English dictionary: words starting with j - page 43
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Julius
ˌdʒuː.li.əs ˈsiː.zərMeanings of Julius:
nounA famous roman emperor and general
Usage examples:
The italian city of trieste was founded by julius caesar.
Meanings of July:
nounThe seventh month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the second month of summer.
Usage examples:
I had a letter from him in july
Meanings of Jumbie:
nounA spirit of a dead person, typically an evil one.
Usage examples:
There are folk beliefs in jumbies (ghosts, spirits).
Meanings of Jumble:
nounAn untidy collection or pile of things.
Usage examples:
The books were in a chaotic jumble
verbMix up in a confused or untidy way.
Usage examples:
A drawer full of letters jumbled together
Meanings of Jumbled:
verbMix up in a confused or untidy way.
Usage examples:
A drawer full of letters jumbled together
nounAn untidy collection or pile of things.
Usage examples:
The books were in a chaotic jumble
Meanings of Jumbles:
nounAn untidy collection or pile of things.
Usage examples:
The books were in a chaotic jumble
verbMix up in a confused or untidy way.
Usage examples:
A drawer full of letters jumbled together
Meanings of Jumbling:
verbMix up in a confused or untidy way.
Usage examples:
A drawer full of letters jumbled together
nounAn untidy collection or pile of things.
Usage examples:
The books were in a chaotic jumble
Meanings of Jumbo:
nounA very large person or thing.
Usage examples:
With the jumbos invading the fringe villages during nights, villagers are spending sleepless nights…
adjectiveVery large.
Usage examples:
A jumbo pad
Meanings of Jumbos:
nounA very large person or thing.
Usage examples:
With the jumbos invading the fringe villages during nights, villagers are spending sleepless nights…
adjectiveVery large.
Usage examples:
A jumbo pad
Meanings of Jumbuck:
nounA sheep.
Usage examples:
Along came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,
Meanings of Jumbucks:
nounA sheep.
Usage examples:
Along came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,
Meanings of Jump:
verbPush oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.
Usage examples:
The cat jumped off his lap
nounAn act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.
Usage examples:
In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance
Move forward by leaps and bounds
Meanings of Jump at:
phrasal verbAccept an opportunity or offer with great eagerness.
Usage examples:
I'd jump at the chance of a career in football
Meanings of Jump in:
phrasal verbTo suddenly become involved in a situation or discussion
Usage examples:
Investors said they wouldn't be surprised if some companies jumped in to borrow in case rates rise …
Meanings of Jump in with both feet:
phraseGet started enthusiastically.
Usage examples:
Al franken's never done radio and jumped in with both feet as a self-proclaimed amateur at the head…
idiomTo become involved in a situation too quickly without thinking about it first
Usage examples:
That's just like julie - always jumping in with both feet before she knows the facts.
Meanings of Jump off:
idiomJump down from an elevated point
phrasal verb(of a campaign) begin.
Usage examples:
The air-attack phase will continue before the ground attack jumps off
Meanings of Jump on:
phrasal verbAttack or take hold of someone suddenly.
Usage examples:
Two men jumped on him from behind
Meanings of Jump on the bandwagon:
phraseJoin others in doing or supporting something fashionable or likely to be successful.
Usage examples:
Scientists and doctors alike have jumped on the bandwagon
idiomTo become involved in an activity that is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself
Usage examples:
The success of the product led many firms to try to jump on the bandwagon.
Meanings of Jump the gun:
phraseAct before the proper or appropriate time.
Usage examples:
There's a lot of sense in what he says, but i think he jumps the gun on this one.
idiomTo act too soon or before the right time
Usage examples:
They only met three weeks ago – isn’t it jumping the gun to start talking about marriage?
Meanings of Jump the queue:
idiomTo move to the front of a line of people who are waiting for something, so that you are served or dealt with before them
Usage examples:
This pre-paid smart card allows you to jump the queue to 60 of the capital's favourite attractions.…
Meanings of Jump the shark:
phrase(of a television series or film) reach a point when far-fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality.
Usage examples:
The majority of television has jumped the shark; few shows maintain their creative ingenuity
idiom(usually of television shows) to reach a point where something stops becoming more popular or starts to decrease in quality
Usage examples:
The show jumped the shark a few years ago., will twitter soon jump the shark?
Meanings of Jump the track:
phrase(of a train) become derailed.
Meanings of Jump through hoops:
phraseGo through an elaborate or complicated procedure in order to achieve an objective.
Usage examples:
The banks make you beg for a loan and they make you jump through hoops to get it
idiomTo do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do something you want
Meanings of Jump to conclusions:
idiomTo guess the facts about a situation without having enough information
Usage examples:
Don't jump to conclusions! perhaps it was his daughter he was dancing with.
Meanings of Jump-for-joy:
idiomTo be extremely happy
Usage examples:
"so how did robert take the news?" "he didn't exactly jump for joy."
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