Definition of j

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"J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably..

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Javelin :: "Javelin (n.) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game..
Exult :: Exult (v. i.) To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart..
Heyday :: Heyday (n.) The time of triumph and exultation; hence, joy, high spirits, frolicsomeness; wildness..
Compact :: Compact (v. t.) To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body..
Cankerworm :: Cankerworm (n.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvae are also called cankerworms..
Kumquat :: Kumquat (n.) A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves..
Jew''s-stone :: Jew's-stone (n.) Alt. of Jewston.
Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority..
Culm :: Culm (n.) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow..
Jab :: "Jab (v. t.) To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t..
Axle Box :: Axle box () The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle..
Cajeput :: Cajeput (n.) See Cajuput.
Guesswork :: Guesswork (n.) Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture..
Strength :: Strength (n.) The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment..
Irrecusable :: Irrecusable (a.) Not liable to exception or rejection.
Stretto :: Stretto (n.) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue.
Theandric :: Theandric (a.) Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and human nature..
Benjamin :: Benjamin (n.) See Benzoin.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) Subject of discussion.
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