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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Jungle CocknounMWEmale jungle fowlverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jungle FevernounMWEa severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jungle FowlnounMWEsmall Asiatic wild birdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jungle GymnounMWEa structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and playverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jungle RotnounMWEskin disorder induced by a tropical climateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior ClassnounMWEpenultimate class in high school or collegeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior CollegenounMWEa college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degreeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior FeatherweightnounMWEa weight class in boxing where the boxer weighs no more than 122 poundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior HighnounMWEa secondary school usually including seventh, eighth, and sometimes ninth gradesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior High SchoolnounMWEa secondary school usually including 7th and 8th gradesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior LightweightnounMWEa professional boxer who weighs between 127 and 130 poundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior MiddleweightnounMWEa boxer who weighs no more than 154 poundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior SchoolnounMWEthe British school for children aged 7-11.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior VarsitynounMWEa high school, college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity teamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junior WelterweightnounMWEfighter class for someone who weighs no more than 140 poundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juniper BerrynounMWEthe fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus, especially the berry-like cone of the common juniperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juniper BushnounMWEa coniferous shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, with berrylike conesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juniperic AcidnounMWEa crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junk BondnounMWEa bond, sometimes speculative, with a credit rating of BB or lowerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junk DnanounMWEstretches of DNA that do not code for genesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junk FoodnounMWEfood that tastes good but is high in calories and has little nutritional valueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junk HeapnounMWEan accumulation of refuse and discarded matterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Junk MailnounMWEthird-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to 'resident' or 'occupant'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Junk PilenounMWEan accumulation of refuse and discarded matterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jupati PalmnounMWEa tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jury BoxnounMWEan enclosure within a courtroom for the juryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jury DutynounMWEthe civic duty to serve on a juryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jury MastnounMWEa temporary mast to replace one that has broken offverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jury SystemnounMWEa legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jus CivilenounMWEcivil law, particularly the legal code of ancient RomeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jus SanguinisnounMWEthe principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jus SolinounMWEthe principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Jussive MoodnounMWEa mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Just AboutadverbMWEof quantities, imprecise but fairly close to correctcandidateMay 18, 2026
Just DesertsnounMWEan outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice, often ironicallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Just in CaseadverbMWEif there happens to be needcandidateMay 18, 2026
Just in TimeadverbMWEat the last possible momentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Just NowadverbMWEonly a moment agocandidateMay 18, 2026
Just SoadverbMWEin a careful mannercandidateMay 18, 2026
Just the TicketnounMWEthe appropriate or desirable thingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Just-Noticeable DifferencenounMWEthe difference between two stimuli that, under properly controlled experimental conditions, is detected as often as it is undetectedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Justice of the PeacenounMWEa local magistrate with limited judicial jurisdictions and powersverifiedMay 18, 2026
jut outverbMWEto extend out or project in spacecandidateJun 3, 2026
Juvenile CourtnounMWEa court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juvenile DelinquencynounMWEan antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juvenile DelinquentnounMWEa young offenderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juvenile Rheumatoid ArthritisnounMWEa form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Juvenile WartnounMWEa small benign growth on the faces of hands of childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026