Words starting with j

Words and definitions

Jackmen means: of Jackman

Jackman means: One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n.

Jackman means: A cream cheese.

Jack-o'-lantern means: See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.

Jackpudding means: A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

Jacksaw means: The merganser.

Jackscrew means: A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.

Jackslave means: A low servant; a mean fellow.

Jacksmith means: A smith who makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c.

Jacksnipe means: A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.

Words and definitions

Zootrophic means: Of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals.

Zootomy means: The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished from androtomy.

Zootomist means: One who dissects animals, or is skilled in zootomy.

Zootomical means: Of or pertaining to zootomy.

Zootic means: Containing the remains of organized bodies; -- said of rock or soil.

Zoosporic means: Of or pertaining to zoospores; of the nature of zoospores.

Zoospore means: See Swarmspore.

Zoospore means: A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoospores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algae. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoospores and the smaller microzoospores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore.

Zoosporangium means: A spore, or conceptacle containing zoospores.

-sporangia means: of Zoosporangium