JUJUBE
JU'JUBE, n. [L. zizyphum.] The name of a plant and of its fruit, which is pulpy and resembles a small plum. The plant is arranged under the genus Rhamnus. The fruit was formerly...
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JUKE
JUKE, verb intransitive To perch. [Not used.]
JULEP
JU'LEP, noun In pharmacy, a medicine composed of some proper liquor and a sirup of sugar, of extemporaneous preparation, serving as a vehicle to other forms of medicine.
JULIAN
JU'LIAN, adjective Noting the old account of the year, as regulated by Julius Caesar, which continued to be used till 1752, when the Gregorian year, or new style, was adopted.Ju...
JULIS
JU'LIS, noun A small fish with a green back.
JULUS
JU'LUS, noun [Gr. a handful or bundle.]1. In botany, a catkin or ament, a species of calyx or inflorescence, consisting of chaffy scales arranged along a stalk, as in hazel, bir...
JULY
JULY', noun The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It is so called from Julius, the surname of Caius Caesar, who was born in this month. Before...
JULY-FLOWER
JULY-FLOWER, noun The name of certain species of plants. The clove july-flower is of the genus Dianthus; the queen's july-flower of the genus Hesperis; and the stock july-flower...
JUMART
JU'MART, noun The offspring of a bull and a mare.
JUMBLE
JUM'BLE, verb transitive To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order. It is often followed by together.One may observe how apt that is to jumble together p...
JUMBLED
JUM'BLED, participle passive Mixed or collected in a confused mass.
JUMBLEMENT
JUM'BLEMENT, noun Confused mixture. [Not in use.]
JUMBLER
JUM'BLER, adjective One who mixes things in confusion.
JUMBLING
JUM'BLING, participle present tense Putting or mixing in a confused mass.
JUMENT
JU'MENT, noun [Latin jumentum, a beast.] A beast of burden. [Not used.]
JUMP
JUMP, verb intransitive1. To leap; to skip; to spring. Applied to men, it signifies to spring upwards or forwards with both feet, in distinction from hop, which signifies to spr...
JUMPER
JUMP'ER, noun One who jumps.
JUMPING
JUMP'ING, participle present tense Leaping; springing; bounding.
JUNCATE
JUNC'ATE, noun [Latin juncus, a rush.]1. A cheese-cake; a kind of sweetmeat of curds and sugar.2. Any kind of delicate food.3. A furtive or private entertainment. [It is now wri...
JUNCOUS
JUNC'OUS, adjective [Latin junceus or juncosus, from juncus, a rush.]Full of bulrushes. [Little used.]
JUNCTION
JUNC'TION, noun [Latin junctio, from jungo, to join.]1. The act or operation of joining; as the junction of two armies or detachments.2. Union; coalition; combination.3. The pla...
JUNCTURE
JUNC'TURE, noun [Latin junctura; jungo, to join.]1. A joining; union; amity; as the juncture of hearts. [Little used.]2. A union of two bodies; a seam; particularly, a joint or ...
JUNE
JUNE, noun [Latin junius.] The sixth month of the year, when the sun enters the sign Cancer.
JUNGLE
JUN'GLE, noun In Hindoostan, a thick wood of small trees or shrubs.
JUNGLY
JUN'GLY, adjective Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles.
JUNIOR
JU'NIOR, adjective [Latin from juvenis, young; quasi, juvenior.]Younger; not as old as another; as a junior partner in a company. It is applied to distinguish the younger of two...
JUNIORITY
JUNIOR'ITY, noun The state of being junior.