joliot
— Noun
– English
~ French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
jolliet
— Noun
– English
~ French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
jollification
— Noun
– English
~ a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
jollify
— Verb
– English
~ celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
jolliness
— Noun
– English
~ feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jollity
— Noun
– English
~ feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jolly along
— Verb
– English
~ cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
jolly
— Verb
– English
~ be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
jolly
— Adverb
– English
~ to certain extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
jolly
— Adjective
– English
~ full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
jolly boat
— Noun
– English
~ a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
jolly
— Noun
– English
~ a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
jolson
— Noun
– English
~ United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
jolt
— Verb
– English
~ move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
jolt
— Verb
– English
~ disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
jolt
— Noun
– English
~ a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
jolt
— Noun
– English
~ an abrupt spasmodic movement
jolted
— Adjective
– English
~ disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken"
jolted
— Adjective
– English
~ bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers"