English Dictionary: Jacquinia keyensis | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jacana \Jac"a*na`\, n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zo[94]l.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus {Jacana} and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also {surgeon bird}. Note: The most common South American species is {Jacana spinosa}. The East Indian or pheasant jacana ({Hydrophasianus chirurgus}) is remarkable for having four very long, curved, middle tail feathers. | |
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{Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L. campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in winter its fur becomes nearly white. {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building. {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye. {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.] {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft. {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles. {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary. {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon which the jack is hoisted. {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the others. {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use. {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where the roof has not its full section. {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n. {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond the gaff. {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply of liquid, as oil. {Jack-at-a-pinch}. (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an emergency. (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional service for a fee. {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind of work. {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum} ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}. --Eng. Cyc. {Jack-in-a-box}. (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated calyx. (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which, when the lid is raised, a figure springs. (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a manner that their relative rotation may be variable; applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an equation box; a jack frame; -- called also {compensating gearing}. (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the crosspiece of a rude press. {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott. {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}). {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework of boughs, carried in Mayday processions. {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix is inclosed. {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}). {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old clocks, which struck the time on the bell. {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral. {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is turned out. --Shak. {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery story. {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}. (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell. (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in illumination the features of a human face, etc. {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}. | |
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Sinker \Sink"er\, n. One who, or that which, sinks. Specifically: (a) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it. (b) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles. {Dividing sinker}, in knitting machines, a sinker between two jack sinkers and acting alternately with them. {Jack sinker}. See under {Jack}, n. {Sinker bar}. (a) In knitting machines, a bar to which one set of the sinkers is attached. (b) In deep well boring, a heavy bar forming a connection between the lifting rope and the boring tools, above the jars. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jagging}.] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also {jagg}.] {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jagging}.] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also {jagg}.] {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. | |
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Jewish \Jew"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. -- {Jew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Jew"ish*ness}, n. | |
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Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jigging}.] 1. To sing to the tune of a jig. Jig off a tune at the tongue's end. -- Shak. 2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford. 3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See {Jigging}, n. 4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. | |
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Jigging \Jig"ging\, n. (Mining) The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water. {Jigging machine}. (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process of jigging. (b) (Metal Working) A machine with a rotary milling cutter and a templet by which the action of the cutter is guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine. | |
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Jigging \Jig"ging\, n. (Mining) The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water. {Jigging machine}. (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process of jigging. (b) (Metal Working) A machine with a rotary milling cutter and a templet by which the action of the cutter is guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine. | |
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Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jockeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jockeying}.] 1. [bd] To jostle by riding against one.[b8] --Johnson. 2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer. | |
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Jockeying \Jock"ey*ing\, n. The act or management of one who jockeys; trickery. --Beaconsfield. | |
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Jog \Jog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jogging}.] [OE. joggen; cf. W. gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.] 1. To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn. Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see Yonder well-favored youth? --Donne. Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid Fast by my side. --Pope. 2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory. 3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See {Jog}, v. i. | |
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Jogging \Jog"ging\, n. The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog. | |
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Joke \Joke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Joking}.] To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade. | |
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Jokingly \Jok"ing*ly\, adv. In a joking way; sportively. | |
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Jouissance \Jou"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. jouir to enjoy, fr. L. gaudere to rejoice.] Jollity; merriment. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Joyous \Joy"ous\, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. Is this your joyous city? --Is. xxiii. 7. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. --Spenser. And joyous of our conquest early won. --Dryden. Syn: Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful. -- {Joy"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ous*ness}, n. | |
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Jug \Jug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugging}.] 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] | |
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d8Jugum \[d8]Ju"gum\, n.; pl. L. {Juga}, E. {Jugums}. [L., a yoke, ridge.] (Bot.) (a) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants. (b) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant. | |
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Juiciness \Jui"ci*ness\, n. The state or quality of being juicy; succulence plants. | |
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Jackson Center, OH (village, FIPS 38220) Location: 40.43914 N, 84.03947 W Population (1990): 1398 (532 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45334 Jackson Center, PA (borough, FIPS 37496) Location: 41.27321 N, 80.13883 W Population (1990): 244 (102 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16133 | |
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Jackson County, AL (county, FIPS 71) Location: 34.77617 N, 86.00213 W Population (1990): 47796 (19768 housing units) Area: 2794.1 sq km (land), 124.4 sq km (water) Jackson County, AR (county, FIPS 67) Location: 35.60026 N, 91.21391 W Population (1990): 18944 (8086 housing units) Area: 1641.0 sq km (land), 20.5 sq km (water) Jackson County, CO (county, FIPS 57) Location: 40.66244 N, 106.33897 W Population (1990): 1605 (1326 housing units) Area: 4178.5 sq km (land), 20.0 sq km (water) Jackson County, FL (county, FIPS 63) Location: 30.79711 N, 85.21277 W Population (1990): 41375 (16320 housing units) Area: 2371.9 sq km (land), 100.7 sq km (water) Jackson County, GA (county, FIPS 157) Location: 34.13332 N, 83.56274 W Population (1990): 30005 (11775 housing units) Area: 886.8 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Jackson County, IA (county, FIPS 97) Location: 42.16495 N, 90.57604 W Population (1990): 19950 (8426 housing units) Area: 1647.6 sq km (land), 35.4 sq km (water) Jackson County, IL (county, FIPS 77) Location: 37.78752 N, 89.38149 W Population (1990): 61067 (25539 housing units) Area: 1523.3 sq km (land), 37.3 sq km (water) Jackson County, IN (county, FIPS 71) Location: 38.90742 N, 86.04293 W Population (1990): 37730 (14820 housing units) Area: 1319.2 sq km (land), 11.5 sq km (water) Jackson County, KS (county, FIPS 85) Location: 39.42066 N, 95.79790 W Population (1990): 11525 (4564 housing units) Area: 1701.3 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water) Jackson County, KY (county, FIPS 109) Location: 37.41677 N, 84.00824 W Population (1990): 11955 (4895 housing units) Area: 897.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Jackson County, MI (county, FIPS 75) Location: 42.24785 N, 84.42452 W Population (1990): 149756 (57979 housing units) Area: 1830.2 sq km (land), 44.5 sq km (water) Jackson County, MN (county, FIPS 63) Location: 43.67502 N, 95.15678 W Population (1990): 11677 (5121 housing units) Area: 1818.0 sq km (land), 45.5 sq km (water) Jackson County, MO (county, FIPS 95) Location: 39.01006 N, 94.34381 W Population (1990): 633232 (280729 housing units) Area: 1566.5 sq km (land), 29.4 sq km (water) Jackson County, MS (county, FIPS 59) Location: 30.46302 N, 88.62192 W Population (1990): 115243 (45542 housing units) Area: 1882.0 sq km (land), 820.3 sq km (water) Jackson County, NC (county, FIPS 99) Location: 35.28791 N, 83.14443 W Population (1990): 26846 (14052 housing units) Area: 1270.6 sq km (land), 9.8 sq km (water) Jackson County, OH (county, FIPS 79) Location: 39.02062 N, 82.62166 W Population (1990): 30230 (12452 housing units) Area: 1088.6 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water) Jackson County, OK (county, FIPS 65) Location: 34.58667 N, 99.41029 W Population (1990): 28764 (12125 housing units) Area: 2079.1 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) Jackson County, OR (county, FIPS 29) Location: 42.42058 N, 122.73658 W Population (1990): 146389 (60376 housing units) Area: 7214.1 sq km (land), 42.9 sq km (water) Jackson County, SD (county, FIPS 71) Location: 43.69700 N, 101.63648 W Population (1990): 2811 (1147 housing units) Area: 4841.5 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water) Jackson County, TN (county, FIPS 87) Location: 36.35516 N, 85.67021 W Population (1990): 9297 (4219 housing units) Area: 800.0 sq km (land), 27.6 sq km (water) Jackson County, TX (county, FIPS 239) Location: 28.94416 N, 96.57602 W Population (1990): 13039 (5841 housing units) Area: 2148.5 sq km (land), 71.4 sq km (water) Jackson County, WI (county, FIPS 53) Location: 44.31522 N, 90.80837 W Population (1990): 16588 (7627 housing units) Area: 2557.1 sq km (land), 33.1 sq km (water) Jackson County, WV (county, FIPS 35) Location: 38.83321 N, 81.67230 W Population (1990): 25938 (10571 housing units) Area: 1206.4 sq km (land), 15.1 sq km (water) | |
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Jackson Heights, NY Zip code(s): 11372, 11373 | |
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Jackson Junction, IA (city, FIPS 39135) Location: 43.10331 N, 92.04798 W Population (1990): 87 (32 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52150 | |
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Jackson Springs, NC Zip code(s): 27281 | |
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Jacksons Gap, AL Zip code(s): 36861 | |
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Jacksons' Gap, AL (town, FIPS 38248) Location: 32.88414 N, 85.81700 W Population (1990): 789 (310 housing units) Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Jacksons Gap, AL Zip code(s): 36861 | |
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Jacksons' Gap, AL (town, FIPS 38248) Location: 32.88414 N, 85.81700 W Population (1990): 789 (310 housing units) Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |