1 VERB If you jettison something, for example an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it. □ [V n] The Government seems to have jettisoned the plan.
2 VERB To jettison something that is not needed or wanted means to throw it away or get rid of it. □ [V n] The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.
jet|ty /dʒe ti/ (jetties ) N‑COUNT A jetty is a wide stone wall or wooden platform where boats stop to let people get on or off, or to load or unload goods.
Jew ◆◇◇ /dʒuː / (Jews ) N‑COUNT A Jew is a person who believes in and practises the religion of Judaism.
jew|el /dʒuː əl/ (jewels )
1 N‑COUNT A jewel is a precious stone used to decorate valuable things that you wear, such as rings or necklaces. □ …a golden box containing precious jewels.
2 → see also crown jewel
3 N‑COUNT If you describe something or someone as a jewel , you mean that they are better, more beautiful, or more special than other similar things or than other people. □ [+ of ] Walk down Castle Street and admire our little jewel of a cathedral.
4 PHRASE If you refer to an achievement or thing as the jewel in someone's crown , you mean that it is considered to be their greatest achievement or the thing they can be most proud of. □ [+ in ] His achievement is astonishing and this book is the jewel in his crown.
je w|el case (jewel cases )
1 N‑COUNT A jewel case is a box for keeping jewels in.
2 N‑COUNT A jewel case is the plastic box in which a compact disc is kept.
jew|elled /dʒuː əld/ in AM, use jeweled ADJ Jewelled items and ornaments are decorated with precious stones.
jew|el|ler /dʒuː ələ r / (jewellers ) in AM, use jeweler 1 N‑COUNT A jeweller is a person who makes, sells, and repairs jewellery and watches.
2 N‑COUNT A jeweller or a jeweller's is a shop where jewellery and watches are made, sold, and repaired.
jew|el|lery /dʒuː əlri/ in AM, use jewelry N‑UNCOUNT Jewellery is ornaments that people wear, for example rings, bracelets, and necklaces. It is often made of a valuable metal such as gold, and sometimes decorated with precious stones.
Jew|ish ◆◇◇ /dʒuː I ʃ/ ADJ Jewish means belonging or relating to the religion of Judaism or to Jews. □ …the Jewish festival of the Passover.
Jew|ish|ness /dʒuː I ʃnəs/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft with poss] Someone's Jewishness is the fact that they are a Jew.
Jew|ry /dʒʊə ri, [AM ] dʒuː ri/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu adj N ] Jewry is all the people, or all the people in a particular place, who believe in and practise the religion of Judaism. [FORMAL ] □ There could be no better way to strengthen the unity of world Jewry.
jib /dʒ I b/ (jibs , jibbing , jibbed )
1 N‑COUNT The jib is the small triangular sail that is sometimes used at the front of a sailing boat.
2 VERB If you jib at something, you are unwilling to do it or to accept it. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V + at ] …those who jib at the idea of selling their land. [Also V ]
jibe /dʒa I b/ (jibes , jibing , jibed ) The spelling gibe is also used for meanings 1 and 2 . 1 N‑COUNT [oft N that] A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. □ …a cheap jibe about his loss of hair.
2 VERB To jibe means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish. [WRITTEN ] □ [V with quote] 'No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again,' he jibed, tongue in cheek.
3 VERB If numbers, statements, or events jibe , they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other. [mainly AM ] □ [V ] The numbers don't jibe. □ [V + with ] How did your expectations jibe with the reality?
jif|fy /dʒ I fi/ PHRASE If you say that you will do something in a jiffy , you mean that you will do it very quickly or very soon. [INFORMAL ]
jig /dʒ I g/ (jigs , jigging , jigged )
1 N‑COUNT A jig is a lively dance. □ She danced an Irish jig.
2 VERB To jig means to dance or move energetically, especially bouncing up and down. □ [V adv/prep] You didn't just jig about by yourself, I mean you danced properly. [Also V ]
jig|ger /dʒ I gə r / (jiggers ) N‑COUNT A jigger of a drink such as whisky or gin is the amount of it you are given when you order it in a bar. [mainly AM ] □ [+ of ] …a jigger of brandy.
jiggery-pokery /dʒ I gəripoʊ kəri/ N‑UNCOUNT If you describe behaviour as jiggery-pokery , you mean that it involves tricking people or being dishonest. [BRIT , INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ] □ It seems astonishing that Bond got away with so much jiggery-pokery for as long as he did.
jig|gle /dʒ I g ə l/ (jiggles , jiggling , jiggled )
1 VERB If you jiggle something, you move it quickly up and down or from side to side. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] He jiggled the doorknob noisily.
2 VERB To jiggle around means to move quickly up and down or from side to side. [INFORMAL ] □ [V adv] He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about.
jig|saw /dʒ I gsɔː/ (jigsaws )
1 N‑COUNT A jigsaw or jigsaw puzzle is a picture on cardboard or wood that has been cut up into odd shapes. You have to make the picture again by putting the pieces together correctly.