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Jactation (jăktāshŭn), n. [L. jactatio, fr. jactare: af. F. jactation. See .] A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation. Sir. W. Temple.
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Jactitation (?), n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See .]
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1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
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2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison.
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Coloq. Jactitation of marriage (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue. Blackstone.
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Jaculable (?), a. Fit for throwing. [Obs.]
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Jaculate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jaculating.] [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See .] To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
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Jaculation (?), n. [L. jaculatio.] The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.
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Hurled to and fro with jaculation dire. Milton.
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Jaculator (?), [L.] 1. One who throws or casts. [R.]
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2. (Zoöl.) The archer fish (Toxotes jaculator).
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Jaculatory (?), a. [L. jaculatorius: cf. F. jaculatoire.] Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers. Smart.
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Jadding (?), n. (Mining) See .
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Jade (jād), n. [F., fr. Sp. jade, fr. piedra de ijada stone of the side, fr. ijada flank, side, pain in the side, the stone being so named because it was supposed to cure this pain. Sp. ijada is derived fr. L. ilia flanks. Cf. .] 1. (Min.) A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
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☞ The general term jade includes nephrite, a compact variety of tremolite with a specific gravity of 3, and also the mineral jadeite, a silicate of alumina and soda, with a specific gravity of 3.3. The latter is the more highly prized and includes the feitsui of the Chinese. The name has also been given to other tough green minerals capable of similar use.
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2. A color resembling that of jade{1}; it varies from yellowish-green to bluish-green.
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Jade, n. [OE. jade; cf. Prov. E. yaud, Scot. yade, yad, yaud, Icel. jalda a mare.]
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1. A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag. Chaucer.
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Tired as a jade in overloaden cart. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man. Shak.
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She shines the first of battered jades. Swift.
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3. A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
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A souple jade she was, and strang. Burns.
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Jade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Jading.]
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1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.]
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I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me. Shak.
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3. To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.
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The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, . . . checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after. Locke.

Syn. -- To fatigue; tire; weary; harass. -- To , , , . Fatigue is the generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a long and steady repetition of the same act or effort. A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person; a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on a long journey by a continual straining of the same muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of work, tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant attention to business.
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Jade, v. i. To become weary; to lose spirit.
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They . . . fail, and jade, and tire in the prosecution. South.
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jaded adj. 1. dulled by surfeit; as, the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes.
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2. fatigued due to excess effort.
Syn. -- wearied.
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my father's words had left me jaded and depressed William Styron
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Jadeite (?), n. (Min.) See , the stone.
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Jadery (?), n. The tricks of a jade.
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Jadish, a. 1. Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
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2. Unchaste; -- applied to a woman. L'Estrange.
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Jaeger (?), n. See .
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Jag (jăg), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also jagg.]
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1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
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Arethuss arose . . .
From rock and from jag. Shelley.
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Garments thus beset with long jags. Holland.
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2. A part broken off; a fragment. Bp. Hacket.
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3. (Bot.) A cleft or division.
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4. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.]
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5. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small “load;” a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.]
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Coloq. Jag bolt , a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.
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Jag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jagging (?).] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also jagg.]
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Coloq. Jagging iron , a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.
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Jag, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also jagg.] Forby.
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Jag, v. t. To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

JAG, J.A.G, n. (Mil.) Same as Judge-Advocate General. [Acronym]
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{ Jagannath (?), Jagannatha, Jaganatha, (?), prop. n. Also Juggernaut}. [Hind. Jagan-nāth lord of the world, Skr. jagannātha.] (Hinduism) A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution.
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Jager (?), n. [G. jäger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. .] [Written also jaeger.] 1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See .
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2. (Zoöl.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
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jagg (?), v. t. & n. See .
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jaggary n. unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap. See .
Syn. -- jaggery, jagghery.
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jagged (jăggĕd), a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. “ Jagged vine leaves' shade.” Trench. -- Jaggedly, adv. -- Jaggedness, n.
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jaggedness n. something irregular like a bump on or crack in a smooth surface.
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Jagger (jăggẽr), n. One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d . [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Jagger, n. [From 4th .] One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (a) a jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See , v. t.
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Coloq. Jagger spring , a spring beneath a seat, and resting on cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle. Knight.
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Jaggery (jăggẽr�), n. [Hind jāgrī. Cf. .] Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically those of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis) and jaggery palm (Caryota urens). [Written also jagghery and jaggary.]
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Jaggery 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.
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jagghery n. Same as .
Syn. -- jaggery, jaggary.
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Jaggy (?), a. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth. Addison.
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Jaghir (?), n. [Per. jāgīr.] A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.
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Jaghirdar (?), n. [Per. jāgīr-dār.] The holder of a jaghir.
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Jagua palm (?). [Sp. jagua the fruit of the jagua palm.] (Bot.) A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.
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Jaguar (?), n. [Braz. yagoára: cf. & Pg. jaguar.] (Zoöl.) A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also called the panther and the American tiger.
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Jaguarondi (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds.
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Jah (jä), n. [Heb. yāh.] Jehovah. Ps. lxviii. 4.
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Jahvist (?), n., Jahvistic (�), a. See , .
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Jahweh, Jahvey n. a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH. See .
Syn. -- Yahweh, Yahwe, Yahveh, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah.
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Jail (jāl), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. geôle, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See .] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. [Written also gaol.]
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This jail I count the house of liberty. Milton.
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Coloq. Jail delivery , the release of prisoners from jail, either legally or by violence. -- Coloq. Jail delivery commission . See under . -- Coloq. Jail fever (Med.), typhus fever, or a disease resembling it, generated in jails and other places crowded with people; -- called also hospital fever, and ship fever. -- Coloq. Jail liberties , or Coloq. Jail limits , a space or district around a jail within which an imprisoned debtor was, on certain conditions, allowed to go at large. Abbott. -- Coloq. Jail lock , a peculiar form of padlock; -- called also Scandinavian lock.
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Jail, v. t. To imprison. [R.] T. Adams (1614).
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[Bolts] that jail you from free life. Tennyson.
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jailbird, jail bird A prisoner; one is in prison or who has been confined in prison. [Slang]
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jailbreak n. an escape from jail; as, five prisoners escaped in a coordinated .
Syn. -- break, breakout, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking.
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jailed adj. placed in a prison; -- of people.
Syn. -- captive, confined, imprisoned.
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Jailer (?), n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. geôlier. See .] The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also jailor, gaoler.]

jailing n. The act or process of putting someone in prison or in jail as a lawful punishment.
Syn. -- imprisonment.
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{ Jain (?), Jaina, } prop. n. [Skr. Jaina, fr. Jina, a proper name, fr. jina victorious.] One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
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Jain adj. of or pertaining to Jainism; as, Jain gods.
Syn. -- Jainist.
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Jainism (?), n. The heterodox Hindu religion, founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism; its most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindu gods, and the denial of a supreme being and of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. Also, the sect comprising those adhering to Jainism. Jainism believes in immortality and the transmigration of the soul. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.
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Jairou (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The ahu or Asiatic gazelle.
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Jak (?), n. (Bot.) see 1st .
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Jakes (?), n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d .] A privy. Shak.
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Jakie (?), n. (Zoöl.) A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog.
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Jako (jăk�), n. (Zoöl.) An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot.
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Jakwood (?), n. See .
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Jalap (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomœa purga (or Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative (cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other species of Ipomœa yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the Ipomœa Orizabensis, and Ipomœa tuberosa.
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Coloq. False jalap , the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru.
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Jalapic (?), a. Of or pertaining to jalap.
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Jalapin (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.
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Jalons, n. pl. [F. Of unknown origin.] (Mil.) Long poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and signals. Farrow.
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Jalousie, n. [F. See .] 1. A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.
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2. A window or door made of multiple glass or plastic slats, which can be opened or closed like a jalousie{1}.
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Jalousied (?), a. Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches.
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Jam (jăm), n. [Per. or Hind. jāmah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children.
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Jam, n. (Mining) See .
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Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed (jămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See .]
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1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in; to cram; as, rock fans jammed the theater for the concert.
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The ship . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.
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2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.]
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3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.
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4. To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale.
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5. (Radio) To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war.
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6. To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it.
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Jam, v. i. 2. To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again.
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2. (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session.
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3. To crowd together; -- usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty.
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Jam, n. 1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
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2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
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3. A difficult situation; as, he got himself into a jam. [informal]
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Jam, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jāmid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.
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Coloq. Jam nut . See Check nut, under . -- Coloq. Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under .
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Jamacina (?), n. [NL.] Jamaicine.
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Jamadar (?), n. Same as .
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Jamaica (?), n. One of the West Indian islands.
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Coloq. Jamaica ginger , a variety of ginger, called also white ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately. -- Coloq. Jamaica pepper , allspice. -- Coloq. Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.
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Jamaican (?), a. Of or pertaining to Jamaica. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Jamaica.
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Jamaicine (?), n. [From Jamaica.] (Chem.) An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina. Watts.
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Jamb (?), n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See .]
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1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. Gwilt.
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2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
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Jamb (?), v. t. See , v. t. & i.
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Jamb, Jambe, Jambeau (?), n. See .
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jambalaya (jŭmbȧlīȧ), n. A spicy Creole dish of rice with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, plus tomatoes, and seasoned with peppers, onions, herbs, and celery.
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jambeau (?), n. 1. (Ancient armor) See .
Syn. -- greave.
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2. A type of spikefish of the Atlantic Ocean, Parahollardia lineata.
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Jambee (?), n. [See , n.: cf. OF. jamboier to walk.] A fashionable cane. [Obs.] Tatler.

{ Jambes (?), Jambeux (?), } n. pl. [From F. jambe a leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See , n.] (Ancient Armor) In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees, usually having front and back pieces; called also greaves. [Written also giambeux.] Chaucer.
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Jambolana (?), n. [Cf. Pg. jambolão a kind of tropical fruit.] (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.
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{ Jambool, Jambul (?) }, n. [Hind. jambū, jambūl, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jambū.] The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, formerly used as a remedy for diabetes.
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Jamboree (?), n. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. .] 1. 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.
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2. a large festive gathering.
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3. an assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or international level, including camping among the activities; -- a term adopted by the Boy Scouts organization.
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Jamdani (?), n. A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers. [Written also jamdanee.] Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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James prop. n. 1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.
Syn. -- William James.
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2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of William James.
Syn. -- Henry James.
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3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.
Syn. -- Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle.
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4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.
Syn. -- James River.
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Jamesonia prop. n. A genus of xerophytic ferns of South America.
Syn. -- genus Jamesonia.
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Jamesonite (?), n. [From Prof. Jameson, of Edinburgh.] (Min.) A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron.
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James's powder (?). (Med.) Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, an English physician; -- called also fever powder.
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Jamestown weed (?). (Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See .
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☞ This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and gympsum.
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jamjar n. a jar for holding jellies or preserves.
Syn. -- jampot.
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jammed adj. filled to capacity or overfilled; as, the auditorium was jammed to the rafters.
Syn. -- full, jam-packed, packed.
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jampack v. t. 1. to stuff; to fill completely and tightly; to jam{1}.
Syn. -- jel, gel.
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jampan n. a kind of sedan chair used in India.
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jampot n. a jar for holding jellies or preserves; a jamjar.
Syn. -- jamjar.
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