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2 : a shoddy product

3 slang : NARCOTICS; especially : HEROIN

Synonyms

chaff, deadwood, dust, garbage, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste—more at GARBAGE

2junk verb : to get rid of as worthless : DISCARD, SCRAP

Synonyms

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, lose, reject, scrap, shed, shuck, slough, throw away, throw out, unload—more at DISCARD

3junk noun : a ship of eastern Asia with a high stern and 4-cornered sails

junk·er noun : something (as an old automobile) ready for scrapping

Jun·ker noun [ORIGIN: G]

: a member of the Prussian landed aristocracy

jun·ket noun 1 : a pudding of sweetened flavored milk set by rennet

2 : a pleasure trip or outing; especially : a trip made by an official at public expense ostensibly for public business

Synonyms

excursion, jaunt, outing, sally—more at EXCURSION

junk food noun : food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content

junk·ie also junky noun, plural junkies 1 slang : a narcotics peddler or addict

2 : one that derives inordinate pleasure from or is dependent on something

junky adjective : having the character of junk : constituting junk

Synonyms

chaffy, empty, no-good, null, valueless, worthless—more at WORTHLESS

jun·ta noun [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. junto joined, fr. L junctus, pp. of jungere to join]

: a group of persons controlling a government esp. after a revolutionary seizure of power

Ju·pi·ter noun : the largest of the planets and the one 5th in order of distance from the sun

Ju·ras·sic adjective : of, relating to, or being the period of the Mesozoic era between the Triassic and the Cretaceous that is marked esp. by the presence of dinosaurs

— Jurassic noun

ju·rid·i·cal also ju·rid·ic adjective 1 : of or relating to the administration of justice

2 : LEGAL

— ju·rid·i·cal·ly adverb

ju·ris·dic·tion noun 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law

2 : the authority of a sovereign power

3 : the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

— ju·ris·dic·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

administration, authority, government, regime, rule—more at RULE

ju·ris·pru·dence noun 1 : a system of laws

2 : the science or philosophy of law

ju·rist noun : one having a thorough knowledge of law; especially : JUDGE

ju·ris·tic adjective 1 : of or relating to a jurist or jurisprudence

2 : of, relating to, or recognized in law

ju·ror noun : a member of a jury

1jury noun, plural juries 1 : a body of persons sworn to inquire into a matter submitted to them and to give their verdict

2 : a committee for judging and awarding prizes

2jury adjective : improvised for temporary use esp. in an emergency

jury nullification noun : the acquitting of a defendant by a jury in disregard of the judge's instructions and contrary to the jury's findings of fact

jury–rig verb : to construct or arrange in a makeshift fashion

1just adjective 1 : having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : REASONABLE <~ comment>

2 : conforming to a standard of correctness <~ proportions>

3 : morally or legally right

4 : being what is merited <~ punishment>

— just·ly adverb

— just·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] good, hard, informed, levelheaded, logical, rational, reasonable, reasoned, sensible, sober, solid, valid, well-founded—more at GOOD

[2] due, right; also applicable, appropriate, apt, fit, fitting, meet, proper, requisite, suitable; lawful, legal; accurate, correct

Antonyms

undeserved, undue, unjust, unwarranted

[2] disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, fair, impartial, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced—more at FAIR

[3] decent, ethical, good, honest, honorable, moral, principled, right, righteous, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous—more at GOOD

2just adverb 1 : in a manner or measure or to a degree or number that strictly conforms to a fact or condition : EXACTLY <~ right>

2 : very recently

3 : by a very small margin : BARELY <~