jealous
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showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
Synonyms : covetous, enviousExamples :- jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
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suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
Synonyms : green-eyed, overjealousExamples :- a jealous lover
january
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the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
Synonyms : janType Of : gregorian calendar month
juicy
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lucrative
Synonyms : fatExamples :- a juicy contract
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suggestive of sexual impropriety
Synonyms : blue, gamey, gamy, naughty, racy, risque, spicyExamples :- a juicy scandal
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having strong sexual appeal
Synonyms : luscious, lush, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuousExamples :- juicy barmaids
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full of juice
Antonyms : juiceless
jute
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a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
Type Of : european -
a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
Type Of : plant fiber, plant fibre
joint
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marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Synonyms : marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stickType Of : cigaret, fag, coffin nail, butt, cigarette -
provide with a joint
Synonyms : articulateType Of : supply, furnish, render, provideExamples :- the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
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(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Synonyms : articulatio, articulationType Of : body part -
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
Synonyms : roastType Of : cut of meat, cut -
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Synonyms : articulation, join, junction, junctureType Of : connection, link, connexion -
a disreputable place of entertainment
Type Of : spot -
affecting or involving two or more
Examples :- joint income-tax return
- joint ownership
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fasten with a joint
Type Of : fix, fasten, secure -
fit as if by joints
Type Of : fit, go -
involving both houses of a legislature
Examples :- a joint session of Congress
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junction by which parts or objects are joined together
Type Of : junction, conjunction -
separate (meat) at the joint
Type Of : part, disunite, divide, separate -
united or combined
Antonyms : separateExamples :- a joint session of Congress
- joint owners
jaw
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talk socially without exchanging too much information
Synonyms : chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, natter, shoot the breeze, visitType Of : converse, discourse -
censure severely or angrily
Synonyms : bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounceType Of : criticize, pick apart, knock, criticise -
talk incessantly and tiresomely
Synonyms : rattle on, yack, yack away, yap awayType Of : speak, verbalise, mouth, talk, utter, verbalize -
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Synonyms : chew, manducate, masticateType Of : grind, grateExamples :- He jawed his bubble gum
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holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
Type Of : holding device -
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Type Of : lineament, feature -
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Type Of : bone, os
juggling
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the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
Synonyms : juggleType Of : rearrangement -
throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
Synonyms : juggleType Of : performance
justify
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show to be right by providing justification or proof
Synonyms : vindicateType Of : uphold, maintain -
adjust the spaces between words
Type Of : set, adjust, correctExamples :- justify the margins
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(used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin
Type Of : free, absolve
jury
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a committee appointed to judge a competition
Synonyms : panelType Of : committee, commission -
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
Type Of : body
juggle
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the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
Synonyms : jugglingType Of : rearrangement -
throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
Synonyms : jugglingType Of : performance -
influence by slyness
Synonyms : beguile, hoodwinkType Of : cheat, chisel, rip off -
deal with simultaneously
Type Of : deal, care, handle, manageExamples :- She had to juggle her job and her children
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hold with difficulty and balance insecurely
Type Of : balance, poiseExamples :- the player juggled the ball
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manipulate by or as if by moving around components
Type Of : wangle, cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresentExamples :- juggle an account so as to hide a deficit
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throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously
Type Of : throw