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Jew’s
'harp noun a small musical
instrument which is held between the teeth and played with a finger if
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Jez
ebel /'d3ezabel/ noun (old-fashioned) a woman who is thought
to be sexually immoral ^#3 MsIMfll From the name of the wife
of a king of
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jib /d3ib/ noun, verb
noun 1 a small sail in front
of the large sail on a boat J® H fa fl; ± H fj W /h 'fill —
picture o page R4 2
the arm of a crane that lifts things ( ) SW, Wff
m verb (-bb-) [V] ~ (at sth/at doing sth) (old-fashioned,
informal) to be unwilling to do or accept sth X jjg
; X # ^ ^ : She agreed to attend but jibbed at making a speech.
jibba
(also
jib-bah,
djibba, djib bah) /'d3iba/
noun a long coat worn by Muslim men ( ) -felfi
jibe
(also
gibe)
/d3aib/ noun, verb mnoun 1 ~ (at sb/sth) an unkind or insulting
remark about sb ii|] M; o#j # ;
i/l : He
made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview, XM#
2 (NAmE) = gybe
■
verb 1 to say sth
that is intended to embarrass sb or
make
them look silly ifi $[; p$] #; jg
^: [V]
He
jibed
repeatedly at the errors they had made, #
M H
m # j&f]MM ift It ^ * [also V speech, v that]
2
[V] ~ (with sth) (NAmE, informal) to be the same as sth
or
to match it (%•••) —3?X ffiESc!: Your state
ment doesn’t jibe with the facts.
3
(NAmE) = gybe
jiffy /'d3ifi/ noun [usually sing.] (informal) (pi. -ies) a moment — ^ JL ; ^ |h] : I’ll be with you in a jiffy (= very soon), ft—^JLSfcAo
Jiffy bag™ noun 1 (BrE) a thick soft envelope
for sending things that might break or tear easily ( fit ) 2 (SAfrE) a clear plastic
bag
used for storing things in, especially food
jig /d3ig/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a quick lively dance;
the music for this dance ^ an Irish jig 2 a device
that
holds sth in position and guides the tools that are working on it A 31-
■
verb (-gg-) [usually +adv./prep.] to move or to make
sb/sth
move up and down with short quick movements ( [V]
He
jigged up and down with
excitement. [also VN]
jig-ger /’d3iga(r)/ noun = chigger jiggered /'d3igad; NAmE -gard/ adj. [not before noun] ITflTil I’ll be jiggered! (old-fashioned,
BrE, informal) used to show surprise ( mAP
jiggery-pokery /,d3igari 'paukari; NAmE'pouk-/
noun
[U] (informal, especially BrE) dishonest behaviour
jig gle /'d3igl/ verb (informal) to move or make sth
move up and down or from side to side with short quick movements ( ) ±T1^, [V]
Stop
jiggling around! £*] ^ A Jl A (ft! 0 She jiggled with the
lock.
MM##Mo 0 [VN] He stood jiggling his
car keys in ^ his hand.
jig-saw /'d3igso:/ noun 1 (also 'jigsaw puzzle) (both BrE) (also puz-zle NAmE, BrE) a picture printed on cardboard
or wood, that has been cut up into a lot of small pieces of different shapes
that you have to fit together again (S ; :
to do a jigsaw j# g| ij — picture o
puzzle 2 a mysterious situation
in which it is not easy to understand all the causes of what is happening; a
complicated problem ). ; i$0
3
a saw (= a type of tool) with a fine blade for
cutting designs in thin pieces of wood or metal
mum
jihad
(also
jehad)
/d3i'ha:d/ noun 1 (in Islam fp-$TAfSc)
a spiritual struggle within yourself to stop yourself breaking religious or
moral laws ( ^ASX^&llutJS JESlft ) fL, 2 a holy war fought by
Muslims to defend Islam H ^i; jiko /'d3i:kn; NAmE -ka:/ noun (pi. -os) (EAfrE) a container made of
metal or clay and used for
burning charcoal or small pieces
of wood. It is used for cooking or to give heat. mftP ( £ H $i ± ft] # ,
)
jil-bab
/'d3ilbaeb/ noun a full-length piece
of clothing worn over other clothes by Muslim women ^
(
)
Jill
•aroo /,d3d0'ru:/ noun (pi. -00s) (AustralE, informal) a young woman who is
working on a farm in Australia/ New Zealand to get experience ( ?H A M M Iff ffi — 01^3 WXi&Tl —
compare jackaroo jilt /d3ilt/ verb [VN] [often passive] to end a romantic relationship
with sb in a sudden and unkind way M#, ifi # ( ft A ) : He
was jilted by his
fiancee.
#T0 o a
jilted bride/lover /
‘If A
Jim
Crow /,d3im 'krau; NAmE 'krou/ noun [U] the former
practice in the US of using laws that allowed black people to be treated unfairly
and kept separate from white people, for example in schools (
MA#J ) frkIMIgl From the name of
a black character in a song that was sung on the
cotton plantations. —ft A M
jim-jams
/'d3im d3aemz/ noun [pi.] (BrE, informal) = PYJAMAS
jimmy
/'d3imi/ (NAmE) = jemmy jin-gle /'d3irjgl/ noun, verb
9 noun 1 [sing.] a sound like small
bells ringing that is made when metal objects are shaken together ( jS3i dj ^: the
jingle of coins in his pocket ffe
2 [C] a short song or tune
that is easy to remember and is used in advertising on radio or television (m m verb to make a pleasant
gentle sound like small bells ringing; to make sth do this ( {■£ ) A ft
PJ ^ [V] The
chimes jingled in the breeze. M# # ^ # U[rJ 0 o
[VN] She jingled the coins in
her pocket.
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jingo
/'d3ir)gau; NAmE -gou/ noun 17511^1 by jingo (old-fashioned) used to show surprise
or determination
^ ) Km, 1,
jin-go-ism
/^irjgauizam;
NAmE -gou-/ noun [U] (disapproving) a strong belief that your
own country is best, especially when this is expressed in support of war with
another country ► jin-go-
is-tic /,d3iqgau'istik; NAmE -gou-/ adj. jink /d3irjk/ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] (BrE, informal) to move quickly while
changing direction suddenly and often, especially in order to avoid sb/sth (A
jinks
/dsiqks/
noun ohigh jinks
jinx
/d3ir)ks/ noun [sing.] - (on sb/sth) bad
luck; sb/sth that is thought to bring bad luck in a mysterious way /Els; $5is;
X#£A ( ) : I’m convinced there’s a
jinx on this car. ►jinx verb [VN]
jinxed
/d3ir)kst/ adj. (informal) having or bringing
more bad luck than is normal fiJUllft; The whole
family seemed to be jinxed.
jism
/'d3izam/ (also jis-som /'d3isam/) noun [U] (slang) a man’s semen
jit
ter bug /'d3itabAg;
NAmE -tar-/ noun a fast dance that was
popular in the 1940s X 20 40
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jit
ters /'d3itaz; NAmE -tarz/ (often the jitters) noun [pi.] (informal) feelings of being anxious
and nervous, especially before an important event or before having to do sth
difficult (
# fiu (ft ) M X A : I always get the jitters before exams.
jit-tery
/'d3itari/ adj. (informal) anxious and nervous W >=> note at nervous
jiu-jitsu
= ju-jitsu