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- English Word Jetty Definition Made of jet, or like jet in color.
- English Word Jetty Definition A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
- English Word Jetty Definition A wharf or pier extending from the shore.
- English Word Jetty Definition A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
- English Word Jetty Definition To jut out; to project.
- English Word Jeu d'esprit Definition A witticism.
- English Word Jew Definition Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
- English Word Jew's-ear Definition A species of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judae, / Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human ear.
- English Word Jew's-harp Definition An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump.
- English Word Jew's-harp Definition The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
- English Word Jew's-stone Definition Alt. of Jewstone
- English Word Jewbush Definition A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.
- English Word Jewel Definition An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
- English Word Jewel Definition A precious stone; a gem.
- English Word Jewel Definition An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing.
- English Word Jewel Definition A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
- English Word Jewel Definition To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.
- English Word Jeweled Definition of Jewel
- English Word Jeweler Definition One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.
- English Word Jeweling Definition of Jewel