janissary

a Turkish soldier ; a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries" ;

janitor

someone employed to clean and maintain a building ;

jansen

a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) ;

jansenism

the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition ;

jansenist

an advocate of Jansenism ;

january

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice ;

january 1

the first day of the year ; (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation ; (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st ;

january 19

celebrated in southern United States ;

january 20

the day designated for inauguration of the United States president ; a Christian holy day ;

january 6

twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus ;

janus

(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head ;

jap

(offensive slang) a person of Japanese descent ;

jap clover

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States ;

japan

lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient ; lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer ; a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean ; a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building ;

japan allspice

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers ;

japan bittersweet

ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America ;

japan cedar

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood ;

japan clover

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States ;

japan current

a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean ;

japan tallow

a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes ;

japan trench

a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet ;

japan wax

a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes ;

japanese

the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese ; a native or inhabitant of Japan ;

japanese allspice

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers ;

japanese andromeda

broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers ;

japanese angelica tree

deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States ;

japanese apricot

Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits ;

japanese archipelago

a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean ;

japanese banana

Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan ;

japanese barberry

compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges ;

japanese barnyard millet

coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States ;

japanese beech

a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood ;

japanese beetle

small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America ;

japanese bittersweet

ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America ;

japanese black pine

large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog ;

japanese brome

grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia ;

japanese capital

the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan ;

japanese carpet grass

lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States ;

japanese cedar

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood ;

japanese cherry

ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms ;