A horse halter or bridle, especially one without a bit, used in the American Southwest.

A high-level stance or guard position in Japanese martial arts, especially with the hands or weapon held above the shoulders.

A Japanese martial art that uses a short staff called a jō against a sword or other weapon.

A genre and industry of popular music from Japan, especially contemporary Japanese-language pop.

A word used to express affirmation or agreement.

To poke or thrust quickly and sharply, or a quick sharp blow.

To talk rapidly, excitedly, or nonsensically.

A playful nonsense word or poem, especially Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsense verse.

A biblical place-name, most famously Jabesh-Gilead, an ancient settlement east of the Jordan River.

An ancient Israelite town in Gilead, east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

An Arabic masculine given name meaning one who restores, repairs, or brings comfort.

A large tropical stork of the Americas and Australasia.

A frilled or lace ornament worn at the neck or front of a blouse or shirt.

A term in Arabic that refers to the act of compulsion or coercion, often used in a theological or philosophical context.

A theological movement in Islam associated with the belief that human actions are determined by divine power and compulsion.

A foolish, inept, or contemptible person.

A hut or house made of upright poles and mud or adobe, especially in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

Lying or reclining; found in a position of rest or recumbency.

An obsolete English spelling of yacht, originally referring to a fast sailing vessel.

An obsolete English variant of jacinth, a reddish or orange variety of zircon used as a gemstone.