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Japan ClovernounMWEan annual lespedeza native to tropical Asia, now naturalized in and used as a pasture crop in the southeastern United Statesverified
Japanese ClovernounMWEan annual lespedeza native to tropical Asia, now naturalized in and used as a pasture crop in the southeastern United Statesverified
Japanese StrangleholdnounMWEa wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipeverified
Jatinouna Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout Indiaverified
Jaw HarpnounMWEa small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavityverified
Jawless FishnounMWEan eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages, including the cyclostomes and some extinct formsverified
Jawless VertebratenounMWEeel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct formsverified
Jaws of LifenounMWEhydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped insideverified
Jeannoun(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wearverified
Jeerernounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derisionverified
Jejunal ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunumverified
Jejunostomynounsurgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wallverified
Jekyll and HydenounMWEa person who unpredictably displays two distinct and morally opposed personality traitsverified
Jelly FungusnounMWEany fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when freshverified
Jellyfishnounany of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoansverified
Jellyleafnounherb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than juteverified
Jellyrollnouna thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cakeverified
Jenny WrennounMWEany of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tailsverified
Jerkinnouna tight sleeveless and collarless jacket, often made of leather, primarily worn by men in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesverified
Jerry-Buildernounsomeone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profitverified
Jessaminenouna climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor teaverified
Jet BridgenounMWEan extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanesverified
Jet EnginenounMWEa gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsionverified
Jet LagnounMWEfatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travelverified
Jet StreamnounMWEa high-speed high-altitude airstream, usually blowing from west to east, near the top of the troposphereverified
Jetsamnounthe part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a stormverified
Jew's HarpnounMWEa small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavityverified
Jewel OrchidnounMWEany of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veiningverified
Jeweler's LoupenounMWEsmall magnifying glass, usually set in an eyepiece, used by jewelers and horologistsverified
Jewellerynounan adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)verified