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Jumbie BeadnounMWEa West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seedsverified
Jumby BeadnounMWEWest Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seedsverified
Jumby BeannounMWEsmall tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowersverified
Jumentnounan animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy workverified
Jump BagnounMWEA Jump Bag is a container that has all the items necessary to respond to an incident inside to help mitigate the effects of delayed reactions.Physical
Jump RopenounMWEa length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over itverified
Jump ShotnounMWEin basketball, when a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jumpverified
Jumping BeannounMWEseed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumbleverified
Jumping BristletailnounMWEwingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunksverified
Jumping GenenounMWEa segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome, especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a wholeverified
Jumping JacknounMWEplaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling stringsverified
Jumping MousenounMWEany of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouchesverified
Jumping SeednounMWEseed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumbleverified
Junglenouna style of dance music that fuses elements of hip-hop, hardcore, and ragga, consisting almost exclusively of very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass linesverified
Jungle GymnounMWEa structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and playverified
Junior CollegenounMWEa college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degreeverified
Junior FeatherweightnounMWEa weight class in boxing where the boxer weighs no more than 122 poundsverified
Junior HighnounMWEa secondary school usually including seventh, eighth, and sometimes ninth gradesverified
Junior VarsitynounMWEa high school, college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity teamverified
Juniper BerrynounMWEthe fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus, especially the berry-like cone of the common juniperverified
Juniper BushnounMWEa coniferous shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, with berrylike conesverified
Junk FoodnounMWEfood that tastes good but is high in calories and has little nutritional valueverified
Junk MailnounMWEthird-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to 'resident' or 'occupant'verified
Jupatinouna tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposesverified
Jupati PalmnounMWEa tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposesverified
Jupatynouna tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposesverified
Jurisprudencenounthe branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they doverified
Juristnouna public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justiceverified
Jurynouna body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of lawverified
Jus SanguinisnounMWEthe principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parentsverified
Jus SolinounMWEthe principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birthverified
Just-Noticeable DifferencenounMWEthe difference between two stimuli that, under properly controlled experimental conditions, is detected as often as it is undetectedverified
Justicenounjudgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishmentsverified
Justice of the PeacenounMWEa local magistrate with limited judicial jurisdictions and powersverified
Justificationnounsomething, such as a fact or circumstance, that shows an action to be reasonable or necessaryverified