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jolly alongTo make happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:
jolly rogerpirate flagRate it:
jolly someone alongTo make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:
jot and tittlesmallest detailsRate it:
jot downto write down hurriedly; to make a note ofRate it:
joustA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.Rate it:
Jove nodsAlternative form of even Homer nodsRate it:
JTLYKInitialism of just to let you know.Rate it:
judge, jury and executionerSomeone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.Rate it:
jug earsEars whose plane is markedly not parallel to the plane of the head.Rate it:
juice upto charge, to charge upRate it:
juicyUsed in reference to describing a young man who appears attractive, handsome, good-lookingRate it:
jumble salefundraising eventRate it:
jumble togetherTo haphazardly combine things; to make a seemingly random assortment of items.Rate it:
jumble togetherTo clumsily assemble.Rate it:
jumbo jetairlinerRate it:
jumpBy jerking the body violently.Rate it:
jumpThat is further forward.Rate it:
jumpTo attack suddenly and violently.Rate it:
jumpTo cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.Rate it:
jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:
jumpTo employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.Rate it:
jumpTo force to jump.Rate it:
jumpTo propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.Rate it:
jump aboutTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:
jump aboutTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:
jump aroundTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:
jump aroundTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:
jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:
jump at the chanceTo immediately accept an offer.Rate it:
jump bailTo abscond while in a bail statusRate it:
jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:
jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.Rate it:
jump down someone's throatTo criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.Rate it:
Jump down Your ThroatTo scream and shout at someone in an angry wayRate it:
jump for joyExalt, [rejoice]], feel elation.Rate it:
jump for joyAn expression of extreme happiness for any reason.Rate it:
jump inTo enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport.Rate it:
jump in one's skinTo start with fright.Rate it:
jump offTo participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.Rate it:
jump offTo move from an elevated place by one jump.Rate it:
Jump off the Deep EndTo become deeply involved in something without thinking about its end result, to have deep emotional involvementRate it:
jump onTo board a public transport vehicle.Rate it:
jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:
jump on the bandwagonTo profit from a craze; to join a trend.Rate it:
Jump on the BandwagonTo show interest to do something because it is popular and everyone seems to be doing itRate it:
jump outTo emerge suddenly.Rate it:
jump outTo be obviously different or special; to capture an observer's attention at once.Rate it:
jump outTo exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.Rate it:
jump outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see jump,‎ out.Rate it:

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