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Jotun
- noun - (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
Jougs
- - An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke.
Joule
- noun - a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
- English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
Joust
- noun - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
Jowls
- noun - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
Jowly
- adjective - having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
Joyce
- noun - influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
Joyed
- verb - feel happiness or joy
- make glad or happy
Koala
- noun - sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
Koans
- noun - a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning