Standard Lemma guide

jus

adv · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: zho͞o s
  • UK: /ʒuː(s)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: zhoo s
  • US: /ʒu(s)/
  • rhymes with -uː
  • CMU ARPABET: JH UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: JH AH1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of just.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The juices given off as meat is cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from this.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of JU

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French jus (“juice”). Doublet of juice and ukha.