joyful; jovial; gay journal : daily newspaper; periodical journey : round of travel; to travel jovial : merry, gay joy : gladness, delight jubilee : anniversary (fiftieth); time of rejoicing judg(e)ment : legal decision by judge juice : liquid part of fruits or vegetables july : seventh month of year jumbo : huge person, animal or thing jump : to spring over; to move up off ground; act of jumping june : sixth month of year jury : body of persons sworn to give verdict on question submitted to them in court of justice just : right, true; founded on fact justice : quality of being just; judge, magistrate jute : fibre from bark of Indian plant
A sailor's nickname for a marine, who, in his opinion, bears the same relation to a "regular" as a jolly-boat or yawl does to a ship (Danish, jollë, a yawl )
A sailor's nickname for a marine, who, in his opinion, bears the same relation to a "regular" as a jolly-boat or yawl does to a ship (Danish, jollë, a yawl )
To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at
full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"