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jockey cap |
Noun
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a cap with a bill |
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Jolly Roger |
Noun
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a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background |
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jetty |
Noun
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a stone or concrete structure built to protect a harbor against a current |
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jitney |
Noun
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a for-hire vehicle carrying many passengers |
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jalopy |
Noun
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a car that is old and unreliable |
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jewel casket |
Noun
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small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables |
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jail cell |
Noun
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a room where a prisoner is kept |
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jacket |
Noun
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in dentistry, a dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth |
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jacket |
Noun
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a short coat |
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jacket |
Noun
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an outer wrapping or casing |
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jacket |
Noun
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the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition |
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jacket |
Noun
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the outer skin of a potato |
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jacket |
Verb
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to put a jacket on |
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jacket |
Verb
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to provide with a thermally non-conducting cover |
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jacket crown |
Noun
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a dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth |
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jean |
Noun
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a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric |
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jean |
Noun
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(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear |
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junction rectifier |
Noun
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a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction |
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jetsam |
Noun
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the floating wreckage of a ship |
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jetsam |
Noun
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the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm |
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jambeau |
Noun
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armor plate that protects legs below the knee |
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jackboot |
Noun
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a heavy leather military boot which rises above the knee, primarily worn during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries |
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jacklight |
Noun
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a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night |
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jacklight |
Verb
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to hunt with a jacklight |
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jim crow |
Noun
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a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails |
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jimdandy |
Noun
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something excellent of its kind |
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jimdandy |
Noun
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someone excellent of their kind |
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jack plane |
Noun
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a carpenter's plane for rough finishing |
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jackscrew |
Noun
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screw-operated jack |
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jimmy |
Noun
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a short crowbar |
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jimmy |
Verb
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to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
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jemmy |
Noun
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a short crowbar |
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jemmy |
Verb
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to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
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jack ladder |
Noun
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(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
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jaconet |
Noun
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a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish |
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jinrikisha |
Noun
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a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger |
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jackstraw |
Noun
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a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws |
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jobcentre |
Noun
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a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered |
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jacquard |
Noun
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a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom |
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jodhpurs |
Noun
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flared trousers ending at the calves |
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jodhpur breeches |
Noun
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flared trousers ending at the calves |
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jail |
Noun
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a place used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government |
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jail |
Verb
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to confine lawfully, in or as in a jail |
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jodhpur |
Noun
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a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side |
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jodhpur boot |
Noun
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a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side |
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jailhouse |
Noun
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a place used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government |
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jodhpur shoe |
Noun
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a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side |
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jalousie |
Noun
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a shutter made of angled slats |
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jalousie |
Noun
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a window with glass louvers |
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jointer |
Noun
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a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |