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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Jēat, n.p. 725A fossil of a fine black color. [Obs.] See JET.
  2. Jee, v. t. & i.p. 725See GEE.
  3. Jeel, n.p. 725A morass; a shallow lake;—so called in India.
  4. Jeer, v. i.p. 725To utter severe, sarcastic reflections; to use scoffing or derision; to flout; to make a mock of some thing or person; as, to jeer at one in sport. Syn.—To sneer; scoff; deride; flout; gibe; mock.
  5. Jeer, v. t.p. 725To treat with scoffs or derision.
  6. Jeer, n.p. 725A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; taunt; biting jest; flout; jibe; mockery. Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears. Swift.
  7. Jeer'er, n.p. 725A scoffer; a railer; a scorner; a mocker.
  8. Jeer'ing-ly, adv.p. 725With raillery; scornfully; contemptuously; in mockery. Derham.
  9. Jeers, n. pl.p. 725See JEARS.
  10. Jef'fer-son-ite, n.p. 725(Min.) A variety of augite of a dark olive-green color passing into brown. Dana.
  11. Jĕg'get, n.p. 725A kind of sausage. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
  12. Je-hō'vah, n.p. 725A Scripture appellation of the Supreme Being, by which he was revealed to the Jews as their tutelary God or Sovereign of the theocracy; the sacred unpronounceable name of the Eternal, usually…
  13. Je-hō'vist, n.p. 725(Heb. Gram.) One who maintains that the vowel-points annexed to the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of the word, and express the true pronunciation. ☞ The Jehovists are opposed to the…
  14. Jē'ho-vĭst'ic, a.p. 725Relating to Jehovah, as a name of God;—said of certain passages in the Old Testament, especially in the Pentateuch, which are characterized by the use of Jehovah as the name of the Supreme Being. See…
  15. Je-jūne', a.p. 725Craving food; hungry; starving. Bacon. 2. Wanting contents; empty; vacant; leaving bare; void of interest; barren; as, a jejune narrative.
  16. Je-jūne'ly, adv.p. 725In a jejune, barren manner.
  17. Je-jūne'ness, n.p. 725The quality or condition of being jejune; poverty; barrenness; especially, want of interest; a deficiency of matter that can engage the attention and gratify the mind; as, the jejuneness of style or…
  18. Je-jū'ni-ty, n.p. 725Jejuneness. [Obs.] Burton.
  19. Je-jū'num, n.p. 725(Anat.) The first part of the smaller intestine;—so called because usually found empty after death.
  20. Jĕl'lied, a.p. 725Brought to the consistence of jelly.
  21. Jĕl'ly, n.p. 725A viscous or glutinous substance; something gelatinous; a stiffened solution of gelatine, gum, or the like, translucent, and intermediate in condition between solid and liquid. 2. The inspissated…
  22. Jĕl'ly-băg, n.p. 725A bag through which jelly is distilled.
  23. Jĕl'ly-fish, n.p. 725(Zoöl.) One of the acalephs or marine species of radiate animals which have a jelly-like appearance. Dana.
  24. Jĕm'i-där, n.p. 725A native officer in the Anglo-Indian army having the rank of lieutenant.
  25. Jĕm'mi-ness, n.p. 725Spruceness. [Colloq.]
  26. Jĕm'my, a.p. 725Spruce; finical; overneat. [Colloq.]
  27. Jē'nite, n.p. 725See YENITE.
  28. Jĕn'net, n.p. 725A small Spanish horse. See GENET.
  29. Jĕn'net-ing, n.p. 725A species of early apple.
  30. Jĕn'ny, n.p. 725A machine for spinning, moved by water or steam, and used in manufactories.
  31. Jenny assp. 725the female of the ass.
  32. Jĕnt'ling, n.p. 725(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Leuciscus; the blue chub, found in the Danube.
  33. Jĕof'fail, n.p. 725(Law.) An oversight in pleading or other proceeding at law, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight. Blackstone.
  34. Jĕop'ard, v. t.p. 725To put in danger; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard. Zebulon and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. Judg. v. 18.…
  35. Jĕop'ard-er, n.p. 725One who puts to hazard.
  36. Jĕop'ard-īze, v. t.p. 725To expose to loss or injury; to jeopard.
  37. Jĕop'ard-oŭs, a.p. 725Exposed to danger; perilous; hazardous. “His goodly, valiant, and jeopardous enterprise.” Fuller.
  38. Jĕop'ard-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 725With risk or danger.
  39. Jĕop'ard-y, n.p. 725Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger; peril. They were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. Luke viii. 23. Syn.—Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See DANGER.
  40. Jĕop'ard-y, v. t.p. 725To jeopard; to jeopardize.
  41. Jẽr'bo-ȧ or Jer-bō'ȧ, n.p. 725(Zoöl.) A small jumping rodent animal (Dipus Ægyptius), having very long hind legs and a long tail;—called also jumping hare. It burrows in the ground. The name is also applied to other small jumping…
  42. Je-reed’, n.p. 725A blunt javelin used by the Turks, especially in their mock fights. [Written also jerid.]
  43. Jĕr'e-mī'ad or Jĕr'e-mī'ade, n.p. 725A tale of grief, sorrow, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade;—used satirically or in ridicule.
  44. Jer-fal'con, n.p. 725A variety of falcon (Hiero-falco of Cuvier), one fourth larger than the true falcon, and highly esteemed by falconers. It is a native of northern regions. [Written also ger-falcon and gyr-falcon.]
  45. Je-rĭd', n.p. 725See JEREED.
  46. Jẽrk, v. t.p. 725To throw with a quick effort; to move by a quick and suddenly arrested motion; to give a sudden pull, twitch, thrust, or push; as, to jerk one under the ribs; to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a…
  47. Jẽrk, v. t.p. 725To accost eagerly. [Obs.] Dryden.
  48. Jẽrk, v. i.p. 725To make a sudden motion; to start quickly; to move with a start, or by starts. By the way he jerked at some men's reforming to models of religion. Milton.
  49. Jĕrk, n.p. 726A short, sudden thrust, push, or twitch; a striking against something with a suddenly arrested motion; as, a jerk of the elbow. His jade gave him a jerk. B. Jonson. 2. A motion by momentary impulse…
  50. Jerk'er, n.p. 726One who strikes with a smart, quick blow, or moves with a jerk.
  51. Jēr'kin, n.p. 726A jacket; a kind of short coat or close waistcoat.
  52. Jēr'kin-hēad, n.p. 726(Arch.) The upper part or gable of the end wall of a building when this is carried up higher than the side walls.
  53. Jerk'y, a.p. 726Jerk-like; coming or moving by starts, or by unsteady action.
  54. Je-rōn'y-mite, n.p. 726(Eccl. Hist.) One belonging to a certain religious order, the members of which were called Hermits of St. Jerome;—called also Hieronymite.
  55. Jer'quer, n.p. 726A custom-house officer who searches ships, after they are unloaded, for unentered goods. [Eng.] Simmonds.
  56. Jēr'quing, n.p. 726The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.] Simmonds.
  57. Jēr'sey, n.p. 726The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool. 2. A kind of jacket of coarse woolen cloth.
  58. Je-rū'sa-lem Ār'ti-chōkep. 726(Bot.) A plant (the Helianthus tuberosum of Brazil), cultivated in Europe and the United States. It is a species of sunflower, the roots of which are used in Europe as food, and the leaves given to…
  59. Jer-vī'na or Jēr'vine, n.p. 726(Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root of Veratrum album, or white hellebore.
  60. Jĕss, n.p. 726A short strap of leather or silk tied round the legs of a hawk, in which the varvels, or rings, were fastened, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached. Like a hawk…