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ja, ja$, jaa, jaa, jaa_box, jaa-boax, jaabox, jaa-hole, jah, jarbox, jaw, jawboax, jaw-boax, jawbox, jaw-box, jawe, jaw-egg, jawhole, jaw-hole,
jaw [dʒɑː, dʒɔː, N. I. dʒaː]
n. A wave, billow, breaker. A sudden rush, spurt, outpouring of water, a cascade, a quantity of liquid splashed or thrown out. A large quantity of any liquid which can be drunk, a draught.
v. Of water: to dash, splash, to surge as waves. To pour out abruptly, splash, spill, throw a quantity of water or other liquid.
Compounds and phrases etc.
jaw-box: A sink, drain.
jaw egg: I.Sh. An infertile or addled egg.
jaw-hole: A sewer, a drain opening.
jay, jey, jie, jye,
jay [dʒeː]
also jey [dʒəi]
n. The jay Garrulus glandarius also jay pyot, U. The mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus .
jaelous, jailous, jailousie, jealous, jealousy, jeelous, jeilous, jillous, jillouse, jillousie, jillousy,
jealous [ˈdʒiləs, ˈdʒɛləs]
adj. Jealous, suspicious, apprehensive.
Compounds and phrases etc.
jealousy: Jealousy, suspicion.
Hamish, Jaimie, jaims, Jaimsie, jaimsie, Jaimsie, James, Jamesie, Jamie, Jamsie, Jeames, Jeamesie, Jeamie, Jeamock, Jeams, Jeams, Jeamseie, Jeamsie, Jeemie, Jeemmee, Jeems, Jeemsie, Jeemy, Jeims, Jeimsie, jeyms, jeymsie, Jimmock, Jimmy, Jimmy, peem, Peemser, pim, pimmie, pum,
Jeams [ˈdʒimz, ˈdʒemz]
also Hamish [ˈhemɪʃ] from the Gaelic Sheumais.
n. The Personal name James.
dim. Jeamie, Jeamsie, Jeamock, Jeemie, Ja(i)mie, Peem, Pim(mie), Peemser
Chanet, Chinad, Janet, Jannet, Jean, Jeanie, Jeanne, Jeannie, Jeenee, jeenie, Jenet, Jennet, jennie, Jennie, Jennie$s, jennie-meggie, jennie-meggy, jennies, jenny, Jenny, jenny$s, jenny-meggie, Jenny-meggy, Jenzie, Jessie, jessie, Jessy, jessy, Jeyn, Jinnie, jinny, Jinse, Jinsie, Jinty, Jinty, Sheena,
Jean [ˈdʒin, ˈdʒen]
also Sheena [ˈʃinə] and Shona [ˈʃonə] from the Gaelic Sine and Seònaid.
n. The personal name Jane or Joan.
dim. Jeanie, Janet, Jennie [ˈdʒɛni], Jintie, Jinse [ˈdʒɪnz], Jinsie, Jess(ie) [ˈdʒɛs(i)]
jennie n. A country girl, an effeminate man.
pl. jennies Hermaphrodite calipers.
jessie n. A contemptuous expression for an effeminate man.
Compounds and phrases etc.
blue janet: MN. The jay Garrulus glandarius.
Jennie hern: SW. WC. The heron Ardea cinerea.
Jennie gray: NN.b. The black guillemot Uria grylle in its first or winter plumage. MN. The wren Troglodytes troglodytes.
teuch jean: A jujube or sugar and gum lozenge.
Jeddart, Jedward, Jethart,
Jeddart [ˈdʒɛdərt]
also Jethart [ˈdʒɛðərt]
pn. Jedburgh (Borders).
agee, agie, ajee, ajie, gee, gee$d, geed, geein, jee, jee$d, jeed, jeein, jee-up, jip,
jee [dʒiː]
n. A move, motion, a sideways turn.
int. A word of command to a horse to move forward or faster or to the right or left.
adv. With a sideways turn, with a swing.
v. To move to one side or to and fro, to bestir oneself, to budge, to swerve, shift one's position. Of horses: to turn to one side. To cause to move, to stir, to shift to one side, to raise. To shift out of its normal position, to displace, to knock squint or sideways.
pt. pp. jee'd adj. Moved, budged, given way in an argument.
Compounds and phrases etc.
ajee [əˈ-]: adv. To one side, aside, off the straight. Ajar, partly open. Off the straight, in or into a disturbed or disordered state.
jee-ee'd:S. Squint eyed.
jeein: Moving to one side or to and fro, etc.
jee-up: A call to a horse to move on. Abbreviated jip.
chigaleerie, djigel, gig, jeeack, jeeak, jeeg, jeegaleerie, jeegar, jeegelt, jeeger, jeegered, jeegert, jeegin, jeegle, jeeglie, jeegly, jeegurt, jeig, jeiger, jeigle, jig, jigg, jigger, jiggered, jiggert, jiggin, jiggled, jikker, moijeegelt, moijiggelt, moyjiggled, shiggle, shiggled, shiggly,
jeeg [dʒig]
n. A jig, a dance. A jigging or jerking movement. An instrument for catching fish. A creaking noise.
v. To walk briskly, to work in a lively, hearty manner. To catch fish with a jeeg. To creak, make a creaking noise.
jeegle [dʒigl]
v. To jog, shake about, jiggle.
pt. pp. jeegelt
jeegly [dʒiglɪ]
adj. Unsteady, shaky.
jeeger [dʒigər]
n. An odd or eccentric person. One who jeegs for fish. A very low lofted iron gplf club with a shortened shaft similar to a modern chipper.
v. To jig.
pt. pp. jeegert, jeegered
Compounds and phrases etc.
jeegaleerie [I.Ork. ˈtʃɪməliːrɪ]: Crooked or askew.
jeegin: Jigging, dancing etc.
moijeegelt: Confused. See. moider.
bluid_gealin, bluid_jeelin, cheeled, chelly, eely-jaur, geal, gealed, gealin, gealt, geel, geel$t, geelie, geil, jeel, jeel$t, jeeled, jeelie, jeelie_neb, jeelie-neb, jeelin, jeeline, jeelit, jeelly, jeelt, jeely, jeely-jar, jeely-neb, jeil, jeilie, jeilt, jelli-jar, jjeelie-jaur,
jeel [dʒil]
n. Extreme coldness, frostiness, a chill. Gelatine.
v. To congeal, freeze, settle.
pt. pp. jeelt [dʒilt] adj. Congealed, frozen.
jeelie
n. Jelly. A gelatinous substance such as a table jelly or jam.
v. To set like jelly, congeal.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bluid jeelin: Blood-chilling, blood-curdling.
jeelin: Congealing.
jeelie-jaur: A jamjar.
jeelie neb: A bloody nose.
gist, jaist, jeast, jeest, jeist, jeyest, jist, joice, jyst,
jeest [dʒist]
n. A joist, a floor-beam.
v. To support with joists.
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