Jack the Ripper
         n 1: an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century

English Dictionary: Jesuitry	by the DICT Development Group
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Jack-tar n a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog]
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jackstraw n a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws Synonym(s): jackstraw, spillikin
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jackstraws n a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others Synonym(s): jackstraws, spillikins
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jester n a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages Synonym(s): jester, fool, motley fool
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Jesuit order n a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship Synonym(s): Society of Jesus, Jesuit order
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Jesuitry n the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic) Synonym(s): Jesuitism, Jesuitry
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jockstrap n a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise Synonym(s): athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock
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jog trot n an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot
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Joshua tree n a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers Synonym(s): Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia
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just right adv in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn: to a T, to the letter, just right, to perfection]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jack \Jack\, n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. [?], Heb. Ya       'aq[omac]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a       supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.]       1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.                         You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.          2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a             clown; also, a servant; a rustic. [bd]Jack fool.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         Since every Jack became a gentleman, There 's many a                      gentle person made a Jack.                  --Shak.          3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also             {Jack tar}, and {Jack afloat}.          4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a             subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient             service, and often supplying the place of a boy or             attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:             (a) A device to pull off boots.             (b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.             (c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke                   jack, or kitchen jack.             (b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by                   blasting.             (e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers                   which push the loops down on the needles.             (f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the                   threads; a heck box.             (g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it                   leaves the carding machine.             (h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.             (i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.             (k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for                   multiplying speed.             (l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent                   pipe, to prevent a back draught.             (m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece                   communicating the action of the key to the quill; --                   called also {hopper}.             (n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the                   torch used to attract game at night; also, the light                   itself. --C. Hallock.          5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting             great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through             a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and             pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of             mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or             support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc.             The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of             jack.          6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.             --Shak.                         Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the                      jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon                      it.                                                   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.          8. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A young pike; a pickerel.             (b) The jurel.             (c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes                   paucispinus}); -- called also {boccaccio}, and                   {m[82]rou}.             (d) The wall-eyed pike.          9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding             a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          10. (Naut.)             (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,                   usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;                   -- called also {union jack}. The American jack is a                   small blue flag, with a star for each State.             (b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,                   to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal                   shrouds; -- called also {jack crosstree}. --R. H.                   Dana, Jr.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jackstraw \Jack"straw`\, n.       1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man             without property or influence. --Milton.          2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood,             etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being             thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up             singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or             disturbing the rest of the pile. See {Spilikin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jester \Jest"er\, n. [Cf. {Gestour}.]       1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.                         This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester.                                                                               --Shak.                         Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light             and amusing talk.                         He ambled up and down With shallow jesters. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jesuitry \Jes"u*it*ry\, n.       Jesuitism; subtle argument. [R.] --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jew's-harp \Jew's-harp`\, n. [Jew + harp; or possibly a corrupt.       of jaw's harp; cf. G. maultrommel, lit., mouthdrum.]       1. An instrument of music, which, when placed between the             teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by             the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; --             called also {Jew's-trump}.          2. (Naut.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an             anchor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance,       F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. g[c6]ge       fiddle, G. geige. Cf. {Gig} a fiddle, {Gig} a whirligig.]       1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement.                         Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jib.      -- Shak.          3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce             in verse; a ballad. [Obs.]                         A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised                      and applauded.                                    --Beau. & Fl.          4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.]                         Is't not a fine jig, A precious cunning, in the late                      Protector?                                          -- Beau & Fl.          5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook             attached.          6. (Mach.)             (a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) A                   contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work,                   and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a                   drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as                   in filing.             (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.          {Drill jig}, a jig for guiding a drill. See {Jig}, 6             (a) .          {Jig drilling}, {Jig filing} (Metal Working), a process of             drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is             directed or limited by a jig.          {Jig saw}, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically             reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines,             or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; --             called also {gig saw}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jog \Jog\, n.       1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or             awaken attention; a push; a jolt.                         To give them by turns an invisible jog. --Swift.          2. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an             irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the             direction of a line or the surface of a plane. --Glanvill.          {Jog trot}, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine             habit or method, persistently adhered to. --T. Hook.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jouster \Joust"er\, n.       One who jousts or tilts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jowter \Jow"ter\, n.       A mounted peddler of fish; -- called also {jouster}. [Obs.]       --Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jouster \Joust"er\, n.       One who jousts or tilts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jowter \Jow"ter\, n.       A mounted peddler of fish; -- called also {jouster}. [Obs.]       --Carew.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Joshua Tree, CA (CDP, FIPS 37554)       Location: 34.12695 N, 116.31776 W       Population (1990): 3898 (1975 housing units)       Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92252
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Jaz Drive          {Iomega Corporation}'s drive which takes       removable one or two {gigabyte} disk cartridges which contain       conventional {hard disks}.          Internal and external drives are available claiming an average       transfer rate of 330 {megabytes} per minute - though that is       dependant on the {SCSI} adapter, the parallel port adapter is       unlikely to reach anything like this speed.   The Jaz drive was       the successor to the company's more establistablished {Zip       Drive}.          (1998-08-28)