jersey

Speech parts

1. jersey - Noun

2. Jersey - Proper noun

Meaning

The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.

A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).

One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

t-shirt New Jersey sweater pullover Garden State tee shirt devon durham brahma raglan madras Angus holstein guernsey ayrshire
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Hypernyms

shirt knit milker milcher dairy cattle dairy cow

Hyponyms

turtle polo-neck turtleneck

Phrases with the word

in jersey Jersey justice Jersey toadflax New Jersey sound jersey lily jersey jacket

Derivatives

jerseys

Examples

The mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey. Andy Warhol

From the top of the quarry cliffs, one could see the New Jersey suburbs bordered by the New York City skyline. Robert Smithson

[Ed Grimley] lives in a retirement home in New Jersey. It's called the Retirement Home in New Jersey for Characters Who Were Interesting in the '80s for About an Hour. He's there with the Whiners, Gumby and Jon Lovitz's 'That's the ticket' guy. Martin Short

Come with me." "Come with you? To Pandemonium? To the Void? And here I thought that my invitation to summer in New Jersey was the worst I had ever received. Cassandra Clare

And then we moved to New Jersey and I went to the Art Students League. Donald Judd

What a wonderful thing, to be conscious! I wonder what the people in New Jersey do. Woody Allen

Close letter words and terms

jerrymander jerrymunglum Jersawitz jersey barrier jersey boy Jersey bump