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3jog noun 1 : a projecting or retreating part of a line or surface

2 : a brief abrupt change in direction

jog·gle verb jog·gled; jog·gling : to shake slightly

— joggle noun

john noun 1 : TOILET

2 : a prostitute's client

John noun 1 : the fourth Gospel in the New Testament

2 : any of three short didactic letters addressed to early Christians and included in the New Testament

john·ny noun, plural johnnies : a short-sleeved gown opening in the back that is worn by hospital patients

John·ny–jump–up noun : any of various small-flowered cultivated pansies

joie de vi·vre noun [ORIGIN: F]

: keen enjoyment of life

join verb 1 : to come or bring together so as to form a unit

2 : to come or bring into close association

3 : to become a member of

4 : to lie next to or in contact with : ADJOIN

5 : to take part in a collective activity

Synonyms

[1] associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, connect, couple, fuse, link, marry, unify, unite—more at UNITE

[3] enlist, enroll, enter, sign on, sign up—more at ENTER

[4] abut, adjoin, border, flank, fringe, skirt, touch, verge—more at ADJOIN

[5] collaborate, concert, cooperate, team—more at COOPERATE

join·er noun 1 : a worker who constructs articles by joining pieces of wood

2 : a gregarious person who joins many organizations

1joint noun 1 : the point of contact between bones of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it

2 : a cut of meat suitable for roasting

3 : a place where two things or parts are connected

4 : a place of business or residence with its furnishings and staff : ESTABLISHMENT; especially : a shabby or disreputable establishment

5 : a marijuana cigarette

— joint·ed adjective

Synonyms

connection, coupling, junction, juncture; also crux, link, tie; intersection; abutment, articulation; seam, suture; concourse, confluence, meeting; union

2joint adjective 1 : acting in concert : UNITED

2 : common to two or more

— joint·ly adverb

Synonyms

collective, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, mutual, public, united—more at COLLECTIVE

3joint verb 1 : to unite by or provide with a joint

2 : to separate the joints of

joist noun : any of the small beams ranged parallel from wall to wall in a building to support a floor or ceiling

1joke noun : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief narrative with a humorous climax

Synonyms

crack, gag, jest, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism; also joking, wisecracking; antic, buffoonery, caper, prank; caricature, lampoon, parody, put-on; banter, persiflage, raillery, repartee; facetiousness, humorousness; barb, humor, wit, wordplay

2joke verb joked; jok·ing : to make jokes

— jok·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

banter, fool, fun, jest, jive, josh, kid, quip, wisecrack; also chaff, mock, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, tease; caricature, lampoon, parody, satirize; amuse, divert, entertain

jok·er noun 1 : a person who jokes

2 : an extra card used in some card games

3 : a misleading part of an agreement that works to one party's disadvantage

4 a : an adult male human

b : an insignificant, obnoxious, or incompetent person

Synonyms

[1] card, comedian, comic, humorist, jester, wag, wit—more at HUMORIST

[4b] beast, boor, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, louse, lout, skunk, slob, snake—more at JERK

jol·li·fi·ca·tion noun : a festive celebration

Synonyms

conviviality, festivity, gaiety, merriment, merrymaking, revelry—more at MERRYMAKING

jol·li·ty noun, plural -ties : the quality or state of being jolly : GAIETY, MERRIMENT

jol·ly adjective jol·li·er; -est : full of high spirits : MERRY

Synonyms

blithe, boon, festive, gay, gleeful, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful, sunny—more at MERRY

1jolt verb 1 : to give a quick hard knock or blow to

2 : to move with a sudden jerky motion

3 : to disturb the composure of

— jolt·er noun

Synonyms

[2] agitate, convulse, jounce, quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble—more at SHAKE

[2] buck,