jack crevalle
         n 1: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {crevalle
               jack}, {jack crevalle}, {Caranx hippos}]

English Dictionary: jiggery-pokery	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jackie Robinson n United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Synonym(s): Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Jack Roosevelt Robinson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jackrabbit n large hare of western North America v go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jaggery palm n fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago Synonym(s): wine palm, jaggery palm, kitul, kittul, kitul tree, toddy palm, Caryota urens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jazz group n a small band of jazz musicians [syn: jazz band, {jazz group}, combo]
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jew's harp n a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity Synonym(s): jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jewish rye bread n (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds Synonym(s): Jewish rye bread, Jewish rye
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jews' harp n a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity Synonym(s): jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jiggery-pokery n verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way Synonym(s): trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery
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]:
Jaggery palm \Jag"ger*y palm\       An East Indian palm ({Caryota urens}) having leaves pinnate       with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is       the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for       ornament.
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.