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kamet
  • n  a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
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katsina
  • n  a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
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jigger
  • n  a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
  • n  any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
  • n  larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
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jiggermast
  • n  any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
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jiggery-pokery
  • n  verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
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jiggle
  • n  a slight irregular shaking motion
  • v  move to and fro
    Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
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jigsaw
  • n  a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
  • n  fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
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jigsaw puzzle
  • n  a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces
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jihad
  • n  a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
  • n  a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
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