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   Jew-baiter
         n 1: someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {anti-
               Semite}, {Jew-baiter}]

English Dictionary: Jupiter Fidius by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter
n
  1. the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
  2. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
    Synonym(s): Jupiter, Jove
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter Fidius
n
  1. an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Fidius, {Protector of Boundaries}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter Fulgur
n
  1. an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Fulgur, {Jupiter Fulminator}, Lightning Hurler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter Fulminator
n
  1. an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Fulgur, {Jupiter Fulminator}, Lightning Hurler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
n
  1. an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Best and Greatest]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter Pluvius
n
  1. an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Pluvius, {Rain- giver}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter Tonans
n
  1. an epithet for Jupiter
    Synonym(s): Jupiter Tonans, Thunderer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jupiter's beard
n
  1. silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): Jupiter's beard, silverbush, silver-bush, Anthyllis barba-jovis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jib \Jib\, n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See
      {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.]
      1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard
            extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
            bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry
            several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
  
      2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
            is suspended.
  
      {Jib boom} (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
            extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
            another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
            {gib boom}.]
  
      {Jib crane} (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
            a trolley moves, bearing the load.
  
      {Jib door} (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
            dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
  
      {Jib header} (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
            jib-headed topsail.
  
      {Jib topsail} (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
            all the other jibs.
  
      {The cut of one's jib}, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
            --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jib \Jib\, n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See
      {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.]
      1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard
            extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
            bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry
            several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
  
      2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
            is suspended.
  
      {Jib boom} (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
            extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
            another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
            {gib boom}.]
  
      {Jib crane} (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
            a trolley moves, bearing the load.
  
      {Jib door} (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
            dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
  
      {Jib header} (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
            jib-headed topsail.
  
      {Jib topsail} (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
            all the other jibs.
  
      {The cut of one's jib}, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
            --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]
      1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and
            reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He
            corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
  
      2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except
            Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter
            being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in
            4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun,
            the earth's mean distance being taken as unity.
  
      {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red
                  blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).
            (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called
                  from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured
                  beard of Jove. --Prior.
            (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.
  
      {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called
            from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gibbartas \Gib*bar"tas\, n. [Cf. Ar. jebb[be]r giant; or L.
      gibber humpbacked: cf. F. gibbar.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several finback whales of the North Atlantic; --
      called also {Jupiter whale}. [Written also {jubartas},
      {gubertas}, {dubertus}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]
      1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and
            reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He
            corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
  
      2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except
            Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter
            being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in
            4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun,
            the earth's mean distance being taken as unity.
  
      {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red
                  blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).
            (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called
                  from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured
                  beard of Jove. --Prior.
            (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.
  
      {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called
            from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]
      1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and
            reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He
            corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
  
      2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except
            Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter
            being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in
            4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun,
            the earth's mean distance being taken as unity.
  
      {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red
                  blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).
            (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called
                  from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured
                  beard of Jove. --Prior.
            (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.
  
      {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called
            from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jupiter, FL (town, FIPS 35875)
      Location: 26.92410 N, 80.10459 W
      Population (1990): 24986 (14602 housing units)
      Area: 34.0 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 33458, 33477, 33478

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jupiter Inlet Colony, FL (town, FIPS 35900)
      Location: 26.94785 N, 80.07500 W
      Population (1990): 405 (249 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jupiter Island, FL (town, FIPS 35925)
      Location: 27.04272 N, 80.10967 W
      Population (1990): 549 (447 housing units)
      Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   jupiter vt.   [IRC] To kill an {IRC} {bot} or user and then take
   its place by adopting its {nick} so that it cannot reconnect.   Named
   after a particular IRC user who did this to NickServ, the robot in
   charge of preventing people from inadvertently using a nick claimed
   by another user.   Now commonly shortened to `jupe'.
  
   = K =
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   jupiter
  
      To kill an {IRC} {robot} or user and then take its place by
      adopting its {nick} so that it cannot reconnect.   Named after
      a particular IRC user who did this to {NickServ}, the robot in
      charge of preventing people from inadvertently using a nick
      claimed by another user.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-11-23)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Jupiter
      the principal deity of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was
      worshipped by them under various epithets. Barnabas was
      identified with this god by the Lycaonians (Acts 14:12), because
      he was of stately and commanding presence, as they supposed
      Jupiter to be. There was a temple dedicated to this god outside
      the gates of Lystra (14:13).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Jupiter, the father that helpeth
  
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