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English Vocabulary with Meanings — jerry … law

Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 17 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.

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jerry
a short, friendly form of the name Jerome or Gerald
jest
activity characterized by good humor
jesuit
a member of the Jesuit order
jesus
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth
jet
an artificially produced flow of water
jew
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
jewish
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
jfk
35th President of the United States
jig
any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
jimmy
a short crowbar
jinx
an evil spell
jive
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
joachim
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
job
a damaging piece of work
jobless
not having a job
jock
an enthusiastic athlete or sports fan
jockey
someone employed to ride horses in horse races
joel
an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies
jog
a slight push or shake
jogging
running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise
john
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
johnny
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
johns
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
johnson
17th President of the United States
join
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
joined
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
joining
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
joint
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
jointly
in conjunction with
joke
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
joker
a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
joking
characterized by jokes and good humor
jolt
an abrupt spasmodic movement
jonah
a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
jones
English phonetician (1881-1967)
jong
United States writer (born in 1942)
jordan
an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
joseph
(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus
josh
be silly or tease one another
joshua
a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
joss
a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
journal
the part of the axle contained by a bearing
journey
the act of traveling from one place to another
joy
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
joyce
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
joyous
full of or characterized by joy
judah
an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
judas
a one-way peephole in a door
jude
a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
judge
an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
judges
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
judging
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
judo
a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling
jug
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
juice
any of several liquids of the body
jukebox
a cabinet containing an automatic record player
julian
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine
july
the month following June and preceding August
jumbo
of great mass
jump
the act of jumping
jumper
(basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
jumping
the act of jumping
june
the month following May and preceding July
jung
Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
junior
the younger of two persons
juniper
coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
junk
any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
junkie
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
juno
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage
junta
a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
jury
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
just
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
justice
judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
justify
adjust the spaces between words
kahn
United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974)
kaiser
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
kale
coarse curly-leafed cabbage
kali
wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi
kami
one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
kansas
the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
kant
influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)
karen
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
karma
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
kashmir
an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
kat
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea
kaufman
United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
keaton
United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
keel
one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel
keen
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
keenly
in a keen and discriminating manner
keep
a cell in a jail or prison
keeping
the act of retaining something
keg
small cask or barrel
kellogg
United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn
kelly
United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
kelvin
British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
ken
the range of vision
kendall
United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
kent
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel
kenya
a republic in eastern Africa
kept
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
kern
the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
ketchup
thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
key
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
keynote
a fundamental or central idea
kgb
formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
khaki
a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
khan
an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
khz
one thousand periods per second
kid
young goat
kidnap
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
kiev
capital and largest city of the Ukraine
kill
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
killer
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin
killing
the act of terminating a life
kiln
a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
kilo
one thousand grams
kin
group of people related by blood or marriage
kinase
an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme
kind
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
kinda
to some (great or small) extent
kindle
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
king
the male ruler of a country, or the most important piece in chess
kingdom
a basic group of natural objects
kink
a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
kiosk
small area set off by walls for special use
kip
a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
kirk
a Scottish church
kiss
a light glancing touch
kissing
touching with the lips as a greeting or in affection
kit
young of any of various fur-bearing animals
kitchen
a room equipped for preparing meals
kite
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
kitten
young domestic cat
klan
a secret society of white Southerners in the United States
klein
United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942)
knack
a special way of doing something
knee
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped
kneel
supporting yourself on your knees
knife
edge tool used as a cutting instrument
knight
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse
knit
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
knitted
made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
knob
a round handle
knock
the act of hitting vigorously
knot
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
know
the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
knowing
a clear and certain mental apprehension
known
apprehended with certainty
knox
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
koala
sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
kobe
a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu
koch
German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
koran
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
korea
an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan
korean
the Altaic language spoken by Koreans
kos
(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
kosher
food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
kraft
strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
kremlin
citadel of a Russian town
kris
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
krishna
8th and most important avatar of Vishnu
kudos
an expression of approval and commendation
kurdish
an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
kuwait
an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf
kylie
an Australian boomerang
kyoto
a city in central Japan on southern Honshu
lab
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
label
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
labeled
bearing or marked with a label or tag
labor
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
labour
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
lac
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects
lace
a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
laced
closed with a lace
lack
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
lacking
nonexistent
lactose
a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule
lacy
made of or resembling lace
lad
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
ladder
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs
laden
fill or place a load on
lady
a woman of refinement
lag
the act of slowing down or falling behind
lager
a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
lagoon
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
lagos
chief port and economic center of Nigeria
lahore
city in northeast Pakistan
laid
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
lair
the habitation of wild animals
laird
a landowner
lake
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
lakh
the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
lam
a rapid escape (as by criminals)
lama
llamas
lamb
young sheep
lambda
the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
lambert
English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
lame
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
lament
a mournful poem
lamp
an artificial source of visible illumination
lan
a local computer network for communication between computers
lance
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
lancet
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
land
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
landed
owning or consisting of land or real estate
lander
a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
landing
the act of coming to land after a voyage
lane
a narrow way or road
lange
United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)
lantern
light in a transparent protective case
lao
the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
laos
a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia
lap
touching with the tongue
lapse
a failure to maintain a higher state
laptop
a portable computer small enough to use in your lap
large
a garment size for a large person
largely
in large part
larger
large or big relative to something else
lark
any carefree episode
laser
an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
lash
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
lashing
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
lass
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
last
a person's dying act
lasting
existing for a long time
lastly
the item at the end
lat
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
latch
catch for fastening a door or gate
late
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
lately
in the recent past
latency
the state of being not yet evident or active
latent
(pathology) not presently active
later
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
latest
the most recent news or development
latex
a water-base paint that has a latex binder
latin
any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
latino
an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages
latte
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
latter
the second of two or the second mentioned of two
lattice
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
latvia
a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
latvian
the official language of Latvia
laugh
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
launch
the act of propelling with force
laurel
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
lava
rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos
lavish
expend profusely
law
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system