jay
Colorful crow cousin
A jay is a noisy, colorful bird of the crow family, known for bold behavior and harsh calls.
The blue jay is the most familiar North American species.
Informally, a jay can mean a naive or gullible person—someone easily fooled, though this usage is dated.
To jaywalk is to cross a street carelessly or illegally, from the "foolish country person" sense. (Capitalized Jay is a given name.)
Crow family member
- pinyonNut-bearing conifer
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- crestHighest point or tuft
- acornCapped seed from oaks
oak · perch · nest · fledgling · squawk · feathered · roost · forage
Loud and disorderly
- squawkHarsh grating bird cry
- boldCourageous and daring
- noisyProducing much sound
- mimicOne who copies others
territorial · aggressive · clever · cache · hoard · alarm · mob · scold
corvid
Crow family member
acorn · oak · perch · nest · fledgling · squawk · feathered · roost · forage · songbird
raucous
Loud and disorderly
mimic · territorial · aggressive · clever · cache · hoard · alarm · mob · scold · curious
blue
Primary color; also sad
- azureLight sky tone
- crestHighest point or tuft
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
cobalt · cerulean · indigo · plumage · feathered · sapphire · turquoise · striking · vivid · brilliant
crow
Large black corvid
rook · chough · nutcracker
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- corvidscrow, raven, magpie, jackdaw, rook
- birds & birdwatchingeagle, hawk, owl, parrot, pelican
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- bipedshuman, kangaroo, ostrich, emu, penguin
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
- Toronto Blue JaysCanadian baseball franchise
- blue jayCrested North American corvid
- naked as a jaybirdEntirely without clothing
- naked as a jay birdEntirely without clothing
- Jay Leno
- Jay Gatsby