jugal point
— Noun
– English
～ the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
— Noun
– English
～ French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
jiggery-pokery
— Noun
– English
～ verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
James Polk
— Noun
– English
～ 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
James K. Polk
— Noun
– English
～ 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
James Knox Polk
— Noun
– English
～ 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
Jackson Pollock
— Noun
– English
～ United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
Juan Ponce de Leon
— Noun
– English
～ Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
— Noun
– English
～ French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
jacket potato
— Noun
– English
～ a baked potato served with the jacket on
John Cowper Powys
— Noun
– English
～ British writer of novels about nature; one of three literary brothers (1872-1963)
James Prescott Joule
— Noun
– English
～ English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
Joseph Priestley
— Noun
– English
～ English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
judicial principle
— Noun
– English
～ (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
Japanese privet
— Noun
– English
～ evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
journalist's privilege
— Noun
– English
～ the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information
joint probability
— Noun
– English
～ the probability of two events occurring together
judicial proceeding
— Noun
– English
～ a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
Juniperus procera
— Noun
– English
～ tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood
jet-propelled
— Adjective
– English
～ propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine