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microcosm
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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jolly

(eg. analysis, butterfly, solace )

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  • jolly  /ˈdʒɑ li/ ?  a happy party

    jolly meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (n) a happy party
    2. (n) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
    3. (v) be silly or tease one another
    4. (adj) full of or showing high-spirited merriment
    5. (adv) to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
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    Synonym(s)

    banter, chaff

    jolly usage(s) Create your Own

    1. By playing the role of the jolly fat man, Ohio Democrat Mike Di Salle helped make himself a political success.
    2. WikiScanner is a jolly little game of Internet gotcha, but it's really about something more: a growing popular irritation with the Internet in general.
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  • jolly along  cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
  • jolly boat  a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
  • jolly roger  a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background;…
  • jolly up  cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
  • jolson  /ˈdʒoʊl sən/ ?  United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length…
  • jolt  /ˈdʒoʊlt/ ?  a sudden jarring impact
  • jolted  /ˈdʒoʊl tɪd/ ?  bumped or shaken jerkily
  • jolting  /ˈdʒoʊl tɪŋ/ ?  causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  • jolty  /ˈdʒəʊl tɪ/ ?  causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  • jomada i  the fifth month of the Islamic calendar
  • jomada ii  the sixth month of the Islamic calendar
  • jomo kenyata  Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978)
  • jonah  /ˈdʒoʊ nə/ ?  (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great…
  • jonah crab  large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
  • jonas edward salk  United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is…
  • jonas salk  United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against…
  • jonathan  /ˈdʒɑ nə θən/ ?  red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
  • jonathan edwards  American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period…
  • jonathan swift  an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
  • jonathan trumbull  American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided…
  • jones  /ˈdʒoʊnz/ ?  United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial…
  • jones' penstemon  low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near…
  • jonesboro  /ˈdʒoʊnzbə roʊ/ ?  a town in northeast Arkansas
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