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James

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Definitions for James

noun
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII
Synonyms
James IV
Examples
  1. when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
noun
the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland
Synonyms
James II
Examples
  1. overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
noun
the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625
Synonyms
James I King James King James I
Examples
  1. he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I
  2. he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
noun
United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
Synonyms
Jesse James
noun
United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
Synonyms
William James
noun
writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
Synonyms
Henry James
noun
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus
Synonyms
Saint James St. James Saint James the Apostle St. James the Apostle
Examples
  1. brother of John
  2. author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
noun
a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
Synonyms
James River
noun
a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
Synonyms
James River
noun
a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
Synonyms
Epistle of James
verb
press tightly together or cram
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Examples
  1. The crowd packed the auditorium
verb
push down forcibly
Synonyms
jam
Examples
  1. The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
verb
crush or bruise
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Examples
  1. jam a toe
verb
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
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Examples
  1. Jam the Voice of America
  2. block the signals emitted by this station
verb
get stuck and immobilized
Synonyms
jam
Examples
  1. the mechanism jammed
verb
crowd or pack to capacity
Synonyms
jam jampack ram chock up cram wad
Examples
  1. the theater was jampacked
verb
block passage through
Synonyms
Examples
  1. obstruct the path

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