Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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jigsaw puzzle
jigsaw puzzles noun
a puzzle with oddly shaped
pieces that fit together to
make a picture.

job
jobs noun
1 a task or some work that
you have to do.
Jobs to do around the house.
2 work that someone is paid
to do.
I have an outdoor job.

jockey
jockeys noun
a person who rides a horse
in races.

jog
jogs jogging jogged verb

to run steadily and slowly.

join
joins joining
joined verb

1 to put
two things
together.

Joining the two ends of a strip
of paper.
2 to become a member of
something, such as a club.

joint

joints noun

the place where two

pieces of something

join together.

The bones in your

body meet at joints to

help you move around.

joke

jokes noun

something that someone says

or does to make people laugh.

joke verb

jolt

jolts jolting jolted verb

to shake or move in

a bumpy way.

Jolting along a bumpy track.

jolt noun

journalist

journalists noun

a person who gathers

and writes news.

N say jur-nuhl-list

journey

journeys noun

a distance traveled.

N say jur-nee

Judaism

noun

the religion of Jewish people.

Jews believe in one God, and

in the teachings of the Old

Testament and the Talmud,

the Jewish holy books.

N say joo-dee-iz-uhm

judge

judges judging judged verb

to decide whether something

is right or wrong, good or bad.

judgment noun

judge

judges noun

1 a person in charge of

a court who decides the

punishment of those people

that the jury finds guilty.

2 a person who decides

the winner of a competition

or contest.

judo

noun

a sport from Japan in which

two people fight using special

movements to try and throw

the other player to the ground.

jug

jugs noun

an open container that is used

to hold liquids and that has

a handle and a narrow mouth.

juggle

juggles juggling juggled verb

to keep several objects in

the air at the same time

by throwing

and catching.

juice

juices noun

a liquid from fruit or meat.

juicy adjective

jump

jumps jumping jumped verb

to throw yourself into the air.

junction

junctions noun

a place where several

things join, such as roads

or railroads.

jungle

jungles noun

a dense, tropical forest.

junior

adjective

younger or less experienced.

jury

juries noun

a group of 12 people, chosen

from the public, who sit in

court and decide whether

the person on trial is guilty

or not guilty.

justice

noun

a fair and honest

judgment.

N say jus-tis

justice

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