jowly /dʒaʊ li/ ADJ Someone who is jowly has fat cheeks which hang down towards their jaw.
joy ◆◇◇ /dʒɔ I / (joys )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Joy is a feeling of great happiness. □ Salter shouted with joy. □ …tears of joy.
2 N‑COUNT A joy is something or someone that makes you feel happy or gives you great pleasure. □ [+ of ] One of the joys of being alone is the freedom to do exactly as you choose.
3 N‑UNCOUNT If you get no joy , you do not have success or luck in achieving what you are trying to do. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [+ from ] They expect no joy from the vote itself.
4 PHRASE If you say that someone is jumping for joy , you mean that they are very pleased or happy about something. □ He jumped for joy on being told the news.
5 one's pride and joy → see pride SYNONYMS joy NOUN 1
delight: To my great delight, it worked perfectly.
happiness: I think mostly she was looking for happiness.
ecstasy: …the agony and ecstasy of holiday romance.
bliss: It was a scene of such domestic bliss.
euphoria: There was euphoria after the elections.
joy|ful /dʒɔ I fʊl/
1 ADJ Something that is joyful causes happiness and pleasure. [FORMAL ] □ A wedding is a joyful celebration of love.
2 ADJ Someone who is joyful is extremely happy. [FORMAL ] □ We're a very joyful people; we're very musical people and we love music. ● joy|ful|ly ADV □ They greeted him joyfully.
joy|less /dʒɔ I ləs/ ADJ Something that is joyless produces no happiness or pleasure. [FORMAL ] □ Life seemed joyless. □ Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.
joy|ous /dʒɔ I əs/ ADJ Joyous means extremely happy. [LITERARY ] □ She had made their childhood so joyous and carefree. ● joy|ous|ly ADV □ Sarah accepted joyously.
joy|ride /dʒɔ I ra I d/ (joyrides ) also joy ride N‑COUNT If someone goes on a joyride , they steal a car and drive around in it at high speed.
joy|rider /dʒɔ I ra I də r / (joyriders ) also joy rider N‑COUNT A joyrider is someone who steals cars in order to drive around in them at high speed.
joy|rid|ing /dʒɔ I ra I d I ŋ/ also joy riding N‑UNCOUNT Joyriding is the crime of stealing a car and driving around in it at high speed.
joy|stick /dʒɔ I st I k/ (joysticks )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] In some computer games, the joystick is the lever which the player uses in order to control the direction of the things on the screen.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] In an aircraft, the joystick is the lever which the pilot uses to control the direction and height of the aeroplane.
JP /dʒe I piː / (JPs ) N‑COUNT A JP is a Justice of the Peace .
JPEG /dʒe I peg/ (JPEGs ) also Jpeg N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] JPEG is a standard file format for compressing pictures so they can be stored or sent by email more easily. JPEG is an abbreviation for 'Joint Photographic Experts Group'. [COMPUTING ] □ …JPEG images. ● N‑COUNT A JPEG is a JPEG file or picture. □ …downloaded JPEGs.
Jr in AM, use Jr. Jr is a written abbreviation for junior . It is used after a man's name to distinguish him from an older member of his family with the same name. □ …Harry Connick Jr.
ju|bi|lant /dʒuː b I lənt/ ADJ If you are jubilant , you feel extremely happy because of a success. □ Ferdinand was jubilant after making an impressive comeback from a month on the injured list.
ju|bi|la|tion /dʒuː b I le I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Jubilation is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure, because of a success. [FORMAL ] □ His resignation was greeted by jubilation on the streets of Sofia.
ju|bi|lee /dʒuː b I liː/ (jubilees )
1 N‑COUNT A jubilee is a special anniversary of an event, especially the 25th or 50th anniversary. □ …Queen Victoria's jubilee.
2 → see also golden jubilee , silver jubilee
Ju|da|ic /dʒuːde I I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Judaic means belonging or relating to Judaism. [FORMAL ]
Ju|da|ism /dʒuː de I I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is based on the Old Testament of the Bible and the Talmud.
Judas /dʒuː dəs/ (Judases ) N‑COUNT If you accuse someone of being a Judas , you are accusing them of being deceitful and betraying their friends or country. [DISAPPROVAL ]
jud|der /dʒʌ də r / (judders , juddering , juddered ) VERB If something judders , it shakes or vibrates violently. [BRIT ] □ [V ] The lift started off, juddered, and went out of action.
judge ◆◆◇ /dʒʌ dʒ/ (judges , judging , judged )
1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A judge is the person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied, for example how criminals should be punished. □ The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday. □ Judge Mr Justice Schiemann jailed him for life.
2 N‑COUNT A judge is a person who decides who will be the winner of a competition. □ A panel of judges is now selecting the finalists.
3 VERB If you judge something such as a competition, you decide who or what is the winner. □ [V n] Colin Mitchell will judge the entries each week. □ [V ] A grade B judge could only be allowed to judge alongside a qualified grade A judge. ● judg|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ The judging was difficult as always.