<B>Java, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a kind of coffee obtained from Java and nearby islands. <DD><B> 2. </B>Also, <B>java.</B> (Slang.) coffee. <BR> <I>Ex. a good cup of java.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>any one of a breed of American chicken with solid black or mottled black-and-white plumage, and a long, heavy body. </DL>
<A NAME="javaalmond">
<B>Java almond,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a large tree of Asia with abundant foliage and hard, heavy wood. <DD><B> 2. </B>its hard, oily seed that is eaten or pressed for its oil. </DL>
<A NAME="javaman">
<B>Java man,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a very early form of man known from fossil remains found in Java; Pithecanthropus. Java man lived in the Pleistocene period. </DL>
<A NAME="javan">
<B>Javan, </B>adjective, noun. =Javanese.</DL>
<A NAME="javanese">
<B>Javanese, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-nese.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of Java, its people, or their language. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Java. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Malayo-Polynesian language of Java. </DL>
<A NAME="javasparrow">
<B>Java sparrow,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a finchlike gray bird native to Java. It is commonly kept as a cage bird. </DL>
<A NAME="javelin">
<B>javelin, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a light spear thrown by hand. <BR> <I>Ex. And in his hand a pointed javelin shakes (Alexander Pope).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a wooden or metal spear thrown for distance in track and field contests. It is at least 8 feet 6 3/8 inches long and at least 1.761 pounds in weight. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to strike or pierce with or as if with a javelin. </DL>
<A NAME="javelina">
<B>javelina</B> or <B>javalina, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Southwestern U.S.) the peccary. </DL>
<A NAME="javel">
<B>Javel</B> or <B>Javelle water,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a solution of sodium or potassium hypochlorite, used as bleach and disinfectant. </DL>
<A NAME="jaw">
<B>jaw</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the lower part of the face. <DD><B> 2. </B>the upper or lower bone, or sets of bones, that together form the framework of the mouth; jawbone. The lower jaw is movable. (SYN) mandible, maxilla. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) <DD><B> a. </B>talk; gossip. <DD><B> b. </B>impudent talk. <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Slang.) <B>1. </B>to go on talking at great length, in a boring way; gossip. <BR> <I>Ex. This fellow was leaning against the counter, jawing with the blond waitress (Guy Endore).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to find fault; scold. <BR> <I>Ex. Sambo's allers a jawin' at me 'cause I don't pick faster (Harriet Beecher Stowe).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Slang.) to scold or lecture. <BR> <I>Ex. I have been jawed for letting you go (Frederick Marryat).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>jaws,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>the mouth with its jawbones and teeth. </I> <I>Ex. The hungry spaniels ... with greedy jaws (Edmund Spenser).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a narrow entrance to a valley, mountain pass, channel, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. The guide ... led slowly through the pass's jaws (Scott).</I> <DD><B> c. </B>the parts in a tool or machine that bite or grasp. A vise has jaws. <DD><B> d. </B>(Figurative.) the seizing action or capacity of any devouring agency, as of death or time. <BR> <I>Ex. Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred (Tennyson).</I> noun <B>jawer.</B> adj. <B>jawless.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jaw">
<B>jaw</B> (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><I>noun </I> a quantity of water or other liquid dashed, splashed, or thrown out; an outpour of water or other liquid. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to pour or dash (water or other liquid) in waves. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to dash, pour, or splash. </DL>
<A NAME="jawan">
<B>jawan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soldier or infantryman of the Indian army. </DL>
<A NAME="jawbone">
<B>jawbone, </B>noun, verb, <B>-boned,</B> <B>-boning,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> one of the bones in which the teeth are set, especially the lower jaw. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> (U.S. Slang.) to lecture, scold, or otherwise try to persuade by talking, especially in an attempt to influence some decision. <DD><I>adj. </I> using or characterized by jawboning. </DL>
<A NAME="jawboning">
<B>jawboning, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) strong urging or warning by an influential person. </DL>
<A NAME="jawbreaker">
<B>jawbreaker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a word that is hard to pronounce. <DD><B> 2. </B>a large, hard piece of candy, usually in the shape of a ball. <DD><B> 3. </B>a machine with powerful jaws for crushing ore. </DL>
<A NAME="jawbreaking">
<B>jawbreaking, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> hard to pronounce. <BR> <I>Ex. In the jawbreaking jargon of geology, the ore was "manganiferous, acid-soluble, in a non-magnetic amorphous shale gangue" (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<B>jawed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a jaw or jaws. </DL>
<A NAME="jawfish">
<B>jawfish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small fish found near the rocky bottoms of tropical seas, noted for the great length of its upper jaw. </DL>
<A NAME="jawjaw">
<B>jaw-jaw, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British Slang.) <DD><I>v.i. </I> to talk at great length; to engage in a long discussion. <DD><I>noun </I> a drawn-out or lengthy talk; long discussion. </DL>
<A NAME="jawline">
<B>jawline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the outline of a person's or animal's jaw. </DL>
<A NAME="jaws">
<B>jaws, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>jaw</B> (1). </DL>
<A NAME="jay">
<B>jay</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of various birds of the crow family: <DD><B> a. </B>a noisy American bird with a crest and blue feathers; blue jay. <DD><B> b. </B>a noisy European bird with a crest. <DD><B> c. </B>the Canada jay or the Steller's jay. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative. Slang.) <DD><B> a. </B>a silly, stupid person; simpleton. <DD><B> b. </B>someone who is an easy victim. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) an impertinent chatterer. </DL>
<A NAME="jay">
<B>jay</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a marijuana cigarette. </DL>
<A NAME="jaybird">
<B>jaybird, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) a jay. </DL>
<A NAME="jaycee">
<B>Jaycee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a junior chamber of commerce. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of its members. </DL>
<A NAME="jaygee">
<B>jaygee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) a lieutenant junior grade. </DL>
<A NAME="jayhawk">
<B>jayhawk, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>to harry as a jayhawker does; pillage. <DD><B> 2. </B>to carry off. </DL>
<A NAME="jayhawker">
<B>jayhawker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a plundering guerrilla or irregular soldier, especially a member of the bands in and around Kansas and Missouri before and during the Civil War who combined pillage and guerrilla warfare. </DL>
<A NAME="jayhawker">
<B>Jayhawker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of Kansas. </DL>
<A NAME="jayhawkstate">
<B>Jayhawk State,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a nickname of Kansas. </DL>
<A NAME="jayvee">
<B>jayvee, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a junior varsity team. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of such a team. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with a jayvee or jayvees. </DL>
<A NAME="jaywalk">
<B>jaywalk, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) to walk across a street without paying attention to traffic rules. noun <B>jaywalker.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jazz">
<B>jazz, </B>noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a kind of music in which the accents fall at unusual places. It is native to the United States, where it developed from ragtime. The players slide from tone to tone, introduce independent tones, and imitate vocal effects with their instruments. <DD><B> b. </B>a piece of such music. <DD><B> 2. </B>dance music in the style of jazz. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) liveliness. <DD><B> 4. </B>lively comedy elements introduced into a play or the like. <DD><B> 5. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a worthless or peculiar thing; rubbish; nonsense. <BR> <I>Ex. ... a consignment of Belgian hares or some such jazz (S. J. Perelman).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>dancing or a dance performed to jazz music. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or like jazz. <BR> <I>Ex. jazz records, jazz rhythms.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to play (music) as jazz. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) to make lively. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to play jazz music or dance to jazz. <BR><I>expr. <B>jazz up,</B> </I>(Slang.) to make lively; add flavor or interest to. <BR> <I>Ex. He jazzed up the New Haven's freight cars with an eye-catching black, white, and Chinese vermilion paint job (Time).</I> noun <B>jazzer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jazzage">
<B>Jazz Age,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a period marked by the great popularity of jazz or the first appearance of jazz. <DD><B> 2. </B>the 1920's, especially in the United States. </DL>
<A NAME="jazzfusion">
<B>jazz fusion,</B> <B>=fusion </B>(def. 5). <I>Ex. One problem with jazz fusion is that it can be reduced to sterile and directionless riffing in the wrong hands (Gary Booth).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jazzloft">
<B>jazz loft,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an upper floor in a building used as a club or concert hall where jazz, especially experimental jazz, is played. </DL>
<A NAME="jazzman">
<B>jazzman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a person who plays jazz; jazz musician. </DL>
<A NAME="jazzrock">
<B>jazz-rock, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a blend of jazz and rock'n'roll rhythms. </DL>
<A NAME="jazztap">
<B>jazz tap,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> tap-dancing to jazz music or rhythms. </DL>
<A NAME="jazzy">
<B>jazzy, </B>adjective, <B>jazzier,</B> <B>jazziest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>having to do with or suggestive of jazz music. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) wildly active or lively. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) fancy; ornate; flashy. <BR> <I>Ex. St. John's does not guarantee that the classics make jazzy reading (Saturday Review).</I> adv. <B>jazzily.</B> noun <B>jazziness.</B> </DL>
<B>J.C.B.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Bachelor of Canon Law (Latin, <I>Juris Canonici Baccalaureus</I>). <DD><B> 2. </B>Bachelor of Civil Law (Latin, <I>Juris Civilis Baccalaureus</I>). </DL>
<A NAME="jcc">
<B>J.C.C.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Junior Chamber of Commerce. </DL>
<A NAME="jcd">
<B>J.C.D.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Doctor of Canon Law (Latin, <I>Juris Canonici Doctor</I>). <DD><B> 2. </B>Doctor of Civil Law (Latin, <I>Juris Civilis Doctor</I>). </DL>
