jun|ket /dʒʌ ŋk I t/ (junkets ) N‑COUNT If you describe a trip or visit by an official or businessman as a junket , you disapprove of it because it is expensive, unnecessary, and often has been paid for with public money. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]
ju nk food (junk foods ) N‑VAR If you refer to food as junk food , you mean that it is quick and easy to prepare but is not good for your health.
junkie /dʒʌ ŋki/ (junkies )
1 N‑COUNT A junkie is a drug addict. [INFORMAL ]
2 N‑COUNT [n N ] You can use junkie to refer to someone who is very interested in a particular activity, especially when they spend a lot of time on it. [INFORMAL ] □ …a computer junkie.
ju nk mail N‑UNCOUNT Junk mail is advertisements and publicity materials that you receive through the post or by email which you have not asked for and which you do not want.
junk|yard /dʒʌ ŋkjɑː r d/ (junkyards ) N‑COUNT A junkyard is the same as a scrapyard .
jun|ta /dʒʌ ntə, hʊ ntə/ (juntas ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A junta is a military government that has taken power by force, and not through elections.
ju|ris|dic|tion /dʒʊə r I sd I kʃ ə n/ (jurisdictions )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws. [FORMAL ] □ [+ over ] The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts.
2 N‑COUNT A jurisdiction is a state or other area in which a particular court and system of laws has authority. [LEGAL ]
ju|ris|pru|dence /dʒʊə r I spruː d ə ns/ N‑UNCOUNT Jurisprudence is the study of law and the principles on which laws are based. [FORMAL ]
ju|rist /dʒʊə r I st/ (jurists ) N‑COUNT A jurist is a person who is an expert on law. [FORMAL ]
ju|ror /dʒʊə rə r / (jurors ) N‑COUNT A juror is a member of a jury.
jury ◆◇◇ /dʒʊə ri/ (juries )
1 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb, oft by N ] In a court of law, the jury is the group of people who have been chosen from the general public to listen to the facts about a crime and to decide whether the person accused is guilty or not. □ The jury convicted Mr Hampson of all offences. □ …the tradition of trial by jury.
2 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A jury is a group of people who choose the winner of a competition. □ I am not surprised that the Booker Prize jury included it on their shortlist.
3 PHRASE If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject. □ [+ on ] The jury is out on whether or not this is true.
just
➊ ADVERB USES
➋ ADJECTIVE USE
➊ just ◆◆◆ /dʒʌ st/
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1 ADV [ADV before v] You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to happen at the present time. For example, if you say that someone has just arrived , you mean that they arrived a very short time ago. □ I've just bought a new house. □ The two had only just met. □ I just had the most awful dream. □ I'm only just beginning to take it in that he's still missing.
2 ADV [ADV before v, ADV about/going to-inf] If you say that you are just doing something, you mean that you are doing it now and will finish it very soon. If you say that you are just about to do something, or just going to do it, you mean that you will do it very soon. □ I'm just making the sauce for the cauliflower. □ I'm just going to walk down the lane now and post some letters. □ The Vietnam War was just about to end.
3 ADV [ADV adv/prep] You can use just to emphasize that something is happening at exactly the moment of speaking or at exactly the moment that you are talking about. [EMPHASIS ] □ Randall would just now be getting the Sunday paper. □ Just then the phone rang. □ Just as she prepared to set off to the next village, two friends arrived in a taxi.
4 ADV You use just to indicate that something is no more important, interesting, or difficult, for example, than you say it is, especially when you want to correct a wrong idea that someone may get or has already got. [EMPHASIS ] □ It's just a suggestion. □ It's not just a financial matter. □ You can tell just by looking at me that I am all right.
5 ADV [ADV n] You use just to emphasize that you are talking about a small part, not the whole of an amount. [EMPHASIS ] □ That's just one example of the kind of experiments you can do.
6 ADV You use just to emphasize how small an amount is or how short a length of time is. [EMPHASIS ] □ Stephanie and David redecorated a room in just three days.
7 ADV [ADV before v] You can use just in front of a verb to indicate that the result of something is unfortunate or undesirable and is likely to make the situation worse rather than better. □ Leaving like I did just made it worse.
8 ADV You use just to indicate that what you are saying is the case, but only by a very small degree or amount. □ Her hand was just visible by the light from the sitting room. □ I arrived just in time for my flight to London.
9 ADV You use just with 'might,' 'may,' and 'could', when you mean that there is a small chance of something happening, even though it is not very likely. □ It's an old trick but it just might work.
10 ADV [ADV before v] You use just to emphasize the following word or phrase, in order to express feelings such as annoyance, admiration, or certainty. [EMPHASIS ] □ She just won't relax. □ I knew you'd be here. I just knew.