<B>jar</B> (2), verb, <B>jarred,</B> <B>jarring,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cause to shake or rattle; vibrate. <BR> <I>Ex. Your heavy footsteps jar my table. It [music] fills the vast pile and seems to jar the very walls (Washington Irving).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to have a harsh, unpleasant effect on; shock. <BR> <I>Ex. The children's screams jarred my nerves. The decision will reverberate and will jar the country (Saturday Review).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to injure by concussion. <DD><B> 4. </B>to cause to sound discordantly. <BR> <I>Ex. I alone the beauty mar, I alone the music jar (John Greenleaf Whittier).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a harsh, grating noise. (SYN) scrape, grate. <DD><B> 2. </B>to shake; rattle. <BR> <I>Ex. The windows jar when the wind blows.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to clash; quarrel; conflict. <BR> <I>Ex. We did not get on well together; our opinions always jarred.</I> (SYN) disagree. <DD><B> 4. </B>to strike with a grating sound, or so as to cause vibration. <BR> <I>Ex. a broadsword upon target jarr'd (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to have a harsh effect (on the ear, nerves, feelings, or other sensibilities). <BR> <I>Ex. His laugh jars on one's ear (Thackeray).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a harsh vibration; shake; rattle. <BR> <I>Ex. The violin took an awful jar when it fell to the floor, but didn't break in its case.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a harsh, grating noise. <BR> <I>Ex. Bolt and bar Resumed their place with sullen jar (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a slight shock to the ears, nerves, or feelings; harsh, unpleasant effect. <BR> <I>Ex. The crash of the window produced a jar in all passers-by.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) a clash; quarrel; disagreement. </DL>
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<B>jar</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a turn; turning. <BR><I>expr. <B>on the jar,</B> </I>slightly open; ajar. <BR> <I>Ex. I see Mrs. Bardell's street door on the jar (Dickens).</I> </DL>
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<B>jarabe tapatio,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the national dance of Mexico, a folk dance performed by couples who alternately kick out their feet and interlock arms as they swing around. </DL>
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<B>jarcha, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a final verse or refrain added to an Arabic poem in a Mozarabic dialect of Spanish using Arabic or Hebrew characters. Jarchas, which originated in Spain in the 1000's A.D., are the oldest form of lyric poetry in a Romance language. </DL>
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<B>jardiniere, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an ornamental pot or stand for flowers or plants. <DD><B> 2. </B>a garnish of vegetables. </DL>
<A NAME="jarful">
<B>jarful, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fuls.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> as much as a jar will hold. </DL>
<A NAME="jargon">
<B>jargon</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>confused, meaningless talk or writing; gibberish. <BR> <I>Ex. Some of the contributions ... are so badly written, so muddled and full of jargon, that an editorial attempt to reduce the chaos and translate into English is just not worth while (Science News).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a language that is not understood (used in an unfriendly way). <BR> <I>Ex. the jargon of foreigners.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>talk containing a mixture of languages, such as pidgin English. <DD><B> 4. </B>the language of a special group, profession, or activity; lingo. Doctors, actors, and sailors have jargons. <BR> <I>Ex. surfing jargon.</I> (SYN) cant, argot, slang. <DD><B> 5. </B><B>=chatter.</B> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to talk jargon. <BR> <I>Ex. ... away, and jargon no more in that manner (Thomas Carlyle).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to chatter. </DL>
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<B>jargon</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless or smoky variety of the mineral zircon, found in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Also, <B>jargoon.</B> </DL>
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<B>jargoneer, </B>noun. =jargonist.</DL>
<A NAME="jargonist">
<B>jargonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who uses a particular jargon or phraseology. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who studies jargon. </DL>
<A NAME="jargonistic">
<B>jargonistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by the use of or expressed in jargon. <BR> <I>Ex. Much of what he is looking at is not really science at all but a new kind of ... jargonistic pseudo-scholarship (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>jargonize, </B>verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to talk jargon or a jargon. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to translate into jargon. <DD><B> 2. </B>to bring or put by means of jargon. </DL>
<A NAME="jargoon">
<B>jargoon, </B>noun. <B>=jargon</B> (2).</DL>
<A NAME="jarl">
<B>jarl, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an ancient Scandinavian chief or nobleman. </DL>
<A NAME="jarosite">
<B>jarosite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mineralogy.) a hydrous sulfate of iron and potassium, occurring in yellowish or brownish crystals. </DL>
<B>jarrah, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Western Australian eucalyptus tree yielding a weather-resistant timber. </DL>
<A NAME="jarringly">
<B>jarringly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a jarring manner; discordantly. </DL>
<A NAME="jarvey">
<B>jarvey, </B>noun, pl. <B>-veys.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a cabdriver. <DD><B> 2. </B>a cab. <DD><B> 3. </B>the driver of a jaunting car. <BR> <I>Ex. I had despatched waiters in different directions for a jarvey (Charles J. Lever).</I> </DL>
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<B>Jas.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> James. </DL>
<A NAME="jasey">
<B>jasey, </B>noun, pl. <B>-seys.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a wig, especially one made of worsted. </DL>
<A NAME="jasmine">
<B>jasmine</B> or <B>jasmin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a shrub or vine with clusters of fragrant yellow, white, or reddish flowers. Jasmine belongs to the olive family. <DD><B> 2. </B>the essential oil or resin obtained from this plant and used in making perfume. <DD><B> 3. </B>any one of several other plants of other families bearing fragrant flowers, such as the gelsemium and Madagascar jasmine. Also, <B>jessamine.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jason">
<B>Jason, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Legend.) the Greek hero who led the expedition of the Argonauts and secured the Golden Fleece with Medea's help. </DL>
<A NAME="jasper">
<B>jasper, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an opaque, colored, granular quartz, usually red, yellow, or brown. <DD><B> 2. </B>a green precious stone of ancient times. <BR> <I>Ex. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone (Revelation 4:3).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jasperize">
<B>jasperize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to convert into jasper or a substance like jasper. <BR> <I>Ex. jasperized wood.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jasperware">
<B>jasper ware,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fine porcelain or stoneware invented by Josiah Wedgwood and used by him for his cameo designs. </DL>
<B>jaspilite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a siliceous rock consisting of interbanded layers of red chert and hematite. </DL>
<A NAME="jat">
<B>Jat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of a people of the Punjab, Sind, and northwestern India. </DL>
<A NAME="jato">
<B>jato, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Aeronautics.) a unit consisting of one or more rocket engines, to provide extra jet propulsion for speeding up the take-off of an airplane or for helping it to take off with heavy loads. </DL>
<A NAME="jaunce">
<B>jaunce, </B>intransitive verb, <B>jaunced,</B> <B>jauncing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) to prance. </DL>
<A NAME="jaundice">
<B>jaundice, </B>noun, verb, <B>-diced,</B> <B>-dicing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an unhealthy bodily condition that causes yellowness of the skin, eyes, and body fluids, and disturbed vision; icterus. It is caused by too much bile in the blood. Jaundice is a symptom of some diseases and ailments, such as infectious hepatitis or gallstones. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a disturbed or unnaturally sour mental outlook, due to envy, discontent, or jealousy. <BR> <I>Ex. Jealousy, the jaundice of the soul (John Dryden).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cause jaundice in. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to prejudice the mind and judgment of, by envy, discontent, or jealousy; sour the temper of. <BR> <I>Ex. Her perceptions were jaundiced by passion (Ann Radcliffe). The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jaundiced">
<B>jaundiced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>affected with or as if with jaundice; yellow-colored. <BR> <I>Ex. Koldunov led Lik up a crooked little street, mottled here and there by jaundiced, and also somehow crooked, sunlight (Vladimir Nabokov).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) colored or prejudiced by envy, jealousy, anger, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. The political leaders, with sharp focus on home rule and local patronage, turn a jaundiced eye on such geopolitical thoughts (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>jaunt, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a short journey or excursion, especially for pleasure. <BR> <I>Ex. a jaunt to the seashore. My uncle ... talks of treating us with a jaunt to London (Tobias Smollett).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) a fatiguing journey. <BR> <I>Ex. Fie, how my bones ache! What a jaunt have I had (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to take a short pleasure trip or excursion. <BR> <I>Ex. If the authorities really believe our young service men need to travel, why not give them a free warrant to jaunt round British Railways? (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jauntingcar">
<B>jaunting car,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a two-wheeled carriage or cart having two seats back to back, used in Ireland. </DL>
<A NAME="jaunty">
<B>jaunty, </B>adjective, <B>-tier,</B> <B>-tiest,</B> noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>easy and lively; carefree; sprightly. <BR> <I>Ex. The happy children walked with jaunty steps.</I> (SYN) airy, gay. <DD><B> 2. </B>smart; stylish. <BR> <I>Ex. She wore a jaunty little hat.</I> (SYN) elegant. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) genteel. <DD><I>noun </I> (Slang.) the person in charge of a ship's police. adv. <B>jauntily.</B> noun <B>jauntiness.</B> </DL>
