| jas | If Jason should call me, tell him I'm not in. |
| jas | Jason, who was in charge of the project, was dismissed for corruption. |
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| jasmine | (n) any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia |
| jasminum | (n) shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine, Syn. genus Jasminum |
| jason | (n) (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece |
| jasper | (n) an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone |
| jaspers | (n) German psychiatrist (1883-1969), Syn. Karl Jaspers, Karl Theodor Jaspers |
| jassid | (n) a variety of leafhopper |
| jassidae | (n) family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications, Syn. family Jassidae |
| Jasey | n. A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jashawk | n. [ A corruption of eyas hawk. ] (Zool.) A young hawk. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jasmine | n. [ F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. yāsmīn, Pers. yāsmīn; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf. Jessamine. ] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus
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| Jason | prop. n. the husband of |
| Jasp | n. Jasper. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jaspachate | n. [ L. iaspachates, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Min.) Agate jasper. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jaspe | ‖a. [ F., p.p. of jasper to mottle. See Jasper. ] (Ceramics) Having the surface decorated with cloudings and streaks, somewhat as if imitating jasper. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Jasper | n. [ OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. &unr_;; cf. Per. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. yāshpheh. Cf. Diaper. ] (Min.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called
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| Jasperated | a. mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; |
| Jasperize | v. t. [ Usually p. p. Jasperized (&unr_;). ] To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper. [ 1913 Webster ] Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jasmin { m } [ bot. ] | Falscher Jasmin | jasmin | syringa [Add to Longdo] |
| Jaspis { m } | jasper [Add to Longdo] |
| Jasager { m } | yes-man [Add to Longdo] |