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jumps¹

  • /d͡ʒʌmps/

Rhymes with -ʌmps

noun

  1. plural plural of jump

noun

  1. plural, plural only A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
  2. colloquial, plural, plural only A jumpy or nervous condition. Enderleigh looked sharply round, but the girl kept her face averted and quickly went out again. 'There's another who's certainly got the jumps,' said her master.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of jump

Jumps²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Jump

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leap, skip, climb up, jumpstart, jump out, pass over, rise, spring, startle, parachuting, start, stand out, derail, alternate, bound, leap out

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@misc{jumps_2026,
  title = {jumps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jumps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}