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Jogger

One who jogs; as, the paths in Central Park on a summer Saturday are filled with joggers.

Jogging

The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.

Joggle

A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.

Johannean

Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his writings.

Johannes

A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.

Johannisberger

A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine.

John

A proper name of a man.

Johnny

A familiar diminutive of John.

Johnnycake

A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked.

Johnsonese

The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.

Johnsonian

Pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated.

Johnsonianism

A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson.

Join

The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.

Joiner

One who, or that which, joins.

Joinery

The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner; doing the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings.

Joinhand

Writing in which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single letters.

Joint

To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

Joint-fir

A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; -- called also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three are found from Texas to California.

Jointed

Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure.

Jointer

One who, or that which, joints.

Jointing

The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.

Jointly

In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately.

Jointweed

A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers.

Jointworm

The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.

Joist

To fit or furnish with joists.

Joke

To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.

Joker

One who makes jokes or jests.

joking

intended as a joke; -- of communications.

Jolif

Joyful; merry; pleasant; jolly.

Jollity

Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment.

Jolly

A marine in the English navy.

Jolly-boat

A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.

Jolt

A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.

Jolter

One who, or that which, jolts.

Jolty

That jolts; as, a jolty coach.

Jonah

The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.

Jonquille Jonquil

A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (Narcissus Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona.

Jordan

A landlocked country of the Middle East, surrounded by Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, and that area on the west bank of the Jordan river which was once claimed by Jordan, and is at present occupied by Israel and in part governed by a Palestinian authority. It has a population of 4,212,152 (1996) in a total area of 89,213 sq km. The population is predominantly Arab and Moslem. Officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, it was formerly called Trans-Jordan when occupied by the British. The government is a constitutional monarchy, with King Hussein Bin Talal Al Hashimi as its ruler since 2 May 1953. Jordan is a small developing Arab country, having a Gross Domestic Product of $19.3 billion in 1995.

Jordanella

a genus of fishes, including the American flagfish (Jordanella floridae), of Florida.

Jorum

A large drinking vessel; also, its contents.

Joseph

An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front.

Joso

A small gudgeon.

Joss

A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

Jossa

A command to a horse, probably meaning /stand still./

Jostle

A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.

Jot

To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.

Jotter

One who jots down memoranda.

Jougs

An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke.

joule

A unit of work which is equal to 107 ergs (the unit of work in the C. G. S. system of units), and is equivalent to one watt-second, the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm; also called the absolute joule. It is abbreviated J or j. The international joule is slightly larger, being 1.000167 times the absolute joule. The absolute joule is approximately equal to 0.737562 foot pounds, 0.239006 gram-calories (small calories), and 3.72506 x 10-7 horsepower-hours, and 0.000948451 B.t.u.

Joulemeter

An integrating wattmeter for measuring the energy in joules expended in an electric circuit or developed by a machine.

Jounce

A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.

journalese

the linguistic style in which newspapers are written.

Journalist

One who keeps a journal or diary; a diarist.

Journalistic

Pertaining to journals, journalism, or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as, journalistic literature or enterprise.

Journalize

to conduct or contribute to a public journal; to follow the profession of a journalist.

Journey

To traverse; to travel over or through.

journeying

the act or process of traveling from one place to another.

Journeyman

Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has finished an apprenticeship and is a competent worker in a handicraft or trade, but has not received recognition as a master; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman.

Journeywork

Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade.

Joust

A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.

Joviality

The quality or state of being jovial.

Jovially

In a jovial manner; merrily; gayly.

Jovian

Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).

Jovicentric

Revolving around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from Jupiter.

Jovinianist

An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary, and opposed the asceticism of his time.

Jowl

To throw, dash, or knock.

Jowler

A dog with large jowls, as the beagle.

Jowter

A mounted peddler of fish; -- called also jouster.

Joy

To give joy to; to congratulate.

Joyance

Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness.

Joyful

Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart.

Joyless

Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.

Joyous

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

JPEG

A standardized format for storing graphic data in binary computer files, allowing over 16 million different colors. It allows for lossy compression, i. e. the compression of data into a form which re-expands into an image close, but not identical to the original image. Files stored in this format usually carry the extension jpg or jpeg. Compare GIF.

Jub

A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug.

juba

A dance developed by slaves in the U. S., having a lively tune and accompanied by a complex rhythmic clapping, and by slapping the thighs.

Jubate

Fringed with long, pendent hair.

Jube

A chancel screen or rood screen. The gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read.

jubilance

a feeling of extreme joy; jubilation.

jubilancy

a feeling of extreme joy; jubilance; jubilation.

Jubilant

Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.

Jubilar

Pertaining to, or having the character of, a jubilee.

Jubilation

A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.

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