Jersey
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~ the largest of the Channel Islands
Jerusalem cross
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~ a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar
Jerusalem cricket
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~ large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
Jerusalem artichoke
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~ tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Jerusalem cherry
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~ small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
Jerusalem
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~ capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
Jerusalem artichoke
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~ sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
Jerusalem artichoke
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~ edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
Jespersen
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~ Danish linguist (1860-1943)
jessamine
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~ a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
Jesse James
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~ United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
Jesse Jackson
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~ United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
jest
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~ activity characterized by good humor
jest
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~ a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
jester
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~ a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Jesuit
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~ a member of the Jesuit order
Jesuit's bark
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~ medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
Jesuitism
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~ the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
Jesuitry
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~ the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
Jesus
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~ a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)