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instigate
/ˈɪn stə ˌɡeɪt /
/ˈɪn stə ˌɡeɪt /
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jocund
/ˈdʒɑ kənd/
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund meaning(s)
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- (adj) full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund usage(s)
- The jocund vitality which lured Grischa to mad escape is no less vivid than his fatalistic reluctance to escape again.
- The brow of Dean Inge, never very jocund at best, was painfully overcast.
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jocundity
/dʒəʊ ˈkən dɪ tɪ/
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a feeling facetious merriment
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jodhpur
a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
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jodhpur boot
a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
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jodhpur breeches
flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
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jodhpur shoe
a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
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jodhpurs
/ˈdʒɑd pʊəz/
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flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
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joe bloggs
a hypothetical average man
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joe blow
a hypothetical average man
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joe clark
Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
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joe dimaggio
United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability…
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joe louis
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
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joe-pye weed
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers…
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joel
/ˈdʒoʊ əl/
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a Hebrew minor prophet
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joel chandler harris
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus…
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joel harris
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
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joewood
West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely…
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joffre
French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II…
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joffrey
/ˈdʒɔf ri/
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United States choreographer (1930-1988)
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jog
/ˈdʒɑɡ/
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a sharp change in direction
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jog trot
an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot
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jogged
/ˈdʒɑɡd/
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a sharp change in direction
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jogger
/ˈdʒɑ ɡər/
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someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)
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jogging
/ˈdʒɑ ɡɪŋ/
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a sharp change in direction