james Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
   James IV.
   
2. noun the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
   James II.
   
3. noun the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
   King James I; King James; James I.
   
4. 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)
   Jesse James.
   
5. noun United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
   William James.
   
6. noun writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
   Henry James.
   
7. noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
   Saint James the Apostle; St. James the Apostle; Saint James; St. James.
   
8. noun a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
   James River.
   
9. noun a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
   James River.
   
10. noun a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
    Epistle of James.
    
11. verb press tightly together or cram
    mob; throng; jam; pile; pack.
    
    • The crowd packed the auditorium
12. verb push down forcibly
    jam.
    
    • The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor
13. verb crush or bruise
    crush; jam.
    
    • jam a toe
14. verb interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
    jam; block.
    
    • Jam the Voice of America
    • block the signals emitted by this station
15. verb get stuck and immobilized
    jam.
    
    • the mechanism jammed
16. verb crowd or pack to capacity
    wad; ram; jampack; jam; chock up; cram.
    
    • the theater was jampacked
17. verb block passage through
    obstruct; close up; obturate; jam; impede; occlude; block.
    
    • obstruct the path

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