<B>jelly doughnut,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a round, raised doughnut with a filling of jelly. </DL>
<A NAME="jellyfish">
<B>jellyfish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of a group of sea animals without a backbone and with a body formed of a mass of almost transparent jellylike tissue; medusa; scyphozoan. Most jellyfish have long, trailing tentacles that may bear stinging hairs or cells. They are free-swimming, marine coelenterates. <DD><B> 2. </B>any similar animal, such as the free-swimming form of a hydrozoan; medusa. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) a person of weak will or character. </DL>
<A NAME="jellyroll">
<B>jellyroll, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a layer of sponge cake spread with jelly, rolled up, and often sprinkled with confectioner's sugar. </DL>
<A NAME="jelutong">
<B>jelutong, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the latex from an Indonesian tree, coagulated with acetic acid and purified by boiling with water, used as a base in chewing gum. <DD><B> 2. </B>the tree, belonging to the dogbane family, from which the latex is obtained. </DL>
<A NAME="jemadar">
<B>jemadar, </B>noun. in India:<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of certain officials of the police or other government departments. <DD><B> 2. </B>an officer in a sepoy regiment, corresponding in rank to a lieutenant. <DD><B> 3. </B>the chief of a body of servants. </DL>
<A NAME="jemaintiendrai">
<B>je maintiendrai,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) I will maintain (the motto of the Netherlands). </DL>
<A NAME="jemenfichisme">
<B>je-m'en-fichisme, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>lack of concern or interest. <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) "I-don't-care-ism". </DL>
<A NAME="jemmy">
<B>jemmy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a sheep's head cooked for food. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=jimmy.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=greatcoat.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jenesaisquoi">
<B>je ne sais quoi,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>an indefinable something. <BR> <I>Ex. Peppers in a salad add that little je ne sais quoi that makes all the difference.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) I don't know what. </DL>
<A NAME="jenminpiao">
<B>jen min piao,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the official name of the yuan in the People's Republic of China. </DL>
<A NAME="jennet">
<B>jennet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small Spanish horse. <DD><B> 2. </B>a female ass. Also, <B>genet.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jenny">
<B>jenny, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=spinning jenny.</B> <DD><B> 2a. </B>the female of certain animals or birds. <BR> <I>Ex. a jenny wren.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a female donkey. </DL>
<A NAME="jensenism">
<B>Jensenism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a theory of inheritable intelligence. </DL>
<B>jeopardize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to put in danger; risk; endanger; imperil. <BR> <I>Ex. to jeopardize one's fortune by making bad investments. Soldiers jeopardize their lives in war.</I> (SYN) hazard. </DL>
<A NAME="jeopardy">
<B>jeopardy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>risk; danger; peril. <BR> <I>Ex. The man's life was in jeopardy when the tree suddenly fell.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Law.) the danger of being convicted and punished when tried for a crime. </DL>
<A NAME="jephthah">
<B>Jephthah, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a judge of Israel who sacrificed his only daughter to fulfill a rash vow (in the Bible, Judges 11:30-40). </DL>
<A NAME="jequirity">
<B>jequirity, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a licorice plant of India and Brazil whose scarlet and black seeds are used as beads or weights and in medicine. <DD><B> 2. </B>the seeds themselves. </DL>
<B>jerboa, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, mouselike mammal of the desert regions of northern Africa, and eastern Europe. A jerboa is somewhat like a tiny kangaroo, with a long tail and long hind legs used for jumping. It feeds on insects. </DL>
<A NAME="jeremiad">
<B>jeremiad, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mournful complaint; lamentation. </DL>
<A NAME="jeremiah">
<B>Jeremiah, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a Hebrew prophet (about 626-586 B.C.) who denounced and lamented the evils of his time. <DD><B> 2. </B>a book of the Old Testament containing his prophecies. (Abbr.) Jer. <DD><B> 3. </B>Also, <B>jeremiah.</B> a person given to woeful complaining; pessimist. </DL>
<A NAME="jeremias">
<B>Jeremias, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> Jeremiah in the Douay Bible. </DL>
<A NAME="jerk">
<B>jerk</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sudden, sharp pull, twist, or start. <BR> <I>Ex. His old car started with a jerk.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a pull or twist of the muscles that one cannot control; twitch. <BR> <I>Ex. The nervous jumping of his knee is a jerk from an old accident.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) a stupid or simple-minded person. <DD><B> 4. </B>(in weight lifting) the jerking of the weight from the chest to above the head. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to pull or twist suddenly. <BR> <I>Ex. If the water is unexpectedly hot, you jerk your hand out.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to throw with a movement that stops suddenly. <DD><B> 3. </B>to move (anything) with a jerk. <BR> <I>Ex. He jerked his elbow in the direction of the ... Board School (Arnold Bennett).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to speak or say abruptly. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Informal.) to make (ice-cream sodas, sundaes, and the like) behind a soda fountain. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to move in a spasmodic manner; twitch. <DD><B> 2. </B>to move with a jerk. <BR> <I>Ex. The old wagon jerked along.</I> noun <B>jerker.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jerk">
<B>jerk</B> (2), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to preserve (meat) by cutting it into long, thin slices and drying it in the sun. The early settlers in America used to jerk beef. <DD><I>noun </I> jerked meat, especially beef. </DL>
<A NAME="jerkin">
<B>jerkin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a short coat or jacket, with or without sleeves. Men wore tight leather jerkins in the 1500's and 1600's. <BR> <I>Ex. Is not a buff jerkin a most sweet robe of durance (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jerkinhead">
<B>jerkin-head, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the end of a roof when shaped like a gable but having the upper portion sloping backward or hipped. </DL>
<A NAME="jerkwater">
<B>jerkwater, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a train on a branch railway. <DD><B> 2. </B>a place on a railroad where trains stop only or chiefly to get water. <DD><B> 3. </B>a place of slight importance. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>insignificant; unimportant. <DD><B> 2. </B>not on the main line. <BR> <I>Ex. a jerkwater station.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="jerky">
<B>jerky</B> (1), adjective, <B>jerkier,</B> <B>jerkiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> with sudden starts and stops; with jerks; spasmodic. (SYN) convulsive. adv. <B>jerkily.</B> noun <B>jerkiness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jerky">
<B>jerky</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> strips of dried meat, usually beef; jerked meat. </DL>
<A NAME="jeroboam">
<B>Jeroboam, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, from about 933 B.C. to 910 B.C., leader of the northern tribes in revolt against Judah (in the Bible, I Kings 11:26-14:20). <DD><B> 2. </B>the most prosperous of the kings of Israel, who ruled in the 700's B.C. (in the Bible, II Kings 14:23-29). </DL>
<A NAME="jeroboam">
<B>jeroboam, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a champagne bottle that holds 104 ounces. <DD><B> b. </B>the amount that it holds. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British and Scottish.) <DD><B> a. </B>any large bowl, goblet, or bottle for alcoholic beverages. <DD><B> b. </B>the contents. </DL>
<A NAME="jerrican">
<B>jerrican, </B>noun. <B>=jerry can.</B></DL>
<A NAME="jerry">
<B>jerry</B> (1), ob adjective. <B>=jerry-built.</B></DL>
<A NAME="jerry">
<B>jerry</B> (2) or <B>Jerry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a German soldier. <DD><B> 2. </B>a German. </DL>
<A NAME="jerrybuild">
<B>jerry-build, </B>transitive verb, <B>-built,</B> <B>-building.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to build in a cheap, unsubstantial, or shoddy way. noun <B>jerry-builder.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="jerrybuilt">
<B>jerry-built, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> built quickly, cheaply, or carelessly of poor materials; flimsy. </DL>
<A NAME="jerrycan">
<B>jerry can,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a five-gallon container. </DL>
<A NAME="jersey">
<B>jersey, </B>noun, pl. <B>-seys.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a knitted cloth of wool, cotton, rayon, nylon, or silk with a tight weave. <DD><B> 2. </B>a woman's close-fitting, knitted undergarment. <DD><B> 3. </B>a close-fitting sweater or shirt that is pulled on over the head. </DL>
<A NAME="jersey">
<B>Jersey, </B>noun, pl. <B>-seys.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a breed of small, fawn-colored cattle that came originally from the island of Jersey. Jerseys give very rich milk. </DL>
<A NAME="jerseyan">
<B>Jerseyan, </B>noun. <B>=Jerseyite.</B></DL>
<A NAME="jerseyblackgiant">
<B>Jersey Black Giant,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, black American chicken that produces brown-shelled eggs. </DL>
<A NAME="jerseyed">
<B>jerseyed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> wearing a jersey. </DL>
<A NAME="jerseyite">
<B>Jerseyite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of New Jersey; New Jerseyite. </DL>
