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.Joint .Chiefs of 'Staff noun [pt] (in the US) the leaders of the armed forces who advise the President on military matters ( US )

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joke 0-w /d3auk; NAmE d30uk/ noun, verb

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■ verb ~ (with sb) (about sth) 1 to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story [V] She was

laughing and joking with the children,

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out with Dan ? You’re joking!

joker /'d30uka(r); NAmE 'd30uk-/ noun 1 a person who likes making jokes or doing silly things to make people laugh MJf5cllft]A; :§i£^i$ftj A 2 (informal) a person that you think is stupid because they annoy you H ; J^A 3 an extra playing card that is used in some card games, usually as a wild card ( ®lg£ftJ}W;$;AftJ ) If jgf,      ( A , A ) Iff — picture c> playing card

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jolly /'d3Dli; NAmE 'd3a:li/ adj., adv., verb, noun madj. (jol-lier, jol-li-est) 1 happy and cheerful tfr'l&ftj; ^ 9k ft); A ftj -. a jolly crowd/face/mood ^ PrJ ftj —- ^ A ; 9k ftJ % M ; It ft ftj 'b 'If c> note at cheerful 2 {old-fashioned) enjoyable ^Alt'ftftJ; ^A'RAftJ; ti .tftj: a jolly evening/partyAime A'lt'l^ftJ^^ / HA/ A ► jol-lity /'d3nl0ti; NAmE 'd3a:l-/ noun [U] (old- fashioned) : scenes of high-spirits and jollity Aiij A^lftJ

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madv. (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) very ##_; tS: That’s a jolly good idea. ip^'h^fe^ftjilL IT»TX1 jolly 'good! (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to show that you approve of sth that sb has just said ( If |W]$i] Aiftftji$ ) A£F 7 'jolly well (old-fashioned, BrE) used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about sth (       AM, i&M; if you

don’t come now, you can jolly well walk home!

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sb a'long to encourage sb in a cheerful way ( #Ht ftjA^C ) f^®^A jolly sb into sth/into doing sth to

persuade or encourage sb to do sth by making them feel happy about it       jolly sb/sth 'up to

make sb/sth more cheerful

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jolt /d30ult; NAmE d30ult/ verb, noun m verb 1 to move or to make sb/sth move suddenly and roughly (     MM HEIjerk: [V] The

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