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: a very large specimen of its kind

Synonyms

behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, giant, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan, whale, whopper—more at GIANT

2jumbo adjective : very large

1jump verb 1 : to spring into the air : leap over

2 : to give a start

3 : to rise or increase suddenly or sharply

4 : to make a sudden attack

5 : ANTICIPATE <~ the gun>

6 : to leave hurriedly and often furtively <~ town>

7 : to act or move before (as a signal)

— jump bail

: to abscond after being released from custody on bail

— jump ship

1 : to leave the company of a ship without authority

2 : to desert a cause

Synonyms

[1] bound, hop, leap, spring, vault; also bounce, lope, skip; buck; caper, cavort, frolic, gambol, romp; attack, pounce; shoot, skyrocket

[2] bolt, start, startle—more at START

usually jump on [4] abuse, castigate, excoriate, lambaste, slam, vituperate—more at ATTACK

usually jump on [4] assail, assault, attack, beset, charge, descend, pounce, raid, rush, storm, strike—more at ATTACK

2jump noun 1 : a spring into the air; especially : one made for height or distance in a track meet

2 : a sharp sudden increase

3 : an initial advantage

Synonyms

[1] bound, hop, leap, spring, vault; also bounce, lope, skip; caper, gambol; attack, pounce; dive, pitch, plunge

[3] advantage, better, drop, edge, upper hand, vantage—more at ADVANTAGE

1jumper noun : one that jumps

2jumper noun 1 : a loose blouse

2 : a sleeveless one-piece dress worn usu. with a blouse

3 plural : a child's sleeveless coverall

jumping bean noun : a seed of any of several Mexican shrubs that tumbles about because of the movements of a small moth larva inside it

jumping–off place noun 1 : a remote or isolated place

2 : a place from which an enterprise is launched

jump·mas·ter noun : a person who supervises parachutists

jump–start verb : to start (an engine or vehicle) by connection to an external power source

jump·suit noun 1 : a coverall worn by parachutists in jumping

2 : a one-piece garment consisting of a blouse or shirt with attached pants or shorts

jumpy adjective jump·i·er; -est : easily excited or irritated : NERVOUS, JITTERY

Synonyms

edgy, excitable, high-strung, jittery, nervous, skittish, spooky—more at EXCITABLE

jun abbreviation junior

Jun abbreviation June

junc abbreviation junction

jun·co noun, plural juncos or juncoes : any of a genus of small common pink-billed No. American finches that are largely gray with conspicuous white tail feathers

junc·tion noun 1 : an act of joining

2 : a place or point of meeting

Synonyms

[1] combination, connection, consolidation, coupling, unification, union—more at UNION

[2] connection, coupling, joint, juncture—more at JOINT

junc·ture noun 1 : a place where two things or parts are joined : JOINT, CONNECTION

2 : UNION

3 : a critical time or state of affairs

Synonyms

clutch, crisis, crunch, emergency, head—more at EMERGENCY

June noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L Junius]

: the 6th month of the year

jun·gle noun [ORIGIN: Hindi & Urdu jangal forest]

1 : a thick tangled mass of tropical vegetation; also : a tract overgrown with vegetation

2 : a place of ruthless struggle for survival

1junior adjective 1 : YOUNGER

2 : lower in rank

3 : of or relating to juniors

Synonyms

inferior, less, lesser, lower, minor, subordinate, under—more at LESSER

2junior noun 1 : a person who is younger or of lower rank than another

2 : a student in the next-to-last year before graduating

junior college noun : a school that offers studies corresponding to those of the 1st two years of college

junior high school noun : a school usu. including grades 7–9

junior varsity noun : a team whose members lack the experience or qualifications required for the varsity

ju·ni·per noun : any of numerous coniferous shrubs or trees with leaves like needles or scales and female cones like berries

1junk noun 1 : old iron, glass, paper, or waste; also : discarded articles