Jersey
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the largest of the Channel Islands
Jerusalem cross
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar
Jerusalem cricket
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
Jerusalem artichoke
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Jerusalem cherry
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
Jerusalem
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ 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
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
Jerusalem artichoke
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
Jespersen
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Danish linguist (1860-1943)
jessamine
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
Jesse James
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ 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
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
jest
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ activity characterized by good humor
jest
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ 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"
jest
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
jest
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ act in a funny or teasing way
jest at
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
jester
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
jesting
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ characterized by jokes and good humor
jestingly
— Biord
– Engelsk
~ in jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"