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jumping bean Noun 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
jiffy Noun a very short, but nonspecific, time
jubilee Noun a special anniversary or the celebration of it