jade
Definition of jade:
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part of speech: verb
To tire or fatigue; to become tired; to weary with hard service, attention, or study.
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: noun
A tired or worn- out horse; a worthless nag; a mean or sorry woman; a young woman, generally in slight contempt.
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part of speech: noun
A dark- green stone used for ornamental purposes.
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part of speech: noun
A tough hard mineral, of a dark leek- green colour, smooth surface, and somewhat soapy feel, worked into many elegant ornaments in India; called also nephrite from its supposed medicinal properties in kidney diseases; also axe- stone, from a variety of it being fashioned into axe- heads by the natives of New Zealand.
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part of speech: noun
A tired horse: a worthless nag: a woman- in contempt or irony.
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Common misspellings:
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- jde (100.0%)
Usage examples for jade:
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" I wonder if that jade has got an uncle," thought Kenelm.
"Kenelm Chillingly, Complete" – Edward Bulwer-Lytton -
Why the dickens should you worry about that infernal jade
"Yollop" – George Barr McCutcheon -
As for the Mediterranean itself, Tris considered it " a jade of a sea, nohow worth the praise it got."
"A Singer from the Sea" – Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
