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prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of China. Formerly called Peking. Population (2000) = 12, 033, 000. [ PJC ]

n. an Australian timber tree (Flindersia schottiana) whose bark yields a poison. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Finance) The Dow Jones Industrial Average. [ acronym ]
Syn. -- DJI, DJIA, Dow, Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Average. [ PJC ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Djibouti. Population (2000) = 395, 000. [ PJC ]

prop. adj. Of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture; as, Djiboutian landscape; Djiboutian merchants. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A native or inhabitant of Djibouti. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n.; pl. djinn r djinns A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. Same as djinni and Jinnee. See Jinnee, Jinn.
Syn. -- genie, jinn, jinni, jinnee, djinn, djinni. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants. -- n. A native of the Fiji islands. [ Written also Feejeean, Feejee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ar. hājjī. See Hadj. ] [ Also spelled hajji and haji. ] 1. A Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor. G. W. Curtis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem. Heyse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has made a journey to Mecca; Same as hadji. [ PJC ]

n. See Hegira.

‖n. [ Ar. ] 1. A traveler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named from its shifting from side to side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. A stationary condition; a standstill. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom. [ Written also gib boom. ] --
Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load. --
Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door. --
Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib-headed topsail. --
Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs. --
The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [ Colloq. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Connected with jibe; cf. OF. giber to shake. ] To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk. [ Written also jibb. ] [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Jibbed p. pr. & vb. n. Jibbing. ] Also . [ Cf. Jib a sail, Gybe. ] (Chiefly Naut.) To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A horse that jibs. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jibed p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing ] [ Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. Jib, n. & v. i. ] (Naut.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To agree; to harmonize. [ Colloq. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff. ] [ Written also giffy. ] A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [ Colloq. ] J. & H. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. gīge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. Gig a fiddle, Gig a whirligig. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme
Praised and applauded. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Is't not a fine jig,
A precious cunning, in the late Protector? Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mach.) (a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or template to work to, as in filing. (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Drill jig, a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, 6 (a). --
Jig drilling,
Jig filing (Metal Working), a process of drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is directed or limited by a jig. --
Jig saw, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; -- called also gig saw. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jigged p. pr. & vb. n. Jigging ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To sing to the tune of a jig. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jig off a tune at the tongue's end. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To dance a jig; to skip about. [ 1913 Webster ]

You jig, you amble, and you lisp. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A negro, especially an African-American; -- an offensive term usually intended as an ethnic slur. [ vulgar and offensive ]
Syn. -- nigger, spade, coon, nigra. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ A corrupt. of chigre. ] 1. (Zool.) A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, or Sarcopsylla penetrans, or Pulex penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin; called also jigger flea. See Chigoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small red mites (esp. Tetranychus irritans and Tetranychus Americanus) of the family Trombiculidae, which, in the larval or leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various animals, causing great annoyance. Also called chigger. [ Southern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ See Jig, n. & v. ] 1. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Pottery) (a) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel. (b) A template or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) (a) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle. Totten. (b) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. [ New Eng. ] (c) A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i). [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A small glass or measuring vessel holding 11/2 ounces (45 ml), used mostly for measuring liquor or drinking whiskey; also, the quantity of liquid held in a jigger. [ PJC ]

6. A thingamajig. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

Jigger mast. (Naut.) (a) The after mast of a four-masted vessel. (b) The small mast set at the stern of a yawl-rigged boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Jiggle. ] To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.

He could jigger the ball o'er a steeple tall as most men would jigger a cop. Harper's Mag. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of a person in some way.
Syn. -- trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, skulduggery, skullduggery. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Mining) The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jigging machine. (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process of jigging. (b) (Metal Working) A machine with a rotary milling cutter and a template by which the action of the cutter is guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Playful; frisky. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She is never sad, and yet not jiggish. Habington. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Freq. of jig. ] To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A jolting motion; a jogging pace. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a jolting motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Ar. jihād, struggle. ] (Islam) A religious war against infidels or Muslim heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.

[ Their ] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the Muslim dervishes of the Sudan, or of Muslims anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it. James Bryce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Gill sweetheart. ] A young woman; a sweetheart. See Gill. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A light, giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See Gill-flirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill. ] A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jilting. ] To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gimcrack. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A negro; -- said to be so called from a popular negro dance song, the refrain of which is “Wheel about and turn about and jump Jim Crow, ” produced in 1835 by Thomas D. Rice (1808-1860), a famous negro minstrel; -- considered disparaging and offensive. [ Offensive slang, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A legally sanctioned system of racial discrimination practised in the southern United States until declared unconstitutional in 1953 and further restricted by federal legislation, by means of which negroes were segregated and discriminated against in employment and in many places of public accommodation, such as parks, commercial establishments, and public transportation. [ PJC ]

a. For negroes only; set aside for used of negroes as a policy of racial discrimination. [ PJC ]

n. (Mach.) 1. A machine for bending or straightening rails. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A planing machine with a reversing tool, to plane both ways. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. someone excellent of their kind; as, he's a jimdandy of a soldier.
Syn. -- jimhickey, crackerjack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. something excellent of its kind; as, the bike was a jimdandy.
Syn. -- jimhickey, crackerjack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as jimdandy.
Syn. -- jimdandy, crackerjack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. Small cylindrical bits of sweet chocolate used as a granular topping on e.g. ice cream.
Syn. -- sprinkles. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Jimmies [ Cf. Jemmy. ] A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors. [ Written also jemmy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. jimmies [ Rhyming slang: Jimmy Grant, for immigrant. RHUD ] An immigrant. [ Australian slang ] [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. jimmied p. pr. & vb. n. jimmying ] To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open the back door and stole the TV set. [ PJC ]