A speeding motorist was caught by radar from a police helicopter in the sky.
An officer pulled him over and began to issue a traffic ticket.
"How did you know I was speeding?" the frustrated driver asked.
The police officer pointed somberly toward the sky.
"You mean," asked the motorist, "that even He is against me?"
- (often foll. By on, along) trudge; proceed ploddingly (must jog on somehow).
- (of a horse) trot. —n. - spell of jogging; slow walk or trot.
- push, jerk, or nudge. [probably imitative]
JOT
—v. (-tt-) (usu. Foll. By down) write briefly or hastily. —n. Very small amount (not one jot). [greek *iota]
JOY
n. - (often foll. By at, in) pleasure; extreme gladness.
- thing causing joy.
- colloq. Satisfaction, success (got no joy). joyful adj. Joyfully adv. Joyfulness n. Joyless adj. Joyous adj. Joyously adv. [french joie from latin gaudium]
JUG
—n. - deep vessel for liquids, with a handle and a lip for pouring.
- contents of this.
- slang prison. —v. (-gg-) (usu. As jugged adj.) Stew or boil (esp. Hare) in a casserole etc. jugful n. (pl. -s). [origin uncertain]
JUL
Abbr. July.
JUN
Abbr. - june.
- junior.
JUT
—v. (-tt-) (often foll. By out, forth) protrude, project. —n. Projection. [var. Of *jet1]
JACK
frost n. Frost personified.
- of all trades n. Multi-skilled person.
- plane n. Medium-sized joinery plane.
- plug n. Plug for use with a jack (see *jack n. 4).
- russell n. Short-legged breed of terrier.
- tar n. Sailor.
- —n. - device for raising heavy objects, esp. Vehicles.
- court-card with a picture of a soldier, page, etc.
- ship's flag, esp. Showing nationality.
- device using a single-pronged plug to connect an electrical circuit.
- small white target ball in bowls.
- a = *jackstone. B (in pl.) Game of jackstones.
- (jack) familiar form of john, esp. Typifying the common man, male animal, etc. (i'm all right, jack). —v. (usu. Foll. By up) 1 raise with or as with a jack (in sense 1).
- colloq. Raise (e.g. Prices). every man jack every person. Jack in slang abandon (an attempt etc.). [familiar form of the name john]
JADE
n. - hard usu. Green stone used for ornaments etc.
- green colour of jade. [spanish ijada from latin ilia flanks (named as a cure for colic)]
- n. - inferior or worn-out horse.
- derog. Disreputable woman. [origin unknown]
JAIL
(also gaol) —n. - place for the detention of prisoners.
- confinement in a jail. —v. Put in jail. [french jaiole, ultimately from latin cavea cage]
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