Jess

What do we mean by jess?

A short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk or other bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened. noun

To put jesses or a jess on (a hawk, for example). transitive verb

A short strap, usually of leather, sometimes of silk or other material, fastened about the leg of a hawk used in falconry, and continually worn. noun

A ribbon that hangs down from a garland or crown in falconry. noun

To secure with jesses; place the jesses on.

A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of falcon. noun

A compact coal-like, velvet-black mineral, with a polish making it fit for use in jewelry. noun

A very dark, velvety black shade. noun

A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened. noun

To fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk. verb

A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.

Words that are spelled similarly to jess:
jess.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word jess:
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Words that rhyme with jess:
process, address, access, assess, press, express, s, stress, progress, success, nevertheless, recess, less, distress, acquiesce, dress, coalesce, egress, finesse, possess, guess, mess, suppress, excess, redress, nonetheless, abscess, impress, digress, bless, ness, esse, largesse, regress, profess, obsess, yes, cress, caress, confess, unless, transgress, chess, oppress, compress, es, depress, repress, abs, tress, ess, reassess, tess, fess, convalesce, ls, dispossess, hess, hesse, les, aggress, ccs, bess, oas, undress, noblesse, watercress, gress, repossess, ts, headdress, ines, letterpress, cbs, attests, dss, ws, more or less, fesse, due process, ques, uss, inverness, overdress, wes, nes, cmos, fluoresce, winter cress, fress, lcs, evening dress, requests, name and address, work in progress, damsel in distress, in progress, outguess, bessemer process, bench press.

Adjectives that are often used to describe jess:
little, old, much, poor, dear, good, young, big, next, right, thick, sorry, novel, past, braided, sure, older, ready, hearted, eyed, dey.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective jess:
cents, sam, belle.

Consonant match to jess:
juice, joyce, joss, gees, joice, gesse, giese, gess, jass.

Words that sound like jess:
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