Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jay
2 senses of jay
Sense 1
Jay, John Jay -- (United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829))
INSTANCE OF=> diplomat, diplomatist -- (an official engaged in international negotiations)
INSTANCE OF=> chief justice -- (the judge who presides over a supreme court)
Sense 2
jay -- (crested largely blue bird)
=> corvine bird -- (birds of the crow family)