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journey a long and often difficult trip from one place to another: It was a dangerous journey across the mountains. ♦ They continued their journey on foot. expedition a long, organized trip to find out about a place or to do something special: He led the first expedition to the North Pole. ♦ She made two expeditions to Brazil to study the wild plants. voyage a long trip by water or in space: The Titantic sank on its first voyage. ♦ The spacecraft began its voyage to Jupiter.

joy / d3oi / noun [ noncount ] a very happy feeling Their children give them so much joy. ►joy • ful / ' d3oifl / adjective

very happy a joyful occasion

joy • stick / ' d3oistik / noun [ count ]

a handle that you move to control something, for example a computer game

Jr.

abbreviation of Junior Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ju • da • ism / ' d3udi|izam / noun

[noncount]

( religion ) the religion of the Jewish people

judge © / d₃Ad₃ / noun [ count ]

the person in a court of law who decides how to punish someone

The judge sent him to prison for 20 years.

a person who chooses the winner of a competition

judge 2 © / d₃Ad₃/ verb

(judg . es , judg . ing , judged )

to have or to form an opinion about someone or something

It's difficult to judge how long the project will take.

to decide who or what wins a competition The principal judged the poster competition.

judg • ment ( also judge . ment ) / ' d3Ad3mant / noun

[ noncount ] your ability to form opinions or make sensible decisions

Use your judgment (= you decide ) .

In my judgment, she will do the job very well.

[ count, noncount ] the decision of a judge in a court of law

ju • di • cial / d3u' dijl / adjective

connected with a court of law, a judge, or a judgment the court's judicial powers the judicial branch of the federal government Word building The U.S. Government The government in the U.S. is divided into three parts: the legislative branch , the executive branch and the judicial branch

The legislative branch is responsible for making laws. This is the U.S. Congress , which is made up of two groups of people: the Senate and the House of Representatives .

The executive branch is led by the president , and includes the vice president and the rest of the Cabinet (= other important politicians ) .

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court , which is the most important court in the country.

ju • do / ' d3udou / noun [ noncount ]

( sports ) a sport where two people fight and try to throw each other onto the floor

jug / d3Ag / noun [ count ]

a container with a handle and a small hole at the top, which you use for holding liquids a jug of wine

jug •gle / ' d3Agi /

verb ( jug gles , jug . gling , jug gled )

to keep two or more things in the air by throwing and catching them quickly

to try to do two or more important jobs or activities at the same time

She's trying to juggle her career with raising a family.

►jug • gler / ' d3Aglar / noun [ count ]

juice © / d₃us / noun [ count, noncount ] Pronunciation

The word juice sounds like loose .

the liquid from fruit and vegetables a glass of orange juice

juic • y / ' d3usi / adjective ( juic .i .er, juic i .est )

full of juice juicy tomatoes

juke • box / ' d3ukbaks / noun [ count ] ( plural juke . box . es )

( music ) a machine in a bar or restaurant that plays music when you put money in it

Ju .ly © / d3U 'lai / noun [ count, noncount ]

( abbreviation Jul. )