seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
jumping seed
Noun
seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
jack-o-lantern fungus
Noun
a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks
jack-o-lantern
Noun
a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks
jack-o-lantern
Noun
a lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin in which holes are carved, typically to resemble facial features, in which a candle or light is placed; primarily created around Halloween
jack-a-lantern
Noun
a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks
jack-a-lantern
Noun
a lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin in which holes are carved, typically to resemble facial features, in which a candle or light is placed; primarily created around Halloween
jack-o'-lantern
Noun
a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks
jack-o'-lantern
Noun
a lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin in which holes are carved, typically to resemble facial features, in which a candle or light is placed; primarily created around Halloween
jelly fungus
Noun
any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh
jujube bush
Noun
a spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
jackpot
Noun
any outstanding award
jackpot
Noun
the cumulative amount involved in a game, such as poker
junk bond
Noun
a bond, sometimes speculative, with a credit rating of BB or lower
judgment lien
Noun
lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment
juvenescence
Noun
the state of being a youth
jiao
Noun
10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China
joule
Noun
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
jillion
Noun
a very large, indefinite number, often used as hyperbole
jarful
Noun
the quantity contained in a jar
jugful
Noun
the quantity contained in a jug
jussive mood
Noun
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
jet lag
Noun
fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel
jungle fever
Noun
a severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions
jock itch
Noun
fungal infection of the groin, most common in men
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Noun
a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children
jungle rot
Noun
skin disorder induced by a tropical climate
jaundice of the newborn
Noun
yellowish appearance in newborn infants
jejunitis
Noun
inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine
jejunoileitis
Noun
inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine
jitters
Noun
extreme nervousness
jeopardy
Noun
exposure to harm or danger
juniperic acid
Noun
a crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers
jadeite
Noun
a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form
junk DNA
Noun
stretches of DNA that do not code for genes
jumping gene
Noun
a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome, especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole
jadestone
Noun
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish
jargoon
Noun
a colorless, pale yellow, or smoky variety of zircon
jasper
Noun
an opaque form of quartz, typically red, brown, yellow, or green in color
joss stick
Noun
a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese
jute
Noun
a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
jacinth
Noun
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
jaggery
Noun
unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
jaggery
Noun
a small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane
jagghery
Noun
unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
jagghery
Noun
a small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane
jaggary
Noun
unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
Judgement Day
Noun
in the New Testament, the day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives