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jaundice

Short Definition : medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias

Definition
(noun) yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
Synonyms : icterus
Definition
(noun) a rough and bitter manner Definition
(verb) distort adversely
Example Sentence
  • Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment
Definition
(verb) affect with, or as if with, jaundice
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like jhandu u can remamber it

gre Jaundice means to be cowardly. We can relate it to jaundice is yellow.. yellow yellow dirty fellow

jaundiced

Short Definition : yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye

Definition
(adj) affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
Synonyms : icteric yellow
Definition
(adj) showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste
Example Sentence
  • looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation
  • takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs
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Jaundiced as we know is yellowed .. so when our eyes are also yellowed we cannot see correctly .. hence pejudiced

Jaundiced rhymes with prejudiced.

mere dost ko jaundice ho gaya to wo bhaghwant ko kosne laga, and he started being prejudiced

jaunt

Short Definition : trip; short journey

Definition
(noun) a journey taken for pleasure
Example Sentence
  • many summer excursions to the shore
  • it was merely a pleasure trip
  • after cautious sashays into the field
Definition
(verb) make a trip for pleasure
Synonyms : travel trip
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Journey to your AUNT's place J-AUNT

the word itself says (jaun= should i go ... in hindi)

have a small trip with Jaya AUNTy

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Joint is a slang used by weed smokers. So when people make joint they get high which can be said a pleasurable trip.

jaun ani ye!! means go and come fast in Marathi

You make a JAUNT to your favourite HAUNT

jaunt sounds like jount=JOUrNey, Trip

after coming from a JAUNT(outing) one becomes JAUNTY(very happy) :)

jaunty

Short Definition : cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat

Definition
(adj) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example Sentence
  • a dapper young man
  • a jaunty red hat
Definition
(adj) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
Example Sentence
  • looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit
  • life that is gay, brisk, and debonair
  • walked with a jaunty step
  • a jaunty optimist
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remember Jonty Rhodes of the South Africa cricket team who dives carefree while fielding

SAME ....LIKE THE ABOVE ONE..JAYA aunty ..is a cheerful and pleasant lady.

JAUNTY = JOLLY

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when u go for a jaunt you fell lighthearted and carefree

janti(Nepali):when you go for janti you will be lively,animated,cheerful n carefree

jeopardize

Short Definition : endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger

Definition
(verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to
Example Sentence
  • The pollution is endangering the crops
Definition
(verb) put at risk
Example Sentence
  • I will stake my good reputation for this
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sounds like leopard... leopard r now ENDANGERED species

link it with.... shanti se JIO PAR humse panga mat lena .... otherwise your life woud be JEOPARDIZED..... said the rogue..

jeo..(jai)+paradize....so why are you PUTTING JAI at risk..do you want to send him paradize(die)

jest

Short Definition : playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully

Definition
(noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Synonyms : gag jape joke laugh
Example Sentence
  • he told a very funny joke
  • he knows a million gags
  • thanks for the laugh
  • he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
  • even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Definition
(noun) activity characterized by good humor
Synonyms : jocularity joke
Definition
(verb) tell a joke; speak humorously
Synonyms : joke
Example Sentence
  • He often jokes even when he appears serious
Definition
(verb) act in a funny or teasing way
Synonyms : joke
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Remember "JEST for laughs gags" on pogo

Jest sounds similar to Fest (festival)..you act and speak playfully in a fest

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I did "Just like that", hey don't take it seriously. JEST like that

sounds like "test". "test" the sincerity of anyone by giving playful remarks and recording the response.

jetsam

Short Definition : things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

Definition
(noun) the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm Definition
(noun) the floating wreckage of a ship
Synonyms : flotsam
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for jetsam

jetSAM-samundar(sea ) :: goods thrown in sea.

floatsam is wreckage in sea. jetsam is throwing wreckege into sea

relate it to flotsam

jettison

Short Definition : throw overboard (from a ship or plane)

Definition
(verb) throw away, of something encumbering Definition
(verb) throw as from an airplane
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jetti(jet plane)+son..so someone throwing out his 2 quintal SON out of JET PLANE to make it LIGHTER.

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Remember JET Airways laying off the staff to reduce costs

jhat(jet) se mike tison(tyson) ko boat par se phenko varna yeh doob jayega...

remember JETSON's they travel in the jet and they deliver package by Jettison..

jetti sounds like jedi, when you mess with the son of a jedi(jedi knight)he will throw you overboard

jibe

Short Definition : agree; be in harmony with; gibe

Definition
(noun) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Synonyms : barb dig gibe shaft shot slam
Example Sentence
  • his parting shot was `drop dead'
  • she threw shafts of sarcasm
  • she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Definition
(verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Example Sentence
  • The two stories don't agree in many details
  • The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
  • The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Definition
(verb) shift from one side of the ship to the other
Synonyms : change course gybe jib
Example Sentence
  • The sail jibbed wildly
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ji+be : means you ji(agree) with someone.

ji+be.....JI..ji...in hindi when we say ji..ji.....ji.....BA....ji ba.(for mom) when we agree with them in some matter..

sounds like jive... To jive properly, you need to be in harmony with your partner.

Aggressive remarks should be treated as 'jiber crimes ' under section xxx of Indian penal code.

jibe(in hindi) sounds like tounge cleaner. so it should be in harmony with the tounge otherwise it scrribles it.

jingoist

Short Definition : extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism

Definition
(noun) an extreme bellicose nationalist
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jingoist seems like JUNGoist .. a national who is chauvinistic nd bellicose will favor JUNG..

jingoist rhymes with maoist....who are rebels.

Jingo sounds like Tango charlie...which is army men code who are patriotic

'jang' karne wala

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