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Definitions of 'Jade' Wordnet 

1. (noun) jade, jadestone
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

2. (noun) adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop
a woman adulterer

3. (noun) jade green, jade
a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

4. (adj) hack, jade, nag, plug
an old or over-worked horse

5. (verb) jade, jade-green
of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

6. (verb) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

7. (verb) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"


Definitions of 'Jade' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) Jade
a stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples

2. (noun) Jade
a mean or tired horse; a worthless nag

3. (noun) Jade
a disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man

4. (noun) Jade
a young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt

5. (verb) Jade
to treat like a jade; to spurn

6. (verb) Jade
to make ridiculous and contemptible

7. (verb) Jade
to exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass

8. (verb) Jade
to become weary; to lose spirit


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