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   J. M. Barrie
         n 1: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan
               (1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie},
               {James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]

English Dictionary: jamboree by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jamberry
n
  1. Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
    Synonym(s): tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, jamberry, Physalis philadelphica
  2. annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
    Synonym(s): tomatillo, jamberry, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jamboree
n
  1. a gay festivity [syn: gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout]
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Jan Vermeer
n
  1. Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
    Synonym(s): Vermeer, Jan Vermeer, Jan van der Meer
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Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
n
  1. French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868)
    Synonym(s): Foucault, Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
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Jean Bernoulli
n
  1. Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: Bernoulli, {Johann Bernoulli}, Jean Bernoulli, John Bernoulli]
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Jean Francois Champollion
n
  1. Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)
    Synonym(s): Champollion, Jean Francois Champollion
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Jean Francois Millet
n
  1. French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875) [syn: Millet, Jean Francois Millet]
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Jean-Frederic Joliot
n
  1. French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
    Synonym(s): Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot, Joliot-Curie, Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
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Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
n
  1. French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
    Synonym(s): Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot, Joliot-Curie, Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
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Joan of Arc
n
  1. French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
    Synonym(s): Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc, Saint Joan
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Johann Bernoulli
n
  1. Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: Bernoulli, {Johann Bernoulli}, Jean Bernoulli, John Bernoulli]
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Johann Friedrich Herbart
n
  1. German philosopher (1776-1841) [syn: Herbart, {Johann Friedrich Herbart}]
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John Bardeen
n
  1. United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
    Synonym(s): Bardeen, John Bardeen
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John Barleycorn
n
  1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
    Synonym(s): liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
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John Barrington Wain
n
  1. English writer (1925-1994) [syn: Wain, John Wain, {John Barrington Wain}]
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John Barrymore
n
  1. United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
    Synonym(s): Barrymore, John Barrymore
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John Barth
n
  1. United States novelist (born in 1930) [syn: Barth, {John Barth}, John Simmons Barth]
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John Bartlett
n
  1. United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
    Synonym(s): Bartlett, John Bartlett
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John Bernoulli
n
  1. Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: Bernoulli, {Johann Bernoulli}, Jean Bernoulli, John Bernoulli]
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John Berry Hobbs
n
  1. notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: Hobbs, {Sir Jack Hobbs}, John Berry Hobbs]
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John Birks Gillespie
n
  1. United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
    Synonym(s): Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie
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John Broadus Watson
n
  1. United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)
    Synonym(s): Watson, John Broadus Watson
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John Brown
n
  1. abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
    Synonym(s): Brown, John Brown
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John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
n
  1. Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
    Synonym(s): Haldane, J. B. S. Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
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John Burgoyne
n
  1. British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
    Synonym(s): Burgoyne, John Burgoyne, Gentleman Johnny
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John Ford
n
  1. United States film maker (1896-1973) [syn: Ford, {John Ford}]
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John M. Browning
n
  1. United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
    Synonym(s): Browning, John M. Browning, John Moses Browning
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
John Napier
n
  1. Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
    Synonym(s): Napier, John Napier
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John Pierpont Morgan
n
  1. United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
    Synonym(s): Morgan, J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
join forces
v
  1. work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
    Synonym(s): collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
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jump for joy
v
  1. feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: exult, {walk on air}, be on cloud nine, jump for joy]
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jump rope
n
  1. a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it
    Synonym(s): jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope
  2. a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jumper
n
  1. a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"
  2. an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"
  3. a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
    Synonym(s): sweater, jumper
  4. a coverall worn by children
  5. a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
  6. a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
  7. a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
    Synonym(s): jumper, pinafore, pinny
  8. (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
    Synonym(s): jumper, jump shot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jumper cable
n
  1. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
    Synonym(s): jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jumper lead
n
  1. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
    Synonym(s): jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Juneberry
n
  1. any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
    Synonym(s): Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow
  2. edible purple or red berries
    Synonym(s): saskatoon, serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juneberry holly
n
  1. a holly shrub
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juniper
n
  1. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
    Synonym(s): retem, raetam, juniper bush, juniper, Retama raetam, Genista raetam
  2. coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juniper berries
n
  1. berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
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juniper berry
n
  1. berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
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juniper bush
n
  1. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
    Synonym(s): retem, raetam, juniper bush, juniper, Retama raetam, Genista raetam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juniperic acid
n
  1. a crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers
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Junipero Serra
n
  1. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784)
    Synonym(s): Serra, Junipero Serra, Miguel Jose Serra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Juniperus
n
  1. junipers
    Synonym(s): Juniperus, genus Juniperus
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Juniperus bermudiana
n
  1. ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
    Synonym(s): Bermuda cedar, Juniperus bermudiana
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Juniperus communis
n
  1. densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
    Synonym(s): common juniper, Juniperus communis
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Juniperus communis depressa
n
  1. a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground cedar}, dwarf juniper, Juniperus communis depressa]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Juniperus flaccida
n
  1. small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets
    Synonym(s): Mexican juniper, drooping juniper, Juniperus flaccida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Juniperus horizontalis
n
  1. low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter
    Synonym(s): creeping juniper, Juniperus horizontalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Juniperus procera
n
  1. tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood [syn: {east African cedar}, Juniperus procera]
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Juniperus sabina
n
  1. procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: dwarf juniper, savin, Juniperus sabina]
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Juniperus silicicola
n
  1. juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar
    Synonym(s): southern red cedar, Juniperus silicicola
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Juniperus virginiana
n
  1. small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
    Synonym(s): eastern red cedar, red cedar, red juniper, Juniperus virginiana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jambooree \Jam`boo*ree"\, n. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. {Jambone}.]
      A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. [Slang]
      --Kipling.
  
               A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of
               the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his
               jamboree.                                                --W. A.
                                                                              Fraser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See {Corn}.]
      1. A grain or [bd]corn[b8] of barley.
  
      2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length
            of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
  
      {John Barleycorn}, a humorous personification of barley as
            the source of malt liquor or whisky.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jumper \Jump"er\, n. [See 1st {Jump}.]
      A loose upper garment; as:
      (a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary
            dress to protect it.
      (b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jumper \Jump"er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, jumps.
  
      2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.
  
      3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners
            which are in one piece with the poles that form the
            thills. [U.S.] --J. F. Cooper.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of the cheese fly. See {Cheese fly},
            under {Cheese}.
  
      5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain
            Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was
            characterized by violent convulsions.
  
      6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to
            lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
  
      {Baby jumper}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Bounty jumper}. See under {Bounty}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jumper \Jump"er\, n.
      A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other
      contrivances operating with a jumping motion; as, (Mining,
      Quarrying, etc.), an instrument for boring holes in rocks by
      percussion without hammering, consisting of a bar of iron
      with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated
      by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with
      each blow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jumpy \Jump"y\, a. [Compar. {Jumpier}; superl. {Jumpiest}.]
      Jumping, or inducing to jump; characterized by jumps; hence,
      extremely nervous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juneberry \June"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus
            {Amelanchier}; -- also called {service berry}.
      (b) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called
            {shad bush}, and {had tree}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of
      fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a
      herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a
      fish.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring
      family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is
      abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers
      in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European
      allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C.
      finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.]
  
      Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other
               fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),
               called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter
               shad}.
  
      {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden.
  
      {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca.
  
      {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food
            fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus
            {Gerres}.
  
      {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs
            or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A.
            Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose
            blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and
            the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence
            they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called
            {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.
  
      {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --
            so called because it usually appears at the time when the
            shad begin to run in the rivers.
  
      {Trout shad}, the squeteague.
  
      {White shad}, the common shad.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juniper \Ju"ni*per\, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing,
      and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots
      of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. {Gin} the liquor.] (Bot.)
      Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus {Juniperus} and
      order {Conifer[91]}.
  
      Note: The common juniper ({J. communis}) is a shrub of a low,
               spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves in
               whorls of threes, and bearing small purplish blue
               berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent taste, used as
               diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the
               bark, which has erroneously been considered identical
               with sandarach, and is used as pounce. The oil of
               juniper is acrid, and used for various purposes, as in
               medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood of several
               species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is
               used in cabinetwork under the names of red cedar,
               Bermuda cedar, etc.
  
      {Juniper worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a geometrid moth
            ({Drepanodes varus}). It feeds upon the leaves of the
            juniper, and mimics the small twigs both in form and
            color, in a remarkable manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juniper \Ju"ni*per\, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing,
      and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots
      of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. {Gin} the liquor.] (Bot.)
      Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus {Juniperus} and
      order {Conifer[91]}.
  
      Note: The common juniper ({J. communis}) is a shrub of a low,
               spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves in
               whorls of threes, and bearing small purplish blue
               berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent taste, used as
               diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the
               bark, which has erroneously been considered identical
               with sandarach, and is used as pounce. The oil of
               juniper is acrid, and used for various purposes, as in
               medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood of several
               species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is
               used in cabinetwork under the names of red cedar,
               Bermuda cedar, etc.
  
      {Juniper worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a geometrid moth
            ({Drepanodes varus}). It feeds upon the leaves of the
            juniper, and mimics the small twigs both in form and
            color, in a remarkable manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juniperin \Ju"ni*per*in\, n. (Chem.)
      A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Juniperite \Ju"ni*per*ite\, n. (Paleon.)
      One of the fossil {Conifer[91]}, evidently allied to the
      juniper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cade \Cade\, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.]
      A species of juniper ({Juniperus Oxycedrus}) of Mediterranean
      countries.
  
      {Oil of cade}, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by
            destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It
            is used as a local application in skin diseases.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS.
      safin[91], savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. {Sabine}.] [Written
      also {sabine}.] (Bot.)
      (a) A coniferous shrub ({Juniperus Sabina}) of Western Asia,
            occasionally found also in the northern parts of the
            United States and in British America. It is a compact
            bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small
            berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops
            are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh[d2]a,
            etc.
      (b) The North American red cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}.)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS.
      safin[91], savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. {Sabine}.] [Written
      also {sabine}.] (Bot.)
      (a) A coniferous shrub ({Juniperus Sabina}) of Western Asia,
            occasionally found also in the northern parts of the
            United States and in British America. It is a compact
            bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small
            berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops
            are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh[d2]a,
            etc.
      (b) The North American red cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}.)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.
      red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d,
      OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan.
      & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth.
      r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber,
      rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus.
      [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby},
      {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.]
      Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
      the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
      spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh
      flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
               Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
               or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
               and the like.
  
      Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
               compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
               red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
               red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
  
      {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
            Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
            wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
            feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and
            {nettle butterfly}.
  
      {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests
            houses.
      (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of
            Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
            species.
  
      {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}
      (b), under {Kermes}.
  
      {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),
            smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
            --Cray.
  
      {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish}
      (d) .
  
      {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the
            heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
            States.
  
      {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
            prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
            U.S.]
  
      {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})
            having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
            wood. --Gray.
  
      {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.
  
      {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in
            the service of the state. [Eng.]
  
      {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are
            registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
            in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
  
      {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
            three of zinc.
  
      {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
            produces great irritation by its bites.
      (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},
            especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is
            bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.
      (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.
  
      {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
            ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored
            heartwood.
      (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having
            fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in
            India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Camphor \Cam"phor\, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It.
      camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr.
      [?]), fr. Ar. k[be]f[d4]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[d4]ra.]
      1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from
            different species of the {Laurus} family, esp. from
            {Cinnamomum camphara} (the {Laurus camphara} of
            Linn[91]us.). Camphor, {C10H16O}, is volatile and
            fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a
            stimulant, or sedative.
  
      2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree
            ({Dryobalanops camphora}) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;
            -- called also {Malay camphor}, {camphor of Borneo}, or
            {borneol}. See {Borneol}.
  
      Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies
               of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar
               camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar
               ({Juniperus Virginiana}), and {peppermint camphor}, or
               {menthol}, obtained from the oil of peppermint.
  
      {Camphor oil} (Chem.), name variously given to certain
            oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor
            tree.
  
      {Camphor tree}, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum
            Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining
            triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,
            but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is
            collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood
            and subliming the product.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cedar \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. [?].] (Bot.)
      The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable
      for its durability and fragrant odor.
  
      Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white
               cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called
               {Cham[d2]cyparis sph[91]roidea}; American red cedar is
               the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West
               Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with
               odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
  
      {Cedar bird} (Zo[94]l.), a species of chatterer ({Ampelis
            cedrarum}), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; --
            called also {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and {American
            waxwing}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jamboree, KY
      Zip code(s): 41536

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jumpertown, MS (town, FIPS 37040)
      Location: 34.70641 N, 88.66383 W
      Population (1990): 438 (171 housing units)
      Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   June Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 35800)
      Location: 28.07247 N, 80.68699 W
      Population (1990): 4080 (1770 housing units)
      Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Juniper, GA
      Zip code(s): 31801

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Juniper Hills, CA
      Zip code(s): 93543, 93553

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   jumper
  
      A removable wire or small plug whose presence or
      absence is used to determine some aspect of hardware
      configuration.
  
      (1995-03-14)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Jambres
      one of those who opposed Moses in Egypt (2 Tim. 3:8). (See {JANNES}.)
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   John, First Epistle of
      the fourth of the catholic or "general" epistles. It was
      evidently written by John the evangelist, and probably also at
      Ephesus, and when the writer was in advanced age. The purpose of
      the apostle (1:1-4) is to declare the Word of Life to those to
      whom he writes, in order that they might be united in fellowship
      with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. He shows that the
      means of union with God are, (1) on the part of Christ, his
      atoning work (1:7; 2:2; 3:5; 4:10, 14; 5:11, 12) and his
      advocacy (2:1); and (2), on the part of man, holiness (1:6),
      obedience (2:3), purity (3:3), faith (3:23; 4:3; 5:5), and love
      (2:7, 8; 3:14; 4:7; 5:1).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Juniper
      (Heb. rothem), called by the Arabs retem, and known as Spanish
      broom; ranked under the genus genista. It is a desert shrub, and
      abounds in many parts of Palestine. In the account of his
      journey from Akabah to Jerusalem, Dr. Robinson says: "This is
      the largest and most conspicuous shrub of these deserts, growing
      thickly in the water-courses and valleys. Our Arabs always
      selected the place of encampment, if possible, in a spot where
      it grew, in order to be sheltered by it at night from the wind;
      and during the day, when they often went on in advance of the
      camels, we found them not unfrequently sitting or sleeping under
      a bush of retem to shelter them from the sun. It was in this
      very desert, a day's journey from Beersheba, that the prophet
      Elijah lay down and slept beneath the same shrub" (1 Kings 19:4,
      5). It afforded material for fuel, and also in cases of
      extremity for human food (Ps. 120:4; Job 30:4). One of the
      encampments in the wilderness of Paran is called Rithmah, i.e.,
      "place of broom" (Num. 33:18).
     
         "The Bedawin of Sinai still burn this very plant into a
      charcoal which throws out the most intense heat."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Jambres, poverty; bitter; a rebel
  
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