
judge | judge: n. 1 justice, magistrate, jurist, Isle of Man deemster or dempster, Slang Brit beak: The judge demanded order in the court. 2 arbitrator, arbiter, umpire, referee, adjudicator, judicator, mediator, moderator: She served as a judge at Crufts dog show last year. 3 connoisseur, expert, authority, arbiter, appraiser, evaluator, reviewer, critic, arbiter elegantiarum or elegantiae: Let me be the judge of which work I do best. --v. 4 adjudicate, adjudge, arbitrate, decide, find, conclude, settle, determine, decree, pass judgement, deem, rule, pronounce or pass sentence: Do you think the jury will judge in Claus''s favour? 5 assess, evaluate, appraise, estimate, rate, value, weigh, measure, review, consider, size up, appreciate: A ballistics expert is required to judge this evidence. 6 referee, umpire, mediate, moderate, arbitrate: Mr Farnsworth agreed to judge the essay competition. 7 believe, suspect, think, consider, suppose, guess, conjecture, surmise, conclude, infer: Palaeontologists judge the age of the specimens to be 400 million years.
judgement | judgement: n. 1 judgment, discretion, discernment, discrimination, judiciousness, prudence, wisdom, wit, sagacity, perspicacity, clear-headedness, perception, perspicuousness, percipience, acumen, intelligence, (good) sense, common sense, level-headedness, understanding, shrewdness: Charlotte''s judgement is often sought in such matters. 2 decision, ruling, verdict, conclusion, determination, opinion, adjudication, finding, decree, order; outcome, result, upshot: The judgement of the court is final. It was the judgement of Paris to award the golden apple to Aphrodite. 3 criticism, censure, disapproval, reproof, condemnation: They offered a moral, not a legal judgement. 4 opinion, view, belief, (way of) thinking, mind, perception; sentiment: In my judgement, she is innocent. 5 evaluation, valuation, appraisal, estimation, assessment: One critic''s unfavourable judgement of a play can spell its doom.
judicial | judicial: adj. 1 legal, judiciary, judicatory, juridic(al); official: forensic: A formal judicial procedure can be quite costly. 2 critical, analytical, discriminating, distinguishing, discerning, keen, sharp, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, differentiating, discriminatory, discriminative, judicious: Her decisions have always been judicial. 3 judgelike, magisterial, impartial, fair: He brought judicial procedures to bear on the handling of the problem.
judicious | judicious: adj. sensible, commonsensical, sound, sober, intelligent, aware, enlightened, wise, sage, sapient, thoughtful, reasonable, rational, sane, logical, discerning, discriminating, discriminative, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, well-advised, (well-)informed, prudent, discreet, tactful, diplomatic, politic, careful, considered, circumspect: The treasurer was considered not to have made judicious use of the club''s funds.
jug | jug: n. pitcher, ewer, urn, carafe, bottle, flask, decanter, jar: She came in from the barn carrying a jug of fresh milk.
juggle | juggle: v. manipulate, tamper with, falsify, fix, rig, distort, misstate, misrepresent, alter, arrange, Colloq doctor, cook: The accountant refused a bribe to juggle the company''s books.
juice | juice: n. 1 extract, liquid, fluid: The recipe calls for the juice of one lemon. 2 essence, pith, extract, vigour, force, vitality, spirit, strength, power: He really squeezed the juice out of my argument.
juicy | juicy: adj. 1 succulent, moist, lush: This is a very juicy pear. 2 interesting, sensational, lurid, colourful, vivid, exciting, stirring, thrilling, intriguing, fascinating, provocative, suggestive, racy, spicy, risqu�: I''ve got such a juicy piece of gossip for you!
jumble | jumble: v. 1 disorder, mix (up), mingle, confuse, confound, muddle, shuffle, disarrange, disorganize, tangle, entangle: I found my belongings all jumbled together. --n. 2 muddle, tangle, medley, mess; disorder, confusion, disarray, chaos, clutter: My clothes were in a jumble on the bed.
jumbo | jumbo: adj. huge, gigantic, enormous, elephantine, immense, oversized, king-sized, Colloq US humongous: Grandad brought us a jumbo box of chocolates.
jump | jump: v. 1 leap, bound, spring, pounce, hurdle, vault, hop, skip; caper, cavort, gambol: Jack, jump over the candlestick! Lambs were jumping about in the meadow. 2 start, jerk, wince, flinch, recoil: The sudden noise made me jump. 3 Sometimes, jump over. skip (over), omit, pass over or by, bypass, avoid, leave out, ignore, disregard, overlook, gloss over: Jump the boring parts and read me the sexy bits. 4 pass, move, leap, skip: She jumped from one subject to another so quickly that I couldn''t keep track. 5 advance, increase, rise, gain, surge, escalate: The cost of living jumped again this month, causing fear of inflation. 6 jump at. accept, grab, snatch, swoop up, leap at, pounce on: Most people would jump at the chance to better themselves. 7 jump on. attack, swoop down on or upon; reprimand, rebuke: She jumps on anyone who suggests that she used influence to get her job. --n. 8 leap, bound, spring, pounce, hurdle, vault, hop, skip: With one jump the cheetah was upon the gazelle. 9 rise, increase, boost, hike, advance, gain, surge, escalation, upsurge, increment, elevation: A jump in the Retail Price Index drove share prices lower again yesterday. 10 barricade, obstacle, hurdle, fence, rail, obstruction: My horse cleared the first jump easily. 11 start, jerk, spasm, twitch, recoil, lurch, jolt: When they called his name, he gave a little jump. 12 break, gap, hiatus, lacuna, space, hole, breach, rift, interruption: There''s a jump in continuity at the end of the fourth chapter.
jumpy | jumpy: adj. nervous, agitated, anxious, jittery, fidgety, restless, edgy, on edge, tense, shaky, skittish, fretful, uneasy, queasy, restive, panicky: Do you think he was jumpy because we were approaching Count Dracula''s castle?
junction | junction: n. juncture, union, combination, joining, conjunction, meeting, linking, connection, conjoining, intersection, confluence; crossroads, interchange: The train robbery took place at the junction of the two railways.
juncture | juncture: n. 1 See junction. 2 point, time, moment, stage, period: At this juncture, suggesting a merger seems premature.
junior | junior: adj. secondary, lesser, lower, minor, subordinate, inferior; younger: Thompson has been offered a junior partnership in his firm.
junk | junk: n. 1 rubbish, waste, refuse, litter, debris, scrap; US garbage, trash: A man came to cart away the junk that we had cleared out of the garage. --v. 2 Colloq discard, throw away, scrap, cast aside, jettison, US trash: We bought a new washing-machine and junked the old one.
junta | junta: n. junto, cabal, clique, faction, gang, coterie, band, set, camarilla: After the coup, the country was run by a military junta.
jurisdiction | jurisdiction: n. authority, power, prerogative, dominion, sovereignty, say, control, rule, ascendancy, hegemony, influence; province, district, area, bailiwick, compass, realm, sphere (of influence), reach, clutches, range, orbit: Tierra del Fuego seems a bit far to go just to be outside the jurisdiction of the Inland Revenue.
just | just: adj. 1 fair, equitable, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, reasonable, fair-minded, even-handed, neutral, objective: Do you think you can expect a just trial after all that publicity? 2 upright, righteous, right-minded, honourable, honest, ethical, moral, principled, straight, decent, good, upstanding, virtuous, lawful: In our system of law, one must believe that juries are basically just. 3 justified, justifiable, well-founded, well-grounded, legitimate, valid, reasonable, rightful, (well-)deserved, due, fitting, proper; condign: She has a just claim to her father''s estate. His punishment was just. --adv. 4 only, merely, nothing but, solely, simply, at best, at most, no more than: She said just that and nothing else. 5 exactly, precisely, perfectly; barely, only just, hardly, scarcely, by a hair''s breadth, Colloq by the skin of one''s teeth: My new car just fits into the garage, with only inches to spare. 6 (only or just) now, a moment ago, (very) recently, lately: We have just returned from a holiday in Tenerife.
justice | justice: n. 1 fairness, impartiality, objectivity, objectiveness, equity, equitableness, fair-mindedness, justness, even-handedness, neutrality, fair play: Justice triumphed on this occasion, and he was convicted of fraud. 2 the law, the police; punishment, prison, imprisonment, incarceration, detention: He is a fugitive from justice. 3 law, right, morality, lawfulness, rightfulness, legitimacy, judiciousness: His conviction was a miscarriage of justice. 4 See judge, 1.
justify | justify: v. vindicate, legitimate, legitimatize or legitimize, legalize, rationalize, substantiate, defend, support, uphold, sustain, validate, warrant, confirm; excuse, explain, absolve, acquit, exculpate: My worst fears were justified. How can you justify owning three cars?
jut | jut: v. extend, overhang, project, protrude, stick out, beetle: The balcony juts out over the lake.
juvenile | juvenile: adj. 1 young, youthful, under age, minor, teenage(d), immature, adolescent, childish, infantile, babyish, puerile, unsophisticated: What could be more juvenile than painting graffiti on public buildings. --n. 2 youth, boy, girl, adolescent, minor, Law infant: The police have arrested two juveniles for attacking an old lady in her own home.
