Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Jostle (3)

Jos″tle, n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation.

596

Jostlement

Jos″tle‐ment (?), n. Crowding; hustling.

597

Jot

Jot (?), n. [L. iota, Gr. � the name of the letter (E. i, Heb. y�d), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. Iota.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf....

598

Jot (2)

Jot, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Jotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Jotting.] To set down; to make a brief note of; — usually followed by down.

599

Jotter

Jot″ter (?), n. 1. One who jots down memoranda.2. A memorandum book.

600

Jougs

Jougs (?), n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See Yoke.] An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke. Si...

601

Jouissance

Jou″is‐sance (?), n. [F., fr. jouir to enjoy, fr. L. gaudere to rejoice.] Jollity; merriment. Spenser.

602

Jouk

Jouk (?), v. i. See Juke.

603

Joul

Joul (?), v. t. See Jowl.

604

Joule

Joule (jo͞ol), n. [From the distinguished English physicist, James P. Joule.] (Physics.) A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs...

605

Joule's cycle

Joule's cycle (?). (Thermodynamics) The cycle for the air engine proposed by Joule. In it air is taken by a pump from a cold chamber and compressed adiabatically until its press...

606

Joule's law

Joule's law. 1. (Elec.) The law that the rate at which heat is produced in any part of an electric circuit is measured by the product of the square of the current into the resis...

607

Joulemeter

Joule″me′ter (?), n. An integrating wattmeter for measuring the energy in joules expended in an electric circuit or developed by a machine.

608

Jounce

Jounce (jouns), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Jounced (jounst); p. pr. & vb. n.Jouncing (joun″sĭng).] [Cf. Jaunce.] To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over ob...

609

Jounce (2)

Jounce, n. A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.

610

Journal

Jour″nal (?), a. [F., fr. L. diurnalis diurnal, fr. diurnus belonging to the day, fr. dies day. See Diurnal.] Daily; diurnal.Whiles from their journal labors they did rest. Spen...

611

Journal (2)

Jour″nal, n. [F. journal. See Journal, a.]1. A diary; an account of daily transactions and events. Specifically: (a) (Bookkeeping) A book of accounts, in which is entered a cond...

612

Journalism

Jour″nal‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. journalisme.]1. The keeping of a journal or diary.2. The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, o...

613

Journalist

Jour″nal‐ist, n. [Cf. F. journaliste.]1. One who keeps a journal or diary. Mickle.2. The conductor of a public journal, or one whose business it to write for a public journal; a...

614

Journalistic

Jour″nal‐is″tic (?), a. Pertaining to journals or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as, journalistic literature or enterprise.

615

Journalize

Jour″nal‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Journalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Journalizing (?).] To enter or record in a journal or diary. Johnson.

616

Journalize (2)

Jour″nal‐ize, v. i. to conduct or contribute to a public journal; to follow the profession of a journalist.

617

Journey

Jour″ney (?), n.; pl.Journeys (#). [OE. jornee, journee, prop., a day's journey, OF. jornée, jurnée, a day, a day's work of journey, F. journée, fr. OF. jorn, jurn, jor a day, F...

618

Journey (2)

Jour″ney, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Journeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Journeying.] To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.Abram journeyed, going on still toward the s...

619

Journey (3)

Jour″ney, v. t. To traverse; to travel over or through. “I journeyed many a land.” Sir W. Scott.

620

Journey-bated

Jour″ney–bat′ed (?), a. Worn out with journeying. Shak.

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Journeyer

Jour″ney‐er (?), n. One who journeys.