Jones, Tommy Lee (1946–)
a US film actor whose films
include JFK, The Fugitive, and
Men in Black
Jones, Vin·nie /'vri/ (1965-) a British football player who played for the Welsh national team and for Wimbledon football team. He was known for being a very strong and aggressive player who was not afraid to fight other players. After he stopped playing football, he became a film actor and has appeared in several films including Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels.
Jones·es /ˈdʒəʊnzʒz/ n → see keep up with the Joneses (KEEP $ ^{1} $)
Jones·town /ˈdʒəʊnztaʊn/ a place in Guyana where people who followed the religious leader Jim JONES lived. In 1974, they all killed themselves with poison as part of a ceremony, which became known as the Jonestown Massacre.
Jon·son, Ben /ˈdʒɒnsənl/ˈdʒɑːn-/ (1572–1637) an English writer of plays, poetry, and criticism. His most famous plays are Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair.
Jons·son, Ul·ri·ka /ˈdʒɒnsənlˈdʒɑːn-, ulˈriːkə/ (1967-) a Swedish television PRESENTER who lives and works in England. She first became famous as a WEATHER GIRL on morning television programmes, and later PRESENTed the British television show Gladiators. She is famous for being blonde, and newspapers have often written about her LOVE LIFE.
Jop·lin, Jan·is /'dʒɒplənl'dʒɑːp-, 'dʒænʒs/ (1943–70) a US singer, known for her low rough singing voice, and for her exciting performances on stage. She died as a result of taking drugs.
Joplin, Scott (1868–1917) a US piano player and COMPOSER known especially for his RAGTIME music, such as Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer, which was used in the film The Sting in 1973
Jor·dan¹ /'dʒɔːdənˈdʒɔːr-/ an Arab country in the Middle East, which is surrounded by Israel, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Capital: Amman. Population: 5,460,265 (2003). Before the 1967 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR, the country was divided by the River Jordan, which runs from the north to the south, into the WEST BANK and the East Bank. Since 1967 the West Bank has been ruled by Israel. → see also PETRA, WEST BANK —Jordanian /dʒɔː'deɪniənˈdʒɔːr-/ n, adj
Jordan $ ^{2} $ a river in Israel and Jordan, which flows into the DEAD SEA. It is often mentioned in the Bible, and was the river in which JOHN THE BAPTIST baptized (BAPTIZE) Jesus.
Jordan $ ^{3} $ (1978-) a British TOPLESS model who is known for having very large breasts because of SILICONE IMPLANTS. TABLOID newspapers often write about her relationships with men and the parties she has been to. In 2004, she started to use her real name, Katie Price.
Jordan, Bar-ba-ra /'bɑːbərəl'bɑːr-/ (1936-1996) the first African-American woman from the South to become a Congresswoman in the House of Representatives, in 1972
Jordan, micnaei (1953-) a US BASKETBALL player who was considered to be the best player of the 1980s and 1990s, helping his Chicago Bulls team win five NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS. He was often known as 'Air Jordan' because he jumped very high when he scored points. He was also known to be one of the most highly-paid sports players in the world. In 1997 he appeared in the film
Space Jam with the CARTOON character Bugs Bunny. He RETIRED from basketball in 1999.
Jor·rocks /'dʒprəksl'dʒɑː-/ a humorous character in books and magazine stories by R. S. Surtees (1805–64). Jorrocks is a London GROCER (=owner of a food shop) who loves horse racing and hunting FOXes.
Jo-seph¹ /'dʒəuzʃf/ in the Old Testament of the Bible, the favourite son of JACOB. Joseph was given a 'coat of many colours' by his father, and this made his brothers JEALOUS of him. They sold him as a slave to some Egyptians, but Joseph later became powerful by becoming an adviser to the Egyptian king, and brought his people to live in Egypt.
Joseph $ ^{2} $ in the New Testament of the Bible, the husband of MARY, the mother of Jesus. Joseph was a CARPENTER in NAZARETH.
Joseph, Chief (71840-1904) the chief of a NATIVE AMERICAN tribe who fought against the US army in 1870. He was not successful, and his tribe was forced to leave their land and move to a RESERVATION.
Joseph, Lord Keith /ki:θ/ (1918–94) a British politician in the Conservative Party, who held several important government positions between the 1960s and the 1980s. He is remembered as the person who developed many of the RIGHT-WING ideas which Margaret Thatcher based her policies (POLICY) on when she was Prime Minister.
Jo·se·phine /ˈdʒəʊzʃiːn/ (1763–1814) the EMPRESS of France from 1804 to 1809. She married Napoleon in 1796, but he got a DIVORCE in 1809 because they had not produced any children together. According to an old story, Napoleon once said 'Not tonight, Josephine' when he refused to have sex with her, and now this phrase is sometimes used in a humorous way.
Joseph of Ar·i·ma·the·a, Saint /,dʒəuzʃf av /arʒməˈθiːə/ in the New Testament of the Bible, a rich follower of Jesus who asked to be given Jesus's dead body so that he could bury it in the TOMB that he had built for himself. There is also an old story that he brought the HOLY GRAIL (=the cup used by Jesus at the LAST SUPPER) to England and built the first Christian church in England at GLASTONBURY.
josh /dʒɒʃ/ dʒɑːʃ/ v. infml, especially AmE 1 [l] to joke 2 [T] to make fun of, without wanting to hurt: He's always been keen on collecting unusual hats, although all his friends josh him about it. —josh n
Josh·u·a /ˈdʒɒʃjuəl/ dʒɑːʃuə/ in the Old Testament of the Bible, a man who led the Jews into the 'Promised Land' of CANAAN. When Joshua and his army attacked the city of JERICHO they blew their TRUMPETS so loudly that the walls of the city fell down and they were able to take control of it. The Book of Joshua describes how the Jews took control of Canaan.
Joshua tree n a tree that grows in the deserts of the southwestern United States, especially the Mojave Desert. It has white flowers and is a type of YUCCA plant.
joss stick /'dʒɒs
,stik'dʒɑːs-/ n a stick of INCENSE
jos·tle /'dʒɒsəl/dʒɑː-/ v [t]
(of a person) to knock or
push against (someone)
rather roughly: The players
were jostled by an angry
crowd as they left the field.
jot¹ /dʒɒt/dʒɑːt/ n [S(of) usually in negatives] a very small amount;
IOTA: There isn't a jot of truth in it.
$  \text{jot}^2 v \cdot \text{tt} - [\text{T(DOWN)}]  $ to write quickly, especially without preparation; I'll jot down some notes while he's speaking.  $ \backslash $ He jotted her address down on his newspaper.
jot-ter /'dʒɒtər/ dʒɜːr/ n BrE a number of pieces of paper joined together, used for writing notes on