Ao
o to
clean the gas jets on the cooker
3 [U] a hard black mineral
that can be polished and is used in jewellery M3L; Mi; MfeAMS; PI
mm
u verb (-tt-) [V +adv./prep.] {informal) to fly somewhere in a
plane
Jet
'black adj. deep shiny black in
colour
Jet
'engine noun an engine that drives an
aircraft forwards by pushing out a stream of gases behind it — picture o page Rii
jet-foil /'d3etfoil/ noun a passenger boat which
rises above the surface of the water when it is travelling fast and has jet engines
'jet
lag noun [U] the feeling of being
tired and slightly confused after a long plane journey, especially when there
is a big difference in the time at the place you leave and that at the place
you arrive in “fcfr ► 'jet-lagged adj.
jet-liner /‘d3etlam0(r)/ noun a large plane with a jet engine, that carries
passengers ( AS )
jet-pro pelled adj. driven by jet
engines
Jet
pro'pulsion noun [U] the use of jet engines for power
jet-sam /'d3etsam/ noun things that are thrown
away, especially from a ship at sea and that float towards land ( X
Jb M11'J ^ W ) fib — compare
flotsam(I)
the 'jet set noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] rich and fashionable people who travel a
lot (
'jet-setter noun a rich, fashionable
person who travels a lot "fit► 'jet-setting adj. [usually before noun]: her jet-setting
millionaire boyfriend ^
jet Ski™ noun a vehicle with an
engine, like a motorcycle, for riding across water o’ JW 3S A ±
M&M ► 'jet-skiing noun [U] — picture o page R34
'jet stream noun 1 (usually
the
jet stream) [sing.]
a
strong wind that blows high above the earth and that has an effect on the
weather ( ) M,'%L 2 [C]
the flow of gases from a
plane’s engine ( tfl
^W)
jet ti son /'d3etisn/
verb [VN] 1 to throw sth out of a
moving plane or ship to make it lighter ( MM
to jettison fuel
$4
2 to get rid of sth/sb that you no longer need or want £gj]&; HT71 discard He was
jettisoned as team coach after the defeat, life III lit 7 is PA ft % ?R $r o 3 to
reject an idea, belief, plan, etc. that you no longer think is useful or likely
to
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jetty /'d3eti/ noun {pi. -ies) (NAmE also dock) a wall or platform
built out into the sea, a river, etc., where boats can be tied and where people
can get on and off # boats fclg; j*;
jet-way /'d3etwei/ noun {NAmE) = air bridge Jew /d3u:/ noun a member of the
people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who
come from the ancient Hebrew people of
jewel /'d3u:0l/ noun 1 a precious stone such as a diamond, ruby, etc. Pm gem(1) 2 [usually pi.]
pieces of jewellery or
decorative objects that contain precious
stones ^ if :
The family
jewels are locked away in a safe. |CM
— see also crown
jewels 3 a small precious stone or
piece of special glass that is used in the machinery of a watch ( 7 AW ) $ Af 7^ 4 (informal) a person or thing that
is very important or valuable ; $ is Min 1$ A; W3K® — compare gem(2) H»T71 the jewel in the
crown the
most attractive or valuable part of sth
^ mm\t> <fjVtm) mm
'jewel case noun a plastic box for
holding a CD ( M
m)
jewelled {BrE) {NAmE jew-eled) /'d3u:0ld/ adj.
decorated with jewels ft W; M
jew-el-ler (BrE) {NAmE jew-el-er) /'d3u:0l0(r)/ noun 1 a person who makes,
repairs or sells jewellery and watches 2 jeweller’s {pi. jew
ellers) a shop/store that
sells jewellery and watches : I bought it at the jeweller’s near my
office.
jew el lery 0-w (BrE) {NAmE jew-el-ry) /'d3u:0lri/ noun [U] objects such as
rings and necklaces that people
wear as decoration 3^7; if ffp: silver/gold jewellery fg / o She has some lovely pieces of jewellery. £tk
— see also costume
jewellery Jew-ess /'d3u:0s/ noun (often offensive) an old-fashioned word
for a Jewish woman $;AAA ( IBN’ffjip )
Jew ish /'d3u:iJV
adj. connected with Jews
or Judaism; believing in and practising Judaism $c A AW;
A AW; **A #S(W; fatftAifcW: We’re Jewish. &f]i
ti;A„ o the
local Jewish community ^ilfcW**AAi¥ ►Jew-ish-ness noun [U]
Jewry /’d3O0ri; NAmE 'd3uri; 'd3u:-/ noun [U] (formal) Jewish people as a
group ( ^ ) #£ A A:
British
Jewry A A