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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adv
Pronunciation spelling of just.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Jesse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A diminutive of the female given names Jessica or Jessamy.
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noun
A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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noun
Alternative form of jet (the mineral).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Alternative form of jet (the color).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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History
See just.
Clipping of Jesse, Jessica, or Jessamy.
From Middle English ges, from Middle French gies, from the plural of jet (“throw”), from Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus < iactus (“a throwing”), or from jeter (“to throw”), itself from Latin iactare.
See jet (etymology 2).
