spin, take an outing, take a trip, day-trip; peregrinate, travel, journey, tour. -n. 2. short journey, short haul, short trip, little trip, day trip, short excursion, outing, airing; ramble, stroll, promenade, Inf. spin, short drive; peregrination, trip, vacation, mini-vacation, tour, cruise; U.S. Politics. Disparaging, junket, jaunty, adj. 1. bouncy, buoyant, brisk, sprightly, lively, frisky, pert, Inf. chipper, Inf. in fine fettle; easy, relaxed, effortless, elastic, free, free and easy; gay, cheerful, light-hearted, blithe; jolly, jovial, merry, joyful, eager.
2. smart, stylish, chic, debonair; becoming, attractive, trim, neat, Inf. natty, Inf. spruce; showy, flashy, colorful, Inf. splashy, Inf. sporty, fancy, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, javelin, n. spear, shaft, bolt, harpoon, gaff, pike, half-pike, spontoon; assegai, jereed, eelspear, gig, dart, arrow. jaw, n. 1. jawbone, maxilla, mandible, jowl; mouth-parts, mouth, Si mug, Si trap, Si chops, (of an animal) maw, (of an animal) muzzle.
2. Usu. jaws craggy opening, entrance, ingress, entryway, orifice, aperture, jawbone, n. 1. jaw, maxilla, mandible. -v. 2. Informal, persuade, talk [s.o.] into, Si smooth talk, convince, win over; influence, manipulate, control. jazz, n. 1. (all of music) Dixieland, ragtime, rag; swing, jive, bop, bebop, big band music, jitterbug music; blues, rhythm and blues, boogie, boogie-woogie; hot jazz, le jazz hot, cool jazz, jazz rock, fusion music; syncopation, improvisation.
2. Slang, liveliness, sprightliness, vivacity, spark, dash, spirit, zest, buoyancy.
3. Slang, nonsense, balderdash, drivel, twaddle, moonshine, poppycock, bosh, Inf. flimflam, Inf guff, Inf malarkey; All Si bull, baloney, bushwa, crap. jazzy, adj. Slang. 1. (all of music) swinging, bopping, rocking, jumping, Jazz, hot, Si jive.
2. wild, spirited, animated, lively, vivacious, brisk, zestful, buoyant; flashy, fancy, stylish, Inf. nifty, smart, Si snazzy, jealous, adj. 1. begrudging, grudging, resentful, envious, green-eyed, green with envy, yellow, envying; covetous, desirous, itching, yearning, hankering; discontent, malcontent, dissatisfied, displeased, unhappy.
2. suspicious, imagining the worst, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting; insecure, anxious, threatened, vulnerable.
3. heedful, mindful, careful, cautious, wary, chary; precautious, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic.
4. vigilant, watchful, Argus-eyed, attentive; on the watch, on the alert, on the lookout; guarded, on guard, defensive. jealousy, n. 1. resentment, ill will, spite, grudge, begrudging, heartburning, bitterness; envy, enviousness, green-eyed monster, heartburn; rivalry, cupidity.
2. suspicion, distrust, mistrust, doubt, foreboding; insecurity, anxiety, uneasiness, apprehensiveness, vulnerability, lack of confidence, paranoia; discontentment, malcontentedness, dissatisfaction, unhappiness.
3. vigilance, watchfulness, attentiveness, guardedness, defensiveness. jeans, n. slacks, trousers, pants, overalls, blue jeans, Trademark. Levi's, bell-bottoms, Inf. bells, denims, dungarees, corduroys, Inf. cords, chinos, khakis. jeer, v. 1. scoff at, mock, gibe, ridicule, knock, gird at; fleer, laugh at, guy, Australian, chiack; taunt, twit, rag; tease, rally, Inf roast, banter, chaff, rib, kid, Si razz; flout, scorn, sneer at, disdain, pooh-pooh; scout, contemn, flout; hiss, boo, hoot at, heckle, catcall, rail at, cry down.