Emily Dickinson Lexicon

judgment day, n. [OE dómes dæg, doomsday; see judgment and day.] (webplay: God).

Doomsday; great day; day of accounts; time in which the dead shall be raised to be judged of the deeds done in the flesh.

judgment seat, n. [see judgment and seat.] (webplay: before).

Bar; court; tribunal; seat on which a judge sits when trying a cause or pronouncing a sentence.

jug (-s), n. [origin uncertain.] (webplay: liquors).

Jar; vessel for holding liquids; narrow-necked pitcher of earthenware, glass or metal; [fig.] vase.

juggler (-'s), n. [OFr jougelour < L.] (webplay: playing, practices).

Dexterous trickster; one who exhibits tricks by sleight of hand.

jugular, adj. [L. jugul-um, collar-bone, neck, throat.]

Of the neck; of the throat; [fig.] of life.

jugular, n. [see jugular, adj.] (webplay: vein).

Large vein of the neck; great blood vessel of the throat.

juice (-s), n. [Fr. jus < L., broth, sauce, juice of animal or plant.]

Sap; sweet liquid of fruit; watery substance which can be extracted from vegetation; [fig.] nectar of a flower.

juicy, adj. [see juice, n.]

Moist; succulent; [fig.] stimulating.

julep (-s), n. [Fr. < L. julapium < Ar. < Pers., rose-water.] (webplay: liquor).

Sweet beverage; syrup sweetened liquid; sugar flavored drink that serves a base for medicines; [fig.] sweet nectar of a flower.

Juliet, proper n. [Fr. < L. 'downy-face' < Julius, downy, hairy, Roman family name.]

Lover; darling; sweetheart; young wife in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.