, merry frolic, jolly time, drinking bout. Jollity, n. Merriment, gayety, mirth, fun, frolic, joviality, hilarity. Jolly, a. 1. Merry, joyous, joyful, gay, jovial, airy, mirthful, jocund, playful, frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, funny, facetious, jocular, waggish, sprightly, lively, jocund, wanton. 2. Plump, stout, lusty, bouncing, portly, chubby, in good case. Jolt, v. n. Be shaken (as a carriage by passing over rough ground). Jolt, v. a. Shake (as a carriage does when passing over rough ground). Jolt, n. Shaking, jolting. Jolthead, n. Simpleton, fool, DUNCE. Jolting, n. Jolt, shaking. Jonathan, n. People of the United States, the United States as a nation. Jorden, n. Urinal, chamber-pot. Jostle, v. a. [Written also Justle.] 1. Collide, strike against, hit against. 2. Shake (by hitting), joggle. Jot, n. Iota, tittle, whit, bit, grain, particle, atom, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla. Jot down, Record, state, note, chronicle, register, set down, take down, make a note of, make a memorandum of. Jotting, n. Memorandum. Journal, n. 1. Diary, daily register. 2. Newspaper, magazine, periodical. Journalize, v. a. Record, register, note, chronicle, set down, jot down. Journey, n. Travel (by land), tour, excursion, trip, expedition. Journey, v. n. Travel, ramble, roam, rove, take a tour, make a tour, take a trip, make an excursion. Journeyman, n. 1. Day-laborer. 2. Hired mechanic. Joust, n. Tilt. Joust, v. n. Tilt. Jove, n. (Myth.) Jupiter. Jovial, a. Merry, joyous, JOYFUL, gay, airy, mirthful. Joviality, n. Merriment, gayety, mirth, fun, frolic, jollity, hilarity. Joy, n. 1. Gladness, delight, glee, exultation, ecstasy, rapture, ravishment, transport, beatitude, beatification. 2. Happiness, felicity, bliss. 3. Cause of gladness. Joy, v. n. Exult, rejoice, be glad, be delighted, be joyful. Joyful, a. Glad, joyous, merry, buoyant, happy, jocund, blithe, blithesome, jolly, jovial, delighted. Joyous, a. Glad, JOYFUL. Jubilant, a. Rejoicing, exulting, triumphing, shouting with joy. Jubilee, n. Season of rejoicing. Judaic, a. Jewish, Hebrew. Judaical, a. Jewish, Hebrew. Judaism, n. Religion of the Jews, Jewish religion. Judcock, n. Jack-snipe (Scolopax gallinula), juddock. Juddock, n. Judcock. Judge, n. 1. Justice. 2. Arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee. 3. Critic, connoisseur. Judge, v. n. Decide, determine, conclude, form an opinion, pass an opinion, pass judgment, get at the truth, arrive at the truth, sit in judgment. Judge, v. a. 1. Try, doom, pass sentence upon. 2. Consider, regard, think, esteem, reckon, account, deem, believe, hold, suppose, imagine. 3. Appreciate, estimate, form an opinion about. Judgment, n. 1. Discernment, understanding, intelligence, discrimination, taste, sagacity, penetration, wisdom, brains, prudence, ballast, depth, sense, mother-wit, quick parts, common sense, good sense, long head. 2. Determination, decision, conclusion, opinion, notion, estimate. 3. (Law.) Sentence, award, decree. Judgment-day, n. Day of judgment, the last day. Judgment-seat, n. Tribunal, court, bar, bench. Judicature, n. 1. Administration of justice. 2. Jurisdiction. Judicial, a. Juridical, forensic. Judiciary, n. Body of judges. Judicious, a. Sensible, wise, prudent, discreet, considerate, rational, reasonable, enlightened, sagacious, provident, sober, sound, staid, solid, cool, politic. Jug, n. 1. [England.] Pitcher, ewer. 2. [Colloquial.] Prison, jail, TOLLBOOTH, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, house of correction. Juggle, v. n. Conjure, play tricks, practise jugglery, practise magic or sorcery. Juggle, n. Trick, imposture, imposition, deception, cheat, fraud. Juggler, n. Sorcerer, magician, seer, conjurer, enchanter, charmer, wizard, necromancer, exorcist, diviner. Jugglery, n. Legerdemain, trickery, imposture, deceit sleight of hand. Juice, n. Sap, fluid part. Juiceless, a. Sapless, dry. Juicy, a. Succulent, moist, watery, sappy, lush, full of juice. Jumble, v. a. Mix confusedly, throw together in disorder. Jumble, n. Disorder, confusion, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, gallimaufry, olio, OLLA PODRIDA, confused mass, disorderly mixture. Jump, v. a. Jump over, leap over, skip over, pass by a leap. Jump, v. n. Leap, spring, bound, skip, hop, vault, CAPER. Jump, n. Leap, spring, bound, hop, vault, CAPER. Junction, n. 1. Joining, union, combination, connection, linking, coupling. 2. Juncture, joint, place of meeting. Juncture, n. 1. Joint, junction. 2. Conjuncture, crisis, exigency. June-berry, n. 1. Shad-bush, shad-berry (Amelanchier Canadensis). 2. Service-berry (the fruit of the shad-bush). Jungle, n. Thicket (of brushwood, shrubs, and woods), brake. Junior, a. Younger. Junket, n. Sweetmeat, delicacy. Junto, n. Cabal, faction, combination (against a government), party, COTERIE, CLIQUE, set, gang, league, confederacy, secret council. Juridical, a. Judicial, forensic. Jurisconsult, n. Jurist, civilian, counsellor, lawyer. Jurisdiction, n. Judicature, extent of authority, legal power. Jurisprudence, n. Science of law. Jurist, n. Civilian, jurisconsult, lawyer, counsellor. Juror, n. Juryman. Juryman, n. Juror. Just, a. 1. Equitable, right, rightful, lawful, reasonable. 2. Honest, fair, upright, righteous, blameless, pure, conscientious, uncorrupt, virtuous, honorable, impartial, even-handed, straightforward. 3. Exact, true, proper, accurate, correct, normal, regular. 4. Deserved, merited, condign, suitable, due. Just, ad. Exactly, precisely. Just now, Very recently, a moment ago. Justice, n. 1. Equity, equitableness, right, justness, fairness, impartiality, rectitude, fair play. 2. Judge, justiciary. Justiciary, n. Judge, justice. Justifiable, a. Defensible, warrantable, vindicable, right, fit, proper. Justification, n. 1. Vindication, defence, exculpation, exoneration. 2. (Theol.) Absolution, sanctification, remission of sin. Justify, v. a. 1. Vindicate, warrant, defend, maintain, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, set right. 2. (Theol.) Absolve, acquit, free from sin, clear from guilt. 3. (Printing.) Adjust. Justle, v. a. [Written also Jostle.] 1. Collide, strike against, hit against. 2. Shake (by hitting), joggle. Justness, n. 1. Justice, equity, equitableness, fairness, right. 2. Exactness, accuracy, propriety. Jut, v. n. Project, protrude, stand out, jut out. Jut out, v. n. Project, JUT. Juvenile, a. Young, youthful, childish. Juxtaposition, n. Proximity, contiguity, contact.