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JAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crested largely blue bird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jay" is a kind of...):
corvine bird (birds of the crow family)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jay"):
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)
Holonyms ("jay" is a member of...):
Garrulinae; subfamily Garrulinae (subfamily of the crow family: jays)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Jay; John Jay
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
Context examples:
"I'm glad, Jay." Her throat, full of aching, grieving beauty, told only of her unexpected joy.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
He had seen me several times and had intended to call on me long before but a peculiar combination of circumstances had prevented it—signed Jay Gatsby in a majestic hand.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
"Please don't." Her voice was cold, but the rancour was gone from it. She looked at Gatsby. "There, Jay," she said—but her hand as she tried to light a cigarette was trembling. Suddenly she threw the cigarette and the burning match on the carpet.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
I hadn't the faintest idea what "this matter" was, but I was more annoyed than interested. I hadn't asked Jordan to tea in order to discuss Mr. Jay Gatsby. I was sure the request would be something utterly fantastic and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
It was James Gatz who had been loafing along the beach that afternoon in a torn green jersey and a pair of canvas pants, but it was already Jay Gatsby who borrowed a row-boat, pulled out to the Tuolomee and informed Cody that a wind might catch him and break him up in half an hour.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
It was this night that he told me the strange story of his youth with Dan Cody—told it to me because Jay Gatsby had broken up like glass against Tom's hard malice and the long secret extravaganza was played out.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
