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jamb |
Noun
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upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame |
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jointer plane |
Noun
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a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |
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jammer |
Noun
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a transmitter used to broadcast a signal meant to disrupt the meaningful communications of others |
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jointing plane |
Noun
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a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |
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jampan |
Noun
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a kind of sedan chair used in India |
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jampot |
Noun
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a jar for holding jellies or preserves |
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joist |
Noun
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beam used to support floors or roofs |
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jamjar |
Noun
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a jar for holding jellies or preserves |
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joker |
Noun
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a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester |
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joker |
Noun
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an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent |
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joker |
Noun
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a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes |
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joker |
Noun
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a person who does something thoughtless or annoying |
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japan |
Noun
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lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from Japan |
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japan |
Noun
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any lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer |
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japan |
Verb
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to coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan |
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jar |
Noun
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a vessel, usually cylindrical, with a wide mouth and without handles |
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jar |
Noun
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a sudden jarring impact |
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jar |
Noun
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the quantity contained in a jar |
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jar |
Verb
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place in a cylindrical vessel |
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jar |
Verb
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affect in a disagreeable way |
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jar |
Verb
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move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion |
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jar |
Verb
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shock physically |
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jar |
Verb
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be incompatible |
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jolly boat |
Noun
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a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work |
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jorum |
Noun
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a large drinking bowl |
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joss |
Noun
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a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol |
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joss house |
Noun
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a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship |
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journal |
Noun
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the part of the axle contained by a bearing |
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journal |
Noun
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a daily written record of experiences and observations |
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journal |
Noun
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a periodical dedicated to a particular subject |
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journal |
Noun
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a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred |
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jaunting car |
Noun
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an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland |
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journal bearing |
Noun
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the bearing of a journal |
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jaunty car |
Noun
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an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland |
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journal box |
Noun
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metal housing for a journal bearing |
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javelin |
Noun
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a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events |
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javelin |
Noun
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an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible |
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joystick |
Noun
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a vertical lever that can move freely in many directions along a single axis, used to control movement in computer and video games |
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joystick |
Noun
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a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane |
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jaw |
Noun
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holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object |
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jaw |
Noun
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the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
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jaw |
Noun
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the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it |
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jaw |
Verb
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censure severely or angrily |
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jaw |
Verb
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talk incessantly and tiresomely |
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jaw |
Verb
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talk socially without exchanging too much information |
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jaw |
Verb
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chew (food) |
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judas |
Noun
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a one-way peephole in a door |
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Jaws of Life |
Noun
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hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside |
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jook |
Noun
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a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox |
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juke joint |
Noun
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a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox |