Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists.
- n. obsolete A chamber pot.
Etymologies
- Probably from the river Jordan, and shortened from Jordan bottle ("a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It was an ape, not a monkey. deathmetalhero awesome! mangoshakes yeah i also love Routh. he's actually a draw for me if he'd get some meaty movie roles. also, i dig the cgi costume too. though i wonder if it'll be half cgi with the mo-cap suit acting as a "base". and phooey i thought it'd be cool if nathan fillion got the martin jordan role. that'd be funny.”
“At 12: 50 PM, hester said ... did you really stay for the whole thing?? quite impressive! btw, our performance of zimmermann's Erde-Wasser-Luft-Töne was prepared with heavy non-stick masking tape and blankets. drury's performance of it in jordan hall used steel putty. glad you enjoyed the iditarod!”
“In An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Ernest Weekly suggested an even earlier association with the word jordan, a medieval alchemist's vessel and, later, a chamberpot.”
“a hospital of horrors. mb: rebecca jordan is starting true to hell. a research ...”
“Lilly_Lovely Can we also discuss jordan aka katie price.”
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
“» paulina porizkova confirmed something we already knew - tyra banks is a diva! katie price (aka jordan) is apparently already in love with some other guy! gabby babble”
“Even Doherty could make a case for his views, if one brings into consideration the Mandaean material in which a "jordan" (Mandaic yardna) is any flowing water appropriate for baptism, which connects one with the light world (presumably passing through the infamous sub-lunar realm).”
“November 18th, 2005 at 9: 16 pm pgw says: don’t worry: the iraqi’s have 91 battalions ready to go … as long as 150,000 ameriocan troops are there to battle the insurgency, which is made mostly of foreign fighters. the iraqis are only blowing themselves up in jordan.”
Think Progress » As White House Smears Iraq Critics, Pentagon Readies Plan for Withdrawal
“I have on my home directory a hidden folder called ". jordan", it has two folders inside, one”
“» katie price (aka 'jordan') is giving into peter andre's quickie divorce request paris hilton sure knows how to make the most obnoxious poses (site NSFW) egotastic”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘jordan’.
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Water always flows downhill
The path of least resistance, watercourses, plumbing....
swale, hollow, creek, crick, depression, holler, draw, ditch, corrie, cwm, continental divide, stream and 89 more...
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phrontistery - j
from phrontistery.info
jabberwock, jabot, jacent, jacinthe, jack, jackanapes, jack-block, jack-cross-tree, jackstaff, jackstay, jackyard, jacobin and 137 more...
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Containers
Stuff that holds other stuff.
cardboard box, jar, filing cabinet, safe deposit box, cupboard, wardrobe, jewel case, briefcase, locker, canopic jar, chest of drawers, paper sack and 208 more...
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Rivers of the world
Names of rivers I'm finding in an old atlas.
guadiana, duero, tagus, guadalquivir, júcar, ebro, garonne, blanda, thjórsá, skjálfandafljót, jökulsá, limfjorden and 104 more...
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Scrabble Names
Given names that were acceptable for play the last time I checked the OWL.
kris, ray, barb, morris, kat, mark, maria, erica, marge, mason, hunter, hazel and 168 more...
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Countries the United States has bombe...
Or has paid other countries to bomb/invade.
afghanistan, angola, bolivia, bosnia, burma, cambodia, colombia, dominican republic, east timor, egypt, el salvador, guatemala and 43 more...
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Scrabble People
Names and Persons (including derogatory)allowed by Scrabble
joey, ruth, guine..., joey, ruth, guinea, yid, jones, bob, jake, molly, looie, louie, erica and 13 more...
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Scrabble Countries
Country names which happen to be acceptable for play during a game of Scrabble.
china, japan, zaire, morocco, chile, brazil, chad, bolivia, cyprus, turkey, panama, jordan and 2 more...
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Scrabble words which start with the l...
juvenile, juvenal, jutty, jute, jut, justness, justly, justle, justify, justice, juster, just and 534 more...
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If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-...
Words that have been used as baby names, including virtue names, nature names, place names, etc.
The title is an actual name given to a Puritan boy in the 17th century.faith, hope, grace, charity, chastity, prudence, patience, temperance, river, phoenix, stone, violet and 455 more...
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Gems from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulg...
Citation: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, unabridged from the original 1811 edition, with a foreword by Max Harris. London: Bibliophile Books, 1984.
Original title page: A Dictio...tuzzy-muzzy, half seas over, hugger mugger, hugotontheonbiqui..., doodle sack, juniper lecture, kate, kent street eject..., jack ketch, davy, abel-wackets, three-legged mare and 370 more...
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third rock from the sun
tectonic, magma, greenhouse, egypt, canada, united states, mexico, costa rica, greenland, iceland, luxembourg, ecuador and 89 more...
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Things that Roll, Things One Rolls, o...
alabama, jordan, burrito, wheel, tootsie, onion, kaiser, fat, sushi, california, stones, joint and 47 more...
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Famous Basketball Players
Famous Basketball Players / Jugadores de Baloncesto Famosos
jordan, pippen, bird, magic, chamberlain, mcgrady, o'neal, bryant, malone, stockton, gasol, barkley and 15 more...
Tweets
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fbharjo It must be descending! Jun 6, 2010
ruzuzu A type of container. Jun 6, 2010