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2j abbreviation, often cap 1 jack

2 journal

3 judge

4 justice

1jab verb jabbed; jab·bing : to thrust quickly or abruptly : POKE

2jab noun : a usu. short straight punch

Synonyms

dab, dig, poke—more at POKE

1jabber verb : to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly : CHATTER

Synonyms

babble, chatter, drivel, gabble, gibber, prattle, sputter—more at BABBLE

2jabber noun : unintelligible or meaningless language

jab·ber·er noun : one that jabbers

Synonyms

chatterbox, magpie, talker—more at CHATTERBOX

jab·ber·wocky noun : meaningless speech or writing

Synonyms

babble, gabble, gibberish, gobbledygook, hogwash, jabber, nonsense, piffle, prattle—more at GIBBERISH

ja·bot noun : a ruffle worn down the front of a dress or shirt

jac·a·ran·da noun : any of a genus of pinnate-leaved tropical American trees with clusters of showy blue flowers

1jack noun 1 : a mechanical device; especially : one used to raise a heavy body a short distance

2 : a male donkey

3 : a small target ball in lawn bowling

4 : a small national flag flown by a ship

5 : a small 6-pointed metal object used in a game (jacks)

6 : a playing card bearing the figure of a soldier or servant

7 : a socket into which a plug is inserted for connecting electric circuits

8 a : an adult male human

b : a member of a ship's crew

Synonyms

banner, colors, ensign, flag, pennant, standard, streamer—more at FLAG

2jack verb 1 : to raise by means of a jack

2 : to raise the level of <~ up prices>

Synonyms

[1, 2] boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, up, uphold—more at RAISE

jack·al noun [ORIGIN: Turk çakal, fr. Pers shaqāl]

: any of several mammals of Asia and Africa related to the wolves

jack·a·napes noun 1 : MONKEY, APE

2 : an impudent or conceited person

jack·ass noun 1 : the domestic ass : DONKEY; especially : a male donkey

2 : a stupid person

Synonyms

[1] ass, donkey—more at DONKEY

[2] blockhead, dolt, donkey, dope, dummy, idiot, imbecile, nitwit, numskull, simpleton—more at IDIOT

jack·boot noun 1 : a heavy military boot of glossy black leather extending above the knee

2 : a laceless military boot reaching to the calf

jack·daw noun : a black and gray Old World crowlike bird

jack·et noun [ORIGIN: ME jaket, fr. AF jackés, pl., dim. of MF jaque short jacket, fr. jacques peasant, fr. the name Jacques James]

1 : a garment for the upper body usu. having a front opening, collar, and sleeves

2 : an outer covering or casing

Synonyms

armor, capsule, case, casing, cocoon, cover, housing, husk, pod, sheath, shell—more at CASE

Jack Frost noun : frost or frosty weather personified

jack·ham·mer noun : a pneumatic percussion tool for drilling rock or breaking pavement

jack–in–the–box noun, plural jack–in–the–boxes or jacks–in–the–box : a toy consisting of a small box out of which a figure springs when the lid is raised

jack–in–the–pulpit noun, plural jack–in–the–pulpits also jacks–in–the–pulpit : a No. American spring-flowering woodland herb having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe

1jackknife noun 1 : a large pocketknife

2 : a dive in which the diver bends from the waist and touches the ankles before straightening out

2jackknife verb : to fold like a jackknife

jack·leg adjective 1 : lacking skill or training

2 : MAKESHIFT

jack–of–all–trades noun, plural jacks–of–all–trades : one who is able to do passable work at various tasks

jack–o'–lan·tern noun : a lantern made of a pumpkin cut to look like a human face

jack·pot noun 1 : a large sum of money formed by the accumulation of stakes from previous play (as in poker)

2 : an impressive and often unexpected success or reward

jack·rab·bit noun : any of several large hares of western No. America with very long ears and hind legs

Jack Russell terrier noun : any of a breed of small terriers having a white