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Synonyms for jus

Grammar : Noun

Spell : juhs; Latin yoos

Phonetic Transcription : dʒʌs; Latin yus

Définition of jus

Origin : French, literally "juice" (see juice).

As in sauce : noun condiment

Example sentences :

That woman's eyes were all red, an' her hair was jus' awful.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston

Yes, suh, he was jus' buck-jumpin' all 'e way down 'at stretch.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

I taken him back some an' talk to him, an' jus' when I'm sendin' him again—pow!
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

I was jus' tastin' de jolly, to be sure it was good for dinner!
Extract from : « Funny Little Socks » by Sarah. L. Barrow

They was jus' words, an' it was nat'ral he'd lie about that night's work.
Extract from : « Mary Louise in the Country » by L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)

The province of legislation is jus dare—of jurisprudence, jus dicere.
Extract from : « An Essay on Professional Ethics » by George Sharswood

You was jus' 'bliged to obey your marster no matter what he said for you to do.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Work Projects Administration

Jus' let me turn it wrong-side-out to show you how big it is.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Work Projects Administration

It was jus' like him to know that, an' as there was no help for it, I said it was.
Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton

Jone he jus' held back, ready to jine the other eleven as soon as they'd agree.
Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton

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