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jowly

joy


Definition: Meaning of, joy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒɔɪ /

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Singular Plural
joy joys
  1. [uncountable] great happiness and pleasure
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  2. [countable] something or someone that gives you happiness and pleasure
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  3. no joy/not any joy British English spoken if you have no joy, you do not succeed in getting something
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
[intransitive] [literary]
  1. to be happy because of something
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joy used in phrases

  • Almond Joy
    1. a type of chocolate bar in the US which is made from COCONUT and ALMOND s
  • Joy of Cooking, The
    1. a very popular cookbook in the US, which has instructions on how to cook many standard US and foreign dishes
  • bundle of joy (noun)
    1. slang sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    2. birth to 1 year a very young child who has not yet begun to walk or talk
  • express joy (verb)
    1. produce laughter
  • jump for joy (verb)
    1. feel extreme happiness or elation
  • traveler's joy (noun)
    1. vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
  • traveller's joy (noun)
    1. vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
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