Synonyms for
jay
Any 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 coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
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All Definitions for Jay

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1Any 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 coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
2Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
3A marijuana cigarette
4A joint.
5The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
6A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
7The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
8Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
9Promiscuous woman
10Prostitute.
11A male given name transferred from the surname
12An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old French jai (“jay (bird)”), a nickname for a chatty or showy person.
13A diminutive of the male given names James, Jacob, Jack, John, or Jason, or for any other name beginning with ⟨J⟩
14Also used as a formal given name.
15A female given name.
16A placename
17A locale in the United States.
18A town in Santa Rosa County, Florida
19Amed for postmaster J. T. Nowling.
20A town in Franklin County, Maine
21Amed for American statesman and Founding Father John Jay.
22A town in Essex County, New York
23Amed for John Jay.
24A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma
25Amed for Jay Washburn, nephew of Cherokee leader Stand Watie.
26A town on the Canadian border in Orleans County, Vermont
27Amed for John Jay.
28A township in Martin County, Minnesota.
29A township in Elk County, Pennsylvania.
30A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England
31Amed in the c. 13th century for the Jay family, prominent in that area (OS grid ref SO3974).
32A former settlement in California.
33A male given name from Hindi.
34Alternative letter-case form of jay. [Any 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 coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.]

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