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Jay  (j), John 1745-1829.
American diplomat and jurist who served in both Continental Congresses and helped negotiate peace with Great Britain (1782-1783). He was the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789-1795) and negotiated a second agreement with Great Britain, Jay's Treaty (1794-1795).

jay 1  (j)
n.
The letter j.

jay 2  (j)
n.
1. Any of various often crested birds of the genera Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, and related genera within the family Corvidae, often having a loud, harsh call. Also called jaybird.
2. An overly talkative person; a chatterbox.

[Middle English jai, from Old French, from Late Latin gius, gia, perhaps from Latin Gius, personal name.]

jay
Noun
a bird of Europe and Asia with a pinkish-brown body and blue-and-black wings [Old French jai]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.JayJay - United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
2.jay - crested largely blue bird
corvine bird - birds of the crow family
Garrulinae, subfamily Garrulinae - subfamily of the crow family: jays
Old World jay - a European jay
New World jay - a North American jay
camp robber, Canada jay, gray jay, grey jay, Perisoreus canadensis, whisker jack - a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
Translations
jay [dʒeɪ] n (ZOOL) → arrendajo
jay [dʒeɪ] ngeai m
jay [dʒeɪ] nEichelhäher m
jay [dʒeɪ] nghiandaia


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Now I've never heard a jay use bad grammar but very seldom; and when they do, they are as ashamed as a human; they shut right down and leave.
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting.
"You dunderheaded little jay," she screamed, "Why don't you do as I tell you?
 
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