Jacob's staff
— Noun
– English
～ desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
— Noun
– English
～ the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Joseph Stalin
— Noun
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～ Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
jump-start
— Verb
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～ start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
jump-start
— Verb
– English
～ start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
jump-start
— Noun
– English
～ starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car; "my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor"