dictionary definitions for "john"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  john
      n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: toilet,
           lavatory, lav, can, privy, bathroom]
      2: youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216;
         succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother
         Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was
         compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta
         (1167-1216) [syn: John, King John, John Lackland]
      3: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
         the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
         book of Revelation [syn: John, Saint John, St. John,
          Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, {John
         the Evangelist}, John the Divine]
      4: a prostitute's customer [syn: whoremaster, whoremonger]
      5: the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn:
         John, Gospel According to John]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.]
     A proper name of a man.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same
        as Apple-john.
  
     John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical
        characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English
        people.
  
     John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving.
  
     John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious
        plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.
  
     John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) +
        Doree, Dory.] (Zool.) An oval, compressed, European food
        fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with
        golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark
        spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and {St.
        Peter's fish}.
        [1913 Webster]


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