jumps

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

//d͡ʒʌmps//

A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

noun

1
Also a form of jumpplural of jump

noun

1
A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
2
A jumpy or nervous condition.
Enderleigh looked sharply round, but the girl kept her face averted and quickly went out again. 'There's another who's certainly got the jumps,' said her master.

verb

1
Also a form of jumpthird-person singular simple present indicative of jump

jumper · Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a…Jumper · A surname.jumping · Exuberantly active; in full swing.

jumps · A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

jumpy · Nervous and excited.jun · A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea,…Jun · A diminutive of the male given name Junior

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