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the seventh month of the year

jum • ble / ' d3Ambl / noun [ singular ]

a lot of things that are mixed together in a messy way a jumble of old clothes and books►jum • bled / ' 1злшЬЫ / adjective

a jumbled heap of old toys

jum • bo / ' dзлmbou / adjective ( informal )

very large

jumbo shrimp with garlic sauce

jump © / (1злтр/ verb ( jumps , jump . ing , jumped )

to move quickly off the ground, using your legs to push you up

The cat jumped onto the table. The horse jumped over the wall.

to move quickly

He jumped into the car and drove away.

to move suddenly because you are surprised or scared A loud noise made me jump .

to increase suddenly by a large amount

His salary jumped by $20,000 when he got promoted. jump at something to accept an opportunity or an offer with enthusiasm

Of course, I jumped at the chance to work in New York for a year.

jump rope

to jump many times over a rope that is turning, as a game

or as a form of exercise

The children are outside jumping rope.

jump noun [ count ]

With a huge jump the horse cleared the fence.

jump rope / ' 1злш! roup / noun [ count ] a rope that you use for jumping over again and again as a game or as a form of exercise

jump • y / ' dзлmpi / adjective ( jump . i . er , jump . i . est ) ( informal )

nervous or worried

Why are you so jumpy today?

junc • tion / ' d^kjn / noun [ count ]

a place where roads or railroad lines meet

There was an accident at the junction of Mill Road and

Route 7.

June © / d3un / noun [ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Jun. ) the sixth month of the year

jun • gle / ' d3^gl / noun [ count, noncount ] ( geography ) a thick forest in a hot part of the world the jungles of South America

jun • ior 1 / ' dзunyэr / adjective

1 connected with the third year of high school or college

spent my junior year abroad in Paris.

Junior ( abbreviation Jr. ) a word that is used after the name of a son who has the same name as his father Martin Luther King, Jr.

having a lower position or less experience in an organization

a junior senator

of or for children below a particular age the junior tennis championships

— Look at senior .

jun • ior2 / ' dзunyэr / noun [ count ] a student in eleventh grade in high school or the third year of college

a high school junior

—Look at freshman , senior 2 ( 1 ) , sophomore .

jun • ior col • lege / |dзunyэr ' kaiid3 / noun

[ count ]

a college where you can study for two years to get a degree (called an associate's degree ) or prepare for another college or university

—Look at community college .

jun • ior high school / |dзunyэr hai skui /

( also jun . ior high ) noun [ count, noncount ] a school for children between the ages of about 11 and 14 Word building

In the U.S., children start elementary school when they are 5.The first year of this is called kindergarten .

When children are around 11 years old, they move to middle school (or junior high school ), and when they reach the age of around 14, they start high school .

Each year of school is called a grade . When a child is around 6 years old they are in first grade , and the last year of high school is the twelfth grade .

junk / d3^k / noun

[ noncount ]

things that are old or have no use The garage is full of junk.

junk food / ' d3^k fud / noun [ noncount ] ( informal )

food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat, but that is bad for your health

junk mail / ' d3^k meil / noun [ noncount ]

advertisements that companies send to people who have not asked for them

—Look at spam .

ju • ry / ' d3uri / noun [ count ] ( plural ju . ries )

a group of people in a court of law who decide if someone has done something wrong or not