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1978/79 US military experiment in air combat between jet fighters and attack helicopters
J-CATCH, short for Joint Countering Attack Helicopter, was a joint US Army-US Air Force experiment in dissimilar air combat between jet fighters and attack
J-CATCH
American filmmaker (born 1966)
Company. J. J. Abrams at Wikipedia's sister projects Media from Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Data from Wikidata J. J. Abrams at IMDb J. J. Abrams
J._J._Abrams
1961 novel by Joseph Heller
Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It is his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published
Catch-22
Hybrid wrestling style
Catch wrestling (also known as catch-as-catch-can) is an English wrestling style with fewer restrictions than other wrestling styles. It allows techniques
Catch_wrestling
American reality television series
Deadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard
Deadliest_Catch
2017 studio album by PnB Rock
Catch These Vibes is the debut studio album by American rapper PnB Rock. It was released on November 17, 2017, by Atlantic Records. It features guest
Catch_These_Vibes
Crop grown between plantings of a main crop
In agriculture, a catch crop is a fast-growing crop that is grown between successive plantings of a main crop. It is a specific type of cover crop that
Catch_crop
2002 film by Steven Spielberg
Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American crime comedy-drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks
Catch_Me_If_You_Can
2019 satirical TV series
Catch-22 is a satirical black comedy television miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. It premiered on May 17, 2019, on
Catch-22_(miniseries)
Situation in which one cannot avoid a problem because of contradictory constraints
A catch-22 is a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules or limitations. The term was first used by
Catch-22_(logic)
Land area where water converges to a common outlet
Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water catchment, water basin, and impluvium. In North
Drainage_basin
American reality television series
To Catch a Predator is an American reality television series in the television news magazine program Dateline NBC. The program features confrontations
To_Catch_a_Predator
Fishing regulation
Catch share is a fishery management system that allocates a secure privilege to harvest a specific area or percentage of a fishery's total catch to individuals
Catch_share
Method of Fishing used for environmental or conservation reasons
Catch and release is a practice within recreational fishing where after capture the fish is unhooked and returned live to the water. Originally adopted
Catch_and_release
2016 American found footage horror film by Michael McQuown
McQuown with Vincent J. Guastini directing the segment titled To Catch a Demon. The feature film consists of four segments To Catch A Demon, The Hunters
The_Dark_Tapes
Broad political party
A big-tent party, or catch-all party, is a political party having members covering a broad spectrum of beliefs. This is in contrast to other kinds of
Big_tent
2001 film by Michael Tollin
Summer Catch is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Tollin and starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel and Matthew Lillard. The
Summer_Catch
1970 American satirical comedy war film
Catch-22 is a 1970 American satirical comedy war film adapted from the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. In creating a black comedy revolving
Catch-22_(film)
Type of chemical bond
A catch bond is a type of noncovalent bond whose dissociation lifetime increases with tensile force applied to the bond. Normally, bond lifetimes are
Catch_bond
Medical condition
Precordial catch syndrome (PCS) is a non-serious condition in which there are sharp stabbing pains in the chest. These typically get worse with inhaling
Precordial_catch_syndrome
American period drama television series
Halt and Catch Fire is an American period drama television series created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers. It aired on the cable network
Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)
Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(TV_series)
Aspect of fishing
ISBN 92-5-103555-5. Johnson, Douglas H; Shaffer, Terry L and Gould, Patrick J (1990) Incidental Catch of Marine Birds in the North Pacific High Seas Driftnet Fisheries
Incidental_catch
Character in Joseph Heller's Catch-22
Edward J. Nately III is a fictional character in Joseph Heller's satirical 1961 novel Catch-22. Nately starts off the book as a 19-year-old Lieutenant
Nately
2005 American romantic comedy-drama film
Fever Pitch (released as The Perfect Catch outside North America) is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by the Farrelly brothers. It
Fever_Pitch_(2005_film)
2004 compilation album by Slowdive
5:59 "J's Heaven" – 6:46 "Visions of LA" – 1:45 "Rutti" – 10:03 "Catch the Breeze - Slowdive | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. "Slowdive: Catch the
Catch_the_Breeze
Children's counting-out rhyme
know its exact origin. A common modern version is: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. The
Eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe
Fictional character in the novel Catch-22
Lieutenant Orr is a fictional character in the classic 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Orr is a World War II bomber pilot who shares a tent with
Orr_(Catch-22)
Card game
Catch the ten, also called Scots whist or Scotch whist, is an 18th-century point-trick ace–ten card game that is recorded as being played only in Scotland
Catch_the_ten
Kind of connective tissue in echinoderms
Catch connective tissue (also called mutable collagenous tissue) is a kind of connective tissue found in echinoderms (such as starfish and sea cucumbers)
Catch_connective_tissue
2003 collection of writings by Joseph Heller
Catch As Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings is a 2003 collection of writings by Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22. "I Don't Love You
Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings
Catch_as_Catch_Can:_The_Collected_Stories_and_Other_Writings
Natural number
Catch 22 (disambiguation) Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A001358". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Sloane, N. J. A
22_(number)
American game show
Catch 21 is an American game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Created by Merrill Heatter (who also produced the show's predecessor Gambit),
Catch_21
Indian actress and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)
2013. Doval, Nikita (27 March 2017). "Tamil Nadu's Amma canteen concept catches on in other states". Mint. "Egypt comes calling at Amma Canteen". The Hindu
J._Jayalalithaa
Fish or other marine species caught unintentionally
Bycatch (or by-catch), in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while fishing for specific species or
Bycatch
1988 studio album by Miho Nakayama
Catch the Nite (キャッチ・ザ・ナイト, Kyatchi za Naito) is the sixth studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on February
Catch_the_Nite
Trade or use area for a given service or business
In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a location, such as a city, service, or institution, attracts a population that uses its services
Catchment_area
1973 studio album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Catch a Fire is the fifth studio album by the reggae band The Wailers (aka Bob Marley and the Wailers), released in April 1973. It was their first album
Catch_a_Fire
Former Irish anti-alcohol organization
Catch-my-Pal, alternatively known as the 'Protestant Total-Abstinence Union', was an anti-alcohol organisation founded on 13 July 1909 in Armagh, Ireland
Catch-my-Pal
Chinese sixth generation fighter aircraft
The Chengdu J-36 (Chinese: 歼-36; pinyin: Jiān Sānliù) is a speculative designation given by military analysts to a trijet tailless diamond-double-delta
Chengdu_J-36
American actor (born 1977)
television, McNairy starred as Gordon Clark in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017), Bill McNue in the Netflix miniseries Godless (2017), Walt
Scoot_McNairy
Hypothesis of faster per-capita income growth for poorer countries
The idea of convergence in economics (also sometimes known as the catch-up effect) is the hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes will tend
Convergence_(economics)
Two miracles of Jesus
Two miracles The miraculous catch of fish, or more traditionally the miraculous draught of fish(es), is either of two events commonly (but not universally)
Miraculous_catch_of_fish
1988 studio album by Pretty Poison
Bobby Corea) – 4:32 "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" – 4:54 "The Look" – 5:13 "Don't Cry" – 5:05 "Shine" – 4:42 "Heaven" (J. Wilson, J. Cohen, I. Gold, Starling
Catch_Me_I'm_Falling_(album)
American actor (born 1963)
Chicago P.D. (2014–2015), and the streaming mini-series 11.22.63 (2016) and Catch-22. He has performed on stage at the Steppenwolf and off-Broadway. He does
Kevin_J._O'Connor_(actor)
Japanese retired professional wrestler
Liger identity. Yamada, as Liger, defeated Franz Schumann at the CWA Euro Catch Festival 1992 edition in Bremen 19 December 1992 in a match held under the
Jushin_Liger
British spy novels
novellas/short stories; The List (2015), The Marylebone Drop (2018), The Catch (2020), The Last Dead Letter (2020) and Standing by the Wall (2022). In
Slough_House_(novel_series)
Baseball rule about certain fly balls
If a presumed catch becomes a non-catch, forced runners must run forward instead of back. Intentionally failing to execute an easy catch gives the defense
Infield_fly_rule
conservation biology, the catch per unit effort (CPUE) is an indirect measure of the abundance of a target species. Changes in the catch per unit effort are
Catch_per_unit_effort
2026 studio album by J. Cole
Turner-Williams, Jaelani (February 7, 2026). "J. Cole To Sell 'The Fall-Off' Physicals Out of His Trunk: 'Catch Me Outside'". Complex. Archived from the original
The_Fall-Off
2015 single by Girls' Generation
"Catch Me If You Can" is a song recorded in two languages (Japanese and Korean) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The Korean version was released
Catch Me If You Can (Girls' Generation song)
Catch_Me_If_You_Can_(Girls'_Generation_song)
Aircraft used in 1970 film
When the 1970 film adaptation of Catch-22 began preliminary production, Paramount made a decision to hire the Tallmantz Aviation organization to obtain
B-25 Mitchell aircraft in Catch-22
B-25_Mitchell_aircraft_in_Catch-22
2005 single by Ben Lee
"Catch My Disease" is a song by Australian singer Ben Lee. It was released a single from his fifth studio album, Awake Is the New Sleep (2005), on 18
Catch_My_Disease
Japanese singer-songwriter
Year Album Information Oricon Albums Charts Reported sales 2010 Catch! Released: 19 May 2010 Label: DefStar Records (DFCL-1626) Formats: CD, digital download
Shion_Tsuji
1999 film directed by Michael Rymer
Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper and Pam Grier. The film follows Jeffrey Cole, a detective who goes deep undercover on a mission to catch a brutal
In_Too_Deep_(1999_film)
Computer machine code instruction
In computer engineering, Halt and Catch Fire, known by the assembly language mnemonic HCF, is an idiom referring to a computer machine code instruction
Halt and Catch Fire (computing)
Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(computing)
United States Army soldier
possessing silencers. After being removed from the CIA, Flaherty helped catch a smuggling ring at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and worked undercover for
Richard_J._Flaherty
American actress
The Catch, produced by Shonda Rhimes. She starred as the lead character Alice Vaughan, the head of a high-end private detective agency. The Catch aired
Mireille_Enos
1988 photograph by Thomas D. Mangelsen
58°33′18″N 155°47′30″W / 58.5550°N 155.7916°W / 58.5550; -155.7916 Catch of the Day is a 1988 wildlife photograph by Thomas D. Mangelsen. Taken at
Catch_of_the_Day
Short story by E. W. Hornung
"A Trap to Catch a Cracksman" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny
A_Trap_to_Catch_a_Cracksman
American reality television series
Catch a Contractor is an American reality television home improvement series that premiered March 9, 2014, on Spike. The show features former carpenter
Catch_a_Contractor
American actor (born 1979)
trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the period drama television series Halt and Catch Fire. He has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ronan the
Lee_Pace
American musician (1938–2013)
It's no good to write a deliberate anti-drug song and hope that it will catch. Because the general thing is that people will be upset by that. It would
JJ_Cale
American actor (born 1968)
The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Jim_Caviezel
American football player (born 1997)
McGonigal, Johnny (September 5, 2025). "Why did Eagles WR A.J. Brown have only one catch vs. Cowboys?". NJ.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026. "Eagles'
A._J._Brown
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
collaborated with Steven Spielberg on five films—Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The
Tom_Hanks
easy catch into his apron. One theory for use of corn as the canned good in the phrase is that a can of corn was considered the easiest "catch" as corn
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Media distribution system
Perseus Books/Vanguard Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-1593157203. Video on demand and catch-up TV in Europe Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dickson,
Video_on_demand
Genus of annelids
'kingworms' A. teres) are targeted by anglers for use as bait to catch fish. To catch beach worms, anglers generally wait for low tide when the intertidal
Australonuphis
American author (1919–2010)
from nearby Dartmouth College often came to Cornish in groups, hoping to catch a glimpse of him. In May 1986 Salinger learned that the British writer Ian
J._D._Salinger
Fictional character in the novel ''Catch-22''
Major Major Major is a fictional character in Joseph Heller's 1961 novel Catch-22. He was named "Major Major Major" by his father, as a joke – passing
Major_Major_Major_Major
2016 single by Illy featuring Anne-Marie
"Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement
Catch_22_(song)
2025 single by Ski Mask the Slump God
"Catch Me Outside 2" is a song by American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God, released on July 4, 2025. It is a sequel to his 2017 song "Catch Me Outside"
Catch_Me_Outside_2
American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Road, DREAM and Impact FC. Barnett is one of the most prominent modern-day catch wrestlers. He won an IBJJF no-gi jiu-jitsu world championship in 2009 -
Josh_Barnett
Juicy J consists of six studio albums, 22 singles (in addition to 34 as a featured artist), two promotional singles and eighty music videos. Juicy J production
Juicy_J_discography
American actor (born 1971)
professional dancer Witney Carson, with whom he presented the GSN game show Catch 21. Ribeiro was born in New York City in the Riverdale neighborhood of the
Alfonso_Ribeiro
American writer (1923–1999)
stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is his debut novel Catch-22 (1961), a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym
Joseph_Heller
American football player (born 1992)
Beckham came to national attention when he made a one-handed touchdown catch while falling backwards in a Sunday Night Football game against the Dallas
Odell_Beckham_Jr.
American football player (born 1997)
Falcons, he recorded a 51-yard touchdown reception for his first professional catch. In a Week 11 loss to the Detroit Lions, Moore had a breakout game with
D._J._Moore
Musical
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Catch My Soul is a rock musical produced by Jack Good, loosely adapted from Shakespeare's
Catch_My_Soul_(musical)
Full-contact combat sport
unrestricted fights between various styles such as judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, Luta Livre, Muay Thai and capoeira. An early high-profile mixed
Mixed_martial_arts
Star at the centre of the Solar System
was the centre of a popular cult among Romans, who would stand at dawn to catch the first rays of sunshine as they prayed. The celebration of the winter
Sun
English cricketer
J. Easby (full name and dates of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer. Easby made a single appearance in first-class cricket
J._Easby
Fictional character in the novel Catch-22
Milo Minderbinder is a fictional character in Joseph Heller's 1961 novel, Catch-22. As the mess officer of Yossarian's squadron, Minderbinder is an entrepreneur
Milo_Minderbinder
German playwright and poet (1898–1956)
einen Teufel aus) 1919/? Light in the Darkness (Lux in Tenebris) 1919/? The Catch (Der Fischzug) 1919?/? Mysteries of a Barbershop (Mysterien eines Friseursalons)
Bertolt_Brecht
American marketer
"Contagious: Why Things Catch On" and "Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior."[citation needed] Contagious: Why Things Catch On, Simon & Schuster
Jonah_Berger
"Tuesday Cable Ratings: Celtics-Heat Lead +'Storage Wars', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Tosh.0', 'The Game,' 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived
List of Rizzoli & Isles episodes
List_of_Rizzoli_&_Isles_episodes
American actor (born 1940)
Amityville Horror (1979), General Ralph Landry in Traffic (2000), Jack Barnes in Catch Me If You Can (2002), and the voice of Emperor Zurg in the Toy Story spin-off
James_Brolin
Professional wrestling stable
New Catch Republic is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate. The team is currently performing in WWE on the Raw and
New_Catch_Republic
Distribution of television content via the public internet
loading, and can be changed on the fly. This is valid for both Live and Catch-up content.[citation needed] Additionally, platforms can also offer content
Streaming_television
American security consultant and convicted fraudster
among other roles. These claims formed the basis of his 1980 autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, co-written with Stan Redding. The book inspired the film
Frank_Abagnale
1976 studio album by J. J. Cale
It's no good to write a deliberate anti-drug song and hope that it will catch. Because the general thing is that people will be upset by that. It would
Troubadour_(J._J._Cale_album)
2012 studio album by TVXQ
Catch Me is the sixth Korean studio album (eleventh overall) by South Korean pop duo TVXQ. It was digitally released on September 24, 2012, followed by
Catch_Me_(TVXQ_album)
American football player and television analyst (born 1989)
During his senior year, Watt accumulated a total of 399 receiving yards, 26 catches, and 5 touchdowns. Watt followed in his father's footsteps and competed
J._J._Watt
13th edition of Triple J Hottest countdown
– "What's on Your Radio" Kisschasy – "Do-Do's and Whoa-oh's" Ben Lee – "Catch My Disease" Datarock – "Computer Camp Love" Kaiser Chiefs – "Everyday I
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2005
Triple_J's_Hottest_100_of_2005
Indian cricketer (born 1975)
Mansoor appointed coaches". 25 July 2012. "J Arunkumar joins Kings XI's coaching staff". 11 February 2017. "J Arunkumar appointed USA men's head coach"
J._Arunkumar
Experimental surgery
living internal structure. The word is, more broadly, used as a pejorative catch-all term for experimentation on live animals by organizations opposed to
Vivisection
American game show
attempt to catch them. It has similarities to parkour championship World Chase Tag and the game show American Gladiators. The show was hosted by J. J., Derek
Ultimate_Tag
1975 short story by Fritz Leiber
"Catch That Zeppelin!" is a 1975 alternate history short story by American writer Fritz Leiber. It was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and
Catch_That_Zeppelin!
variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally. The bird that can achieve the greatest
List_of_birds_by_flight_speed
American football player (born 1965)
five seasons. His first two years were as a backup, which featured an 8-catch, 188-yard, 2-touchdown performance in the final game of the 1991 season
J._J._Birden
J CATCH
J CATCH
Girl/Female
English
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Attractive; Based on the Initials J C; An Abbreviation of Jacinda
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Initials J and C Combined; Jaybird; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda; A Blue; Crested Bird
Boy/Male
American, Australian
From the Initials J C
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Attractive; From the Initials J C
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Greek
A Healing; A Combination of the Initials J and C
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Moon in the Water; J God Shiva
Girl/Female
English
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
English
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
English
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Initials J and C Combined; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Phonetic Name Based on Initials; Combination of Initials J and D
Girl/Female
English American
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Initials J and C Combined; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda
Girl/Female
English American
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Based on the Initials J C; An Abbreviation of Jacinda
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Based on the Initials J C; To Protect; An Abbreviation of Jacinda
Girl/Female
English
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
English
Based on the initials J. C. or an abbreviation of Jacinda.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Greek
Hyacinth Flower; Healer; Beautiful; Initials J and C Combined
J CATCH
J CATCH
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Collection
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of many places named from Old English ceorlatun, CHARLTON means "settlement of the free peasants."
Boy/Male
American, Christian, German, Greek, Scandinavian
Carrier of Christ; Form of Christopher; Christ Bearer
Girl/Female
Biblical
Movings, a person asleep.
Male
Hebrew
(×™Ö·× Ö´×™)Â Variant form of Hebrew Yan, YANNI means "whom Jehovah answers."Â Compare with another form of Yanni.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Success and Power
Boy/Male
Hindu
Unique
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
A Hindu Sage
Girl/Female
Biblical
A partaker, a companion.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Aikaterine, CATHRINE means "pure."
J CATCH
J CATCH
J CATCH
J CATCH
J CATCH
n.
A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc.
n.
The letter z; -- formerly so called. J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.
n.
One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
adv.
Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight.
n.
A small haven. See Hithe. I () I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phoenician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. /ynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon.
a.
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies.
a.
Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.
a.
Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist.
n.
Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.
n.
A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea.
n.
A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly.
n.
Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See Junco.
adv.
Certainly; most likely; truly; probably. Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.
n.
A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Reports.
n.
A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
n.
Some worthless catchpenny thing.