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I'll e-mail you my itinerary for my trip to San Francisco. it'll / ' iti / short for it will itS © / its / adjective

of the thing or animal that you have just talked about The dog hurt its leg.

The company has its annual meeting in June. Which word? Its or it's?

Be careful! It's is a short way of saying "it is" or "it has": It's (= it is ) cold today. ♦ It's (= it has ) been raining.

Its means "belonging to it": The bird had broken its wing.

it's / its /

short for it is , it has

it .self© / it self / pronoun ( plural them . selves / 6эш' selvz / )

a word that shows the same thing or animal that you have just talked about

The cat was washing itself.

a word that makes "it" stronger

The hotel itself was nice, but I didn't like the area. by itself

without being controlled by a person The machine will start by itself.

alone

The house stands by itself at the end of a dirt road.

I've / aiv / short for I have

i • vo • ry / ' an^ri / noun [ noncount ]

the hard, white substance that the long teeth (called tusks ) of an elephant (= a very large gray animal with big ears ) are made of

i • vy / ' aivi/ noun [ noncount ] a plant with dark green leaves that climbs up walls or trees

the I • vy League / di iaivi ' lig /

[ singular ]

a group of eight private colleges and universities in the north of the U.S. that are old and respected an Ivy League education

Jj

J, j / d3ei / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural J's, j's / d3eiz / ) the tenth letter of the English alphabet "June" begins with a "J."

jab / d3®b / verb ( jabs , jab bing , jabbed )

to push at someone with a sudden rough movement She jabbed me in the stomach with her elbow. ►jab noun [ count ] I felt a jab in my ribs.

jack / d3rek / noun

[ count ]

the playing card that has a picture of a young man on it the jack of hearts

jack .et © / 'd₃8ebt/ noun

[ count ]

a short coat with sleeves —Look at the picture at clothes .

jack • knife / ' d3®knaif / noun [ count ] ( plural jack . knives / ' d3®knaivz / ) a small knife with one or more sharp parts (called blades ) that fold down into the handle

—SYNONYM pocketknife

jack-o'-lan • tern / ' d3®k э |1жп:эгп /

[count]

a large, round, orange vegetable (called a pumpkin ) with a face cut into it, usually with a light inside. People make jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween (= October 31 ) .

Culture

In the past, people believed that dead people appeared from their graves on Halloween .

Nowadays, children dress up as witches, ghosts, etc. and go to people's houses saying " trick or treat ," and the people give them candy.

People also make jack-o'-lanterns , where they cut shapes into a pumpkin (= a large orange vegetable ) so that it looks like a face, and put a light inside.

jack • pot / ' d3®kpat / noun [count]

the largest money prize you can win in a game The lottery jackpot is $5 million.

jade / d₃eid / noun

[ noncount ]

a hard, green stone that is used for making jewelry a jade necklace

jag • ged / ' d3®gsd / adjective

rough, with a lot of sharp points jagged rocks

jag • uar / ' d3®gwar / noun

[ count ]

a large wild cat with black spots that lives in Central and South America

jail / d₃eil / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a prison

He was sent to jail for two years. ►jail verb ( jails , jail . ing , jailed )

She was jailed for fraud.

jam1 / d3®m / noun

[ noncount ] sweet food made from fruit and sugar. You eat jam on bread

a jar of strawberry jam

—Look at jelly .

[ count ] a situation in which you cannot move because there are too many people or vehicles

jam 2 / d3®m / verb ( jams , jam . ming , jammed )

to push something into a place where there is not much space

She jammed all her clothes into a suitcase.