"japans" in the noun sense

1. Japan, Japanese Islands, Japanese Archipelago

a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

2. Japan, Nippon, Nihon

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

3. japan

lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

4. japan

lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

"japans" in the verb sense

1. japan

coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

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