
jealous | jealous: adj. 1 resentful, bitter, grudging, envious, covetous, green with envy, green-eyed: Brian is jealous of attention paid to anyone but himself. 2 distrustful, distrusting, mistrustful, mistrusting, suspicious; anxious, insecure, threatened, imperilled, vulnerable: Ken is very jealous of Kathleen. If anyone so much as looks at her, he feels jealous.
jealously | jealously: adv. watchfully, carefully, guardedly, protectively, warily, vigilantly, scrupulously, zealously, eagerly, attentively, anxiously, suspiciously: Victor jealously keeps all details of his business to himself.
jeer | jeer: v. 1 Often, jeer at. mock, laugh or scoff or sneer (at), flout, deride, ridicule, make fun of, thumb one''s nose at, gibe or jibe, chaff, decry, twit, taunt, Colloq rag, bullyrag, roast, Brit cock a snook at, Brit and Australian barrack, Slang knock: Don''t jeer at aromatherapy till you''ve tried it. --n. 2 taunt, gibe or jibe, aspersion, hoot, hiss, boo, catcall; derision, ridicule, obloquy: Just because he was fat, Christopher had to suffer the jeers of his classmates.
jell | jell: v. 1 set, congeal, solidify, harden, coagulate, thicken, stiffen, gelatinize: The mixture won''t jell till you add hot water. 2 (take) form, take shape, crystallize, materialize, come together, be set: Their plans for the shopping centre have not yet jelled.
jeopardize | jeopardize: v. endanger, imperil, threaten, menace, risk, hazard, venture: You may jeopardize your freedom if you stand up for your rights.
jeopardy | jeopardy: n. Usually, in sometimes at jeopardy. danger, peril; threat, menace, risk, hazard, chance, uncertainty, vulnerability, exposure, liability: She put her life in jeopardy by going into the lion''s cage.
jerk | jerk: v. 1 yank, wrench, pluck, nip, tug, twist, tweak: I jerked the dagger out of his hand, leaving him defenceless. 2 twitch, lurch, jolt, jump, start, jig, jiggle, wriggle, wiggle: The creature jerked about convulsively, screaming, then lay still. --n. 3 yank, pull, wrench, tug, twist, tweak: With a sharp jerk, he pulled the plaster from the child''s leg. 4 lurch, jolt, start, bump: The train stopped with a jerk, throwing me off balance. 5 idiot, fool, moron, imbecile, Slang US dope, creep, yo-yo, nerd, dweeb: Why would she want to go out with a jerk like that?
jewel | jewel: n. 1 gem, gemstone, brilliant, ornament, bijou, Colloq rock, sparkler: Thieves stole a diamond necklace and an heirloom brooch set with precious jewels. 2 treasure, marvel, find, godsend, gem, pearl, prize, boon, Colloq catch: What would you do without your secretary - she''s an absolute jewel!
jewellery | jewellery: n. gems, precious stones, jewels, ornaments, finery, bijouterie: Alexandra keeps her jewellery in a bank vault.
