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ALL meanings of jay

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  • noun jay A bird of the crow family with boldly patterned plumage, typically having blue feathers in the wings or tail. 1
  • noun jay John, 1745–1829, U.S. statesman and jurist: first chief justice of the U.S. 1789–95. 1
  • noun jay a male given name. 1
  • noun jay crested bird 1
  • countable noun jay In Europe and Asia, a jay is a brownish-pink bird with blue and black wings. 0
  • countable noun jay In North America, a jay is a bird with bright blue feathers. 0
  • noun jay any of various passerine birds of the family Corvidae (crows), esp the Eurasian Garrulus glandarius, with a pinkish-brown body, blue-and-black wings, and a black-and-white crest 0
  • noun jay a foolish or gullible person 0
  • noun jay John 1745–1829, American statesman, jurist, and diplomat; first chief justice of the Supreme Court (1789–95). He negotiated the Jay's Treaty 0
  • noun jay John1745-1829; Am. statesman & jurist: 1st chief justice of the U.S. (1789-95) 0
  • noun jay any of several corvids, usually strikingly colored birds, as the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) or the blue jay 0
  • noun jay a foolish or talkative person 0
  • noun jay joint (sense 6) 0
  • noun jay Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy. 0
  • noun jay Other birds of similar appearance and behavior. 0
  • noun jay (archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking. 0
  • noun jay (Slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint. 0
  • noun jay The name of the Latin-script letter J/j. 0
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