Chapter Jabber to Jewish of J by Soule's Synonymes

Jejune, a. Barren, meagre, sterile, dry, bare, lean, uninteresting.

Jemmy, a. (Colloq.) Spruce, trim, smart, finical, over-nice, over-neat, affectedly elegant, nice, over- much.

Jentling, n. Blue chub.

Jeopard, v. a. Hazard, imperil, peril, endanger, jeopardize, risk, put in jeopardy, put at hazard, put at risk.

Jeopardize, v. a. [Recent.] Hazard, endanger. See Jeopard.

Jeopardy, n. Hazard, danger, peril, risk, venture.

Jeremiad, Jeremiad, n. [Term of ridicule.] Tale of sorrow, lamentation, lament, doleful story.

Jerk, v. a.

1. Yerk, twitch, pull suddenly.

2. Throw suddenly.

Jerk, n.

1. Twitch, sudden pull.

2. Sudden throw.

Jerkin, n. Jacket, short coat.

Jest, v. n. Joke, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke.

Jest, n.

1. Joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, jeu d’esprit.

2. Raillery, fun, sport.

Jester, n.

1. Joker, wag, humorist.

2. Buffoon, harlequin, zany, droll, fool, clown, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, merry-andrew, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.

Jesuitical, a.

1. Of the Jesuits.