Vocabulary : Jetting to Jeweled

Jetting : of Jet
Jettison : The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck. ;; See Jetsam, 1.
Jetton : A metal counter used in playing cards.
Jetty : Made of jet, or like jet in color. ;; A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below. ;; A wharf or pier extending from the shore. ;; A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River. ;; To jut out; to project.
Jeu d'esprit : A witticism.

Jeunesse doree : Lit., gilded youth; young people of wealth and fashion, esp. if given to prodigal living; -- in the French Revolution, applied to young men of the upper classes who aided in suppressing the Jacobins after the Reign of Terror.
Jew : Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
Jewbush : A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.
Jewel : An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. ;; A precious stone; a gem. ;; An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. ;; A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. ;; To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels.
Jeweled : of Jewel

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