jay
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++jay /dʒeɪ/ noun [countable] HBBa bird of the crow family that is noisy and brightly coloured 松鸦；㭴鸟
Examples from the Corpus
jay• A jay appeared - momentary flash of azure blue wings - to screech and vanish.• Her nuthatch and jay paintings are particularly appealing.• There were blackbirds and thrushes and skylarks and ravens and starlings and jays and magpies and many kinds of small finches.• At any time of year you're likely to see plenty of birds, including nuthatch, green woodpecker and jay.• A blue jay flies over the cabin, carrying a twig.• It is dispersed by being carried away and buried by blue jays and squirrels.• Today, also for the first time in months, I again hear blue jays screaming.• He slid back on the mat to where she sat, and he handed her the jay.Origin jay (1200-1300) Old French Late Latin gaius, probably from the name Gaiusjay nounChinese
Corpus bird of the crow a that family
Jay
Jay, John
(1754–1829) a US lawyer who became the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1789. He helped to make peace with Britain after the American Revolutionary War, and in 1794 made an arrangement with Britain called Jay’s Treaty, that included an agreement on trade
Jay, John
(1754–1829) a US lawyer who became the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1789. He helped to make peace with Britain after the American Revolutionary War, and in 1794 made an arrangement with Britain called Jay’s Treaty, that included an agreement on trade
jay
jay /dʒeɪ/ noun [countable]
jay /dʒeɪ/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin gaius, probably from the name Gaius
a bird of the crow family that is noisy and brightly coloured
Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin gaius, probably from the name Gaius