Synonyms for james

Noun

1. James, Jesse James, criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

usage: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

2. James, William James, psychologist, philosopher

usage: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

3. James, Henry James, writer, author

usage: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

4. James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle, Apostle, saint

usage: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

5. James, James River, river

usage: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

6. James, James River, river

usage: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

7. Epistle of James, James, book

usage: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

Verb

1. throng, mob, pack, pile, jam, crowd, crowd together

usage: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

2. jam, push, force

usage: push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"

3. jam, crush, bruise, contuse

usage: crush or bruise; "jam a toe"

4. jam, block, interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off

usage: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"

5. jam, malfunction, misfunction

usage: get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"

6. jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad, stuff

usage: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"

7. obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up, impede, hinder

usage: block passage through; "obstruct the path"