Jag
1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. "Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from j (more...)

Jager
1. A sharpshooter. See Yager.

Jaggery
Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically (more...)

Jagua Palm
<botany> A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.

Jaguar
<zoology> A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usual (more...)

Jaguarondi
<zoology> A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its colour i (more...)

Jahnke's Syndrome
<syndrome> Sturge-Weber syndrome without glaucoma.

Jail
A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or wit (more...)

Jail Fever
Epidemic typhus, a severe acute (sudden-onset) infectious disease with prolonged high fever up to 40ø c (104ø f), intrac (more...)

Jairou
<zoology> The ahu or Asiatic gazelle.