Jejune, a. Barren, meagre, sterile, dry, bare, lean, uninteresting.
Jemmy, a. (Colloq.) Spruce, trim, smart, finical, over-nice, over-neat, affectedly elegant, nice, over- much.
Jentling, n. Blue chub.
Jeopard, v. a. Hazard, imperil, peril, endanger, jeopardize, risk, put in jeopardy, put at hazard, put at risk.
Jeopardize, v. a. [Recent.] Hazard, endanger. See Jeopard.
Jeopardy, n. Hazard, danger, peril, risk, venture.
Jeremiad, Jeremiad, n. [Term of ridicule.] Tale of sorrow, lamentation, lament, doleful story.
Jerk, v. a.
- 1. Yerk, twitch, pull suddenly.
- 2. Throw suddenly.
Jerk, n.
- 1. Twitch, sudden pull.
- 2. Sudden throw.
Jerkin, n. Jacket, short coat.
Jest, v. n. Joke, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke.
Jest, n.
- 1. Joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, jeu d’esprit.
- 2. Raillery, fun, sport.
Jester, n.
- 1. Joker, wag, humorist.
- 2. Buffoon, harlequin, zany, droll, fool, clown, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, merry-andrew, jack-pudding,
pickle-herring.
Jesuitical, a.
- 1. Of the Jesuits.