jersey
noun(jer-sey)
any of various close-fitting usually circular-knitted garments especially for the upper body
jersey
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an often loose-fitting shirt that is worn by a member of a sports team as part of a team uniform and that typically has the athlete's name and number on the back
jersey
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a plain weft-knitted fabric made of wool, cotton, nylon, rayon, or silk and used especially for clothing
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island in the English Channel; one of the Channel Islands; capital Saint Helier area 45 square miles (117 square kilometers)
jersey
geographical name(jer-sey)
new jersey —an informal name
jersey
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a concrete slab 32 inches high with slanted sides that is used in tandem with others to block or reroute traffic or to divide highways
jersey
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virginia pine
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city and port on the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay in northeastern New Jersey population 247,597
jersey
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a low deciduous shrub (Ceanothus americanus) of the buckthorn family that is found in the eastern U.S. and has dull green leaves and small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles
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state in the eastern U.S. bordering on Lower New York Bay, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean and separated from Pennsylvania and Delaware by the Delaware River; capital Trenton area 7787 square miles (20,168 square kilometers), population 8,791,894
jersey
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a pine (Pinus virginiana) of the eastern U.S. that has short needles occurring in pairs —called also Jersey pine