Chapter Jabber to Jewish of J by Soule's Synonymes

Jamb, n. Side-piece (of a fireplace, a door, a window, etc.).

Jamestown weed. Thorn-apple, stramonium, stramony, jimson, apple-peru (Datura stramonium).

Jangle, v. n.

1. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, quarrel, dispute, spar, spat, jar, tiff, have words, have an altercation.

2. Clash and clang, sound harshly or discordantly.

Jangle, v. a. Sound discordantly, utter inharmoniously.

Jangle, n.

1. Discord, discordant sound.

2. Wrangling, jangling.

Jangled, a. Discordant, inharmonious, out of tune.

Jangler, n. Wrangler, quarrelsome fellow.

Jangling, n. Wrangling, bickering, quarrelling, altercation, jangle, jar.

Janitor, n. Porter, doorkeeper, concierge.

Janty, a. [Written also Jaunty.] Showy, finical, airy, fluttering, bedizened, gairish, dressy, gay, fine, pranked out.

Japan, v. a. Varnish, lacquer.

Japan earth. Catechu, terra japonica, gambier, cutch.

Japanese, a. Of Japan.

Japanese, n.

1. Native of Japan.

2. Language of Japan, Japanese language.

Jar, v. n.

1. Vibrate harshly.

2. Clash, interfere.

3. Wrangle, contend, quarrel, bicker, spat, spar, jangle, squabble, tiff, have words, have an altercation.