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[3] appall, bowl, floor, shake up, shock—more at SHOCK

2jolt noun 1 : an abrupt jerky blow or movement

2 : a sudden shock

Synonyms

[1] bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, shock, smash, strike, wallop—more at IMPACT

[2] bolt, bombshell, jar, surprise—more at SURPRISE

Jon abbreviation Jonah; Jonas

Jo·nah noun : a book of Jewish and Christian Scripture

Jo·nas noun : JONAH

1jones noun 1 slang : addiction to heroin

2 slang : HEROIN

3 slang : a craving for something

2jones verb, slang

: to have a craving for something

jon·gleur noun : an itinerant medieval minstrel

jon·quil noun [ORIGIN: F jonquille, fr. Sp junquillo, dim. of junco reed, fr. L juncus]

: a narcissus with fragrant clustered white or yellow flowers

Jor·da·ni·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Jordan

— Jordanian adjective

josh verb : to tease good-naturedly; also : JOKE

Synonyms

chaff, jive, kid, rally, razz, rib, ride, roast, tease—more at TEASE

banter, fool, fun, jest, jive, joke, kid, quip, wisecrack—more at JOKE

Josh abbreviation Joshua

Josh·ua noun : a book of Jewish and Christian Scripture

Joshua tree noun : a tall branched yucca of the southwestern U.S.

jos·tle verb jos·tled; jos·tling 1 : to come in contact or into collision

2 : to make one's way by pushing and shoving

Jos·ue noun : JOSHUA

1jot noun : the least bit : IOTA

Synonyms

hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, tittle, whit; also ace, bit, crumb, dab, driblet, glimmer, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, ray, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, smidgen, snap, speck, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, touch, trace

2jot verb jot·ted; jot·ting : to write briefly and hurriedly

Synonyms

usually jot down log, mark, note, put down, record, register, set down—more at RECORD

jot·ting noun : a brief note

joule noun : a unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through a distance of one meter

jounce verb jounced; jounc·ing : to move or cause to move in an up-and-down manner : JOLT

— jounce noun

Synonyms

agitate, convulse, jolt, quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble—more at SHAKE

jour abbreviation 1 journal

2 journeyman

jour·nal noun [ORIGIN: ME, service book containing the day hours, fr. AF jurnal, fr. jurnal daily, fr. L diurnalis, fr. dies day]

1 : a brief account of daily events

2 : a record of proceedings (as of a legislative body)

3 : a periodical (as a newspaper) dealing esp. with current events

4 : the part of a rotating axle or spindle that turns in a bearing

Synonyms

magazine, organ, paper, review; also annual, bimonthly, biweekly, daily, monthly, quarterly, semimonthly, semiweekly, weekly, yearbook; broadside, extra, sheet, tabloid

jour·nal·ese noun : a style of writing held to be characteristic of newspapers

jour·nal·ism noun 1 : the business of writing for, editing, or publishing periodicals (as newspapers)

2 : writing designed for or characteristic of newspapers

— jour·nal·ist noun

— jour·nal·is·tic adjective

1journey noun, plural journeys [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OF journee day's journey, fr. jour day]

: a traveling from one place to another

Synonyms

expedition, passage, peregrination, trek, trip; also errand, excursion, flight, hop, jaunt, junket, outing, sally, tour; cruise, sail, voyage; drive, ride, spin; odyssey, pilgrimage, progress, quest, safari

2journey verb jour·neyed; jour·ney·ing : to go on a journey : TRAVEL

Synonyms

tour, travel, trek, voyage—more at TRAVEL

jour·ney·man noun 1 : a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person

2 : an experienced reliable worker

1joust verb : to engage in a joust

2joust noun : a combat on horseback between two knights with lances esp. as part of a tournament

jo·vial adjective : marked by good humor

Synonyms

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

jo·vi·al·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being