JAY in English dictionary

  • jay

    Meanings and definitions of "JAY"

    • Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
    • Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
    • (archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
    • The name of the Latin script letter J / j .
    • noun
      Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
    • noun
      Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
    • noun
      The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
    • bird
    • name of the letter J, j
    • A cigarette rolled using cannabis.
    • noun
      crested largely blue bird

    Synonyms of "JAY" in English dictionary

    John Jay, chief justice, diplomatist are the top synonyms of "JAY" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of JAY

    • jay ( plural  jays)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza jay, lm  liczba mnoga jays
    • jay (plural jays)
  • Jay

    Meanings and definitions of "JAY"

    • A nickname for James, Jason, or for any male name beginning with a "J" ; also used as a formal given name.
    • A nickname of female names beginning with a "J".
    • proper
      A nickname for James, Jason, or for any male name beginning with a "J"; also used as a formal given name.
    • proper
      A nickname of female names beginning with a "J".
    • noun
      United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

    Synonyms of "JAY" in English dictionary

    Another word for "JAY" in the English thesaurus is John Jay.

    • John Jay

      United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

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