javelin
         n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far
               as possible
         2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

English Dictionary: joyfulness	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
javelina n dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States Synonym(s): collared peccary, javelina, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu, Peccari angulatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jebel Musa n a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules Synonym(s): Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Joplin n United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) Synonym(s): Joplin, Janis Joplin United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917) Synonym(s): Joplin, Scott Joplin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
joyfulness n the emotion of great happiness [syn: joy, joyousness, joyfulness] Antonym(s): sorrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jubilance n a feeling of extreme joy [syn: exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jubilancy n a feeling of extreme joy [syn: exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jubilant adj joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" Synonym(s): exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart" Synonym(s): elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jubilantly adv in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantly] Antonym(s): unhappily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Javelin \Jave"lin\, n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It.       giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. {Gavelock}.]       A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand;       anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot       soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other       fierce game.                   Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the                vigor of a Roman arm?                              --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Javelin \Jave"lin\, v. t.       To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Javelinier \Jave`lin*ier"\, n.       A soldier armed with a javelin. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jaw-fallen \Jaw"-fall`en\, a.       Dejected; chopfallen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jovialness \Jo"vi*al*ness\, n.       Noisy mirth; joviality. --Hewyt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Joyful \Joy"ful\, a.       Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful       heart. [bd]Joyful tidings.[b8] --Shak.                   My soul shall be joyful in my God.         --Is. lxi. 10.                   Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. --Pope.       -- {Joy"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ful*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jubilant \Ju"bi*lant\, a. [L. jubilans, -antis, p. pr. of       jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubila[?]. See {Jubilate}.]       Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant;       exulting. [bd]The jubilant age.[b8] --Coleridge.                   While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jubilantly \Ju"bi*lant*ly\, adv.       In a jubilant manner.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Joplin, MO (city, FIPS 37592)       Location: 37.08180 N, 94.50297 W       Population (1990): 40961 (19367 housing units)       Area: 76.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64801, 64804    Joplin, MT       Zip code(s): 59531
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Javelin       (1.) Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10,       11; 19:9, 10; 20:33).                (2.) Heb. romah, a lance for heavy-armed troops, so called       from its piercing (Num. 25:7). (See {ARMS}.)