| jos | Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. |
| jos | They jostled one another to get out of an emergency exit. |
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| joseph | (n) leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904), Syn. Chief Joseph |
| joseph | (n) (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt |
| joseph | (n) (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus |
| josephus | (n) Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100), Syn. Joseph ben Matthias, Flavius Josephus |
| joshua | (n) (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho |
| joshua | (n) a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses, Syn. Josue, Book of Joshua |
| joshua tree | (n) a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers, Syn. Yucca brevifolia |
| joss | (n) a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol |
| joss house | (n) a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship |
| joss stick | (n) a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese |
| Joseph | n. An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Joseph's flower | (Bot.) A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Joso | n. (Zool.) A small gudgeon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Joss | n. [ Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus. ] A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. “Critic in jars and josses.” Colman (1761). [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Jossa | interj. A command to a horse, probably meaning “stand still.” [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Joss paper | . Gold and silver paper burned by the Chinese, in the form of coins or ingots, in worship and at funerals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Jostle | v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle. [ 1913 Webster ] None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jostle | n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. [ 1913 Webster ] The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jostle | v. t. Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Jostlement | n. Crowding; hustling. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Josefinenlori { m } [ ornith. ] | Josephine's Lory [Add to Longdo] |
