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English words: Javert to Jebusite

300 English words, part 7 of 21 of the words starting with J, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.

English words Javert to Jebusite

  1. Javert noun: One who remorselessly pursues a perceived wrongdoer.
  2. Javertian adjective /ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/: Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
  3. Javid proper noun: A surname from Persian.
  4. Javier proper noun: A male given name from Spanish.
  5. javitri noun: mace
  6. Javon proper noun: A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
  7. jaw noun, verb /d͡ʒɔː/: One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
  8. jaw away verb: to jabber; to gabble; to ramble
  9. jaw ball noun: Synonym of bagatelle (“any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins”).
  10. jaw beard noun: A thin beard that grows along the jaw and around the chin.
  11. jaw bone noun: Alternative spelling of jawbone.
  12. jaw-box noun: Alternative form of jawbox.
  13. jaw breaker noun: Alternative spelling of jawbreaker.
  14. jaw down verb: To condescend to (someone) loquaciously; to speak to someone in a forceful, insulting, bossy or aggressive way; to wear down by talking.
  15. jaw-dropper noun: Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker.
  16. jaw-dropping adjective /ˈd͡ʒɔː ˌdɹɒpɪŋ/: Causing great awe or surprise.
  17. jaw-droppingly adverb: In a jaw-dropping manner; shockingly, astoundingly.
  18. jaw harp noun: Alternative form of Jew's harp.
  19. jaw harpist noun: Someone who plays a jaw harp (Jew's harp).
  20. jaw hole noun: Alternative form of jawhole (“a jawbox, or tenement sink”).
  21. jaw-jack verb: To talk or chatter; to jaw.
  22. jaw-jaw noun, verb: To talk at length; to chatter or jabber.
  23. jaw-jutting adjective: Having one’s lower jaw protruding forward
  24. jaw-like adjective: Alternative form of jawlike.
  25. jaw muscle noun: Synonym of masseter.
  26. jaw plate noun: A ribbed plate in the jaws of a rock crusher.
  27. jaw's harp noun: Alternative spelling of jaw harp.
  28. jaw's-trump noun: Alternative spelling of Jew's-trump.
  29. jaw-twister noun: A jawbreaker; a word that is long and difficult to pronounce.
  30. jaw winking noun: An involuntary upward jerking of the eyelid accompanying movements of the lower jaw.
  31. jaw worm noun: gnathostomulid
  32. Jawa proper noun: A Czech motorcycle manufacturer.
  33. jawab noun: An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
  34. Jawad proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
  35. Jawaiian noun: A Hawaiian style of popular music that combines native styles with reggae and other Caribbean influences.
  36. jawan noun /d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/: An infantryman; a soldier.
  37. jawar noun: Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
  38. jawari noun: Alternative form of jawar (“sorghum”).
  39. jawaub noun: Alternative form of jawab.
  40. jawbation noun: Alternative spelling of jobation.
  41. jawblock verb /ˈdʒɔːblɒk/: To talk.
  42. jawbone noun, verb: The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
  43. jawboned adjective, verb: Having a specified kind of jawbone.
  44. jawboneist noun: Someone who plays a jawbone as a musical instrument.
  45. jawboner noun: One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade.
  46. jawboning noun, verb: Persistent persuasive talk, particularly (politics, economics) talk that includes implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter government regulation.
  47. jawbonist noun: Alternative spelling of jawboneist.
  48. jawbox noun: A tenement sink.
  49. jawbreaker noun: A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
  50. jawbreaking adjective: Very difficult to pronounce.
  51. jawbreakingly adverb: In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
  52. jawdropper noun: Alternative form of jaw-dropper.
  53. jawdropping adjective: Alternative spelling of jaw-dropping.
  54. jawdroppingly adverb: Alternative form of jaw-droppingly.
  55. jawed adjective, verb /ˈd͡ʒɔːd/: Having jaws.
  56. jawellnofine interjection: Alternative form of ja well no fine.
  57. jawfall noun: trismus
  58. jawfallen adjective: Dejected, dispirited.
  59. jawfish noun: Any of many marine fish, of the family Opistognathidae, that have large mouths.
  60. jawfoot noun: maxilliped
  61. jawhole noun: A hole or an open drain into which sewage or waste water is thrown; the opening of a sewer; or a cesspool or cesspit, an underground pit or container used...
  62. Jawi proper noun /d͡ʒæwi/: The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
  63. jawing noun, verb: Worthless talk; blather.
  64. jawjutting adjective: Alternative form of jaw-jutting.
  65. jawl noun, verb: To talk noisily, prate loudly.
  66. jawler noun: Alternative form of joller.
  67. jawless adjective: Lacking a jaw.
  68. jawlessness noun: Absence of jaws.
  69. jawlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a jaw.
  70. jawline noun /ˈd͡ʒɔːˌlaɪn/: The lower edge of the side of the face (below the cheek), defined by the jawbone.
  71. jawlined adjective: Having a specific kind of jawline.
  72. jawmaxx verb: To enhance one's jawline.
  73. jawn noun /d͡ʒɔːn/: Something; a thing; any object, place, or person.
  74. Jaworski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
  75. jawplate noun: Alternative form of jaw plate.
  76. jaws noun, verb /d͡ʒɔːz/: The mouth.
  77. jaws harp noun: Alternative spelling of jaw harp.
  78. jaws of death noun: A very narrowly avoided fatal or near-fatal situation.
  79. jaws of life noun: Emergency rescue equipment used to open a severely damaged passenger vehicle with a strong mechanical jaw function that forcibly pushes or pulls metal...
  80. jawsmith noun: An orator, especially a demagogue.
  81. jawtooth noun: A molar tooth.
  82. jawy adjective /ˈd͡ʒɔː.i/: Relating to the jaws.
  83. JAX noun: Initialism of Jakarta XML.
  84. jaxie noun: Alternative form of jacksy (“backside; buttocks”).
  85. Jaxon proper noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Jackson.
  86. Jaxson proper noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Jackson.
  87. Jaxx proper noun: A diminutive of the male given name Jackson of modern usage.
  88. jaxy noun: Alternative form of jacksy (“backside; buttocks”).
  89. jay noun /ˈd͡ʒeɪ/: Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus,...
  90. Jay and Silent Bob noun: Two heterosexual men who are usually together.
  91. jay driver noun: A horse-drawn carriage or automobile operator who ignored basic traffic rules by driving on the wrong side of the road.
  92. Jay Gatsby noun: An ambitious, upper-class and wealthy man.
  93. jay thrush noun: Any of several species of Asian songbirds, of the genera Garrulax and Grammatoptila and related genera of the family Leiothrichidae.
  94. jay-walker noun: Alternative spelling of jaywalker.
  95. Jaya proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit.
  96. Jayant proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
  97. Jayanta proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
  98. Jayanti proper noun: an epithet of goddess Durga/Parvati.
  99. Jayapal proper noun: A surname.
  100. Jayapura proper noun: The capital and largest city of Papua, Indonesia.
  101. Jayapuran adjective, noun: Of or relating to Jayapura in Indonesia.
  102. Jayaraman proper noun: A surname from Tamil.
  103. jaybird noun: A jay or blue jay.
  104. jaycat noun: Alternative spelling of J-cat.
  105. Jayce proper noun: A male given name.
  106. Jaycee noun: A member of the United States Junior Chamber.
  107. Jayceen noun: Synonym of Jayceette.
  108. Jayceette noun: A member of the former women's division of the United States Junior Chamber.
  109. Jayceon proper noun: A male given name.
  110. Jayda proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage.
  111. Jayde proper noun: A female given name.
  112. Jayden proper noun /ˈd͡ʒeɪdn̩/: A unisex given name originating as a coinage.
  113. Jaydon proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Jadon.
  114. Jaye proper noun: A unisex given name.
  115. jayet noun: jet (form of coal)
  116. jaygee noun: lieutenant junior grade
  117. jayhawk verb: To steal.
  118. jayhawker noun: A native or resident of Kansas
  119. Jayla proper noun /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə/: A female given name originating as a coinage.
  120. Jaylah proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage.
  121. Jaylen proper noun: A male given name originating as a coinage, of modern American usage; variant form Jalen.
  122. jaylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the jay, a bird.
  123. Jaylin proper noun: A unisex given name originating as a coinage.
  124. Jaymes proper noun: A male given name of modern usage, variant of James.
  125. Jayna proper noun: A female given name.
  126. Jayne proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
  127. Jaynesian adjective: Of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.
  128. Jayo noun: A surname.
  129. jaypie noun: The jay (bird).
  130. jayrun verb: To rapidly jaywalk (“violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing; to walk in the part of the street intended...
  131. jayrunner noun: A pedestrian who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by rapidly crossing a street away from a designated crossing.
  132. jayrunning noun, verb: An act or incident of being a jayrunner.
  133. jays noun /ˈd͡ʒeɪz/: Alternative letter-case form of jays.
  134. Jaysis interjection: Alternative form of Jaysus.
  135. Jayson proper noun: A male given name.
  136. Jaysus interjection /ˈd͡ʒeɪzəs/: Jesus
  137. Jayton proper noun: A minor city, the county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States.
  138. jayvee noun: A member of a junior varsity team.
  139. jaywalk verb /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/: To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the...
  140. jaywalker noun /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔkɚ/: A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended...
  141. jaywalking noun, verb: An act of behaving as a jaywalker.
  142. Jaywick proper noun: A coastal village west of Clacton-on-Sea, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1513).
  143. Jayzus interjection: Alternative spelling of Jaysus.
  144. jaz noun: Dated spelling of jazz (“musical style”).
  145. jazail noun: Alternative form of jezail.
  146. jazakallah interjection: thank you
  147. jazarine noun: Alternative form of jazerant.
  148. jazel noun: An azure gem found in the East Indies.
  149. jazeraint noun: Alternative spelling of jazerant.
  150. jazerant noun /ˈd͡ʒæzəɹənt/: A coat of defense of Arab origin, made of small plates of metal sewn upon linen or similar, like a brigandine.
  151. jazey noun: Alternative form of jasy.
  152. jazillion noun: An unspecified large number (of).
  153. jaziya noun: Alternative form of jizya.
  154. Jazlyn proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage.
  155. Jazmin proper noun: A female given name from Persian, variant of Jasmine.
  156. Jazmine proper noun: A female given name from Persian, variant of Jasmine.
  157. jazy noun: Alternative form of jasy.
  158. Jazyges noun: Alternative form of Iazyges.
  159. jazz noun, verb /d͡ʒæz/: A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time,...
  160. jazz around verb: To have fun, play around; to waste time with frivolity.
  161. jazz band noun: A musical band that plays jazz music.
  162. jazz bow noun: A brightly patterned bowtie, popular in the era of jazz music.
  163. jazz box noun: Synonym of jazz square.
  164. jazz cabbage noun: Marijuana.
  165. jazz cigarette noun: A cannabis cigarette; a spliff.
  166. jazz dance noun: Any of several forms of improvised rhythmic dancing to jazz music.
  167. jazz dot noun: A soul patch.
  168. jazz funeral noun: A public funeral procession accompanied by a brass band, as traditionally performed in New Orleans, and typically involving a switch at a certain point from...
  169. jazz-funk noun: A genre of funk heavily influenced by jazz.
  170. jazz fusion noun: A style of jazz music that is influenced by rock music, funk, rhythm and blues and other styles.
  171. jazz garter noun: A decorative garter worn by women during the Jazz Age.
  172. jazz hands noun: A dance move in which the performer's hands are extended with palms toward the audience and fingers splayed.
  173. jazz-hop noun: A fusion subgenre of hip-hop and jazz music; jazz rap.
  174. jazz journalism noun: A sensationalist news reporting style focusing on crime, scandals, celebrities, etc., associated with American newspapers of the Roaring Twenties.
  175. jazz-like adjective: Similar to, or reminiscent of, jazz music.
  176. jazz mag noun: A pornographic magazine.
  177. jazz mugham noun: A genre that combines mugham with jazz.
  178. jazz pants noun: flared trousers used for dancing
  179. jazz player noun: Synonym of jazzist.
  180. jazz poet noun: A writer of jazz poetry.
  181. jazz poetry noun: A form of poetry of the 1920s employing jazz-like rhythm or a feeling of improvisation.
  182. jazz rap noun: A fusion subgenre of hip-hop and jazz music, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
  183. jazz-rock noun: A genre of rock music heavily influenced by jazz.
  184. jazz square noun: A dance move whose four steps form a square pattern: (i) crossover in front of the left foot with the right foot; (ii) crossover in front of the right foot...
  185. jazz up verb: To make gaudy and bright.
  186. jazzband noun: Alternative form of jazz band.
  187. jazzbo noun: A jazz musician.
  188. jazzbow noun: Alternative form of jazz bow.
  189. jazzcore noun: An aggressive style of jazz with hardcore punk elements.
  190. jazzdom noun: The realm or sphere of jazz music.
  191. jazzed adjective, verb /d͡ʒæzd/: Played in a jazz style.
  192. jazzed up adjective: Made more lively, colourful or modern.
  193. jazzer noun: Something with energy or pizzazz.
  194. jazzerati noun: People who are considered the elite in the world of jazz music.
  195. jazzercise noun, verb: A form of aerobic exercise based on jazz dance.
  196. jazzercize noun: Alternative spelling of jazzercise.
  197. jazzetry noun: A performance of poetry recited to the accompaniment of jazz music.
  198. jazzfest noun: A festival of jazz music.
  199. jazzhead noun: A jazz music enthusiast.
  200. jazzical adjective: Combining elements of jazz and classical music.
  201. jazzification noun: The act of making jazzy.
  202. jazzify verb: To make jazzy.
  203. jazzily adverb: In a jazzy way.
  204. jazziness noun: The state, quality or property of being jazzy.
  205. jazzish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of jazz music.
  206. jazzist noun: A jazz musician.
  207. jazzistic adjective: Of or relating to jazz.
  208. jazzless adjective: Without jazz music.
  209. jazzlessness noun: Absence of jazz.
  210. jazzlike adjective: Alternative spelling of jazz-like.
  211. jazzman noun: A male member of a jazz band.
  212. jazznik noun: An enthusiast of jazz music.
  213. jazzophile noun: A person who likes jazz music.
  214. jazzophone noun: A saxophone-shaped double-belled brass instrument with a trumpet-like mouthpiece.
  215. jazzperson noun: A jazz musician.
  216. jazzplayer noun: Alternative form of jazz player.
  217. jazzstep noun: A genre of electronic dance music which combines elements of drum and bass and jazz.
  218. jazzster noun: A jazz musician.
  219. jazzwoman noun: A female member of a jazz band.
  220. jazzy adjective /ˈd͡ʒæzi/: In the style of jazz.
  221. jb noun: Initialism of jailbait.
  222. JBG phrase: Initialism of just be gay (used by men to express the belief that homosexuality is a better alternative to seeking out a female partner, an endeavor that...
  223. JBIG noun: An image compressed using JBIG.
  224. JBOD noun: Acronym of Just a Bunch of Disks, a collection of hard disks that are not configured according to RAID.
  225. jbs noun: Initialism of Johanson-Blizzard syndrome.
  226. JBT noun: Initialism of Jervis Bay Territory: An internal territory of Australia located on the south coast of New South Wales.
  227. JBW phrase: Just be white (used sardonically to reflect the belief that white men are greatly advantaged over other men at attracting women)
  228. JC adjective, noun: Initialism of Judeo-Christian.
  229. JC virus noun: A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient...
  230. JCB noun: An earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company.
  231. JCC noun: Initialism of Jewish community center.
  232. JCP noun: Initialism of Java Community Process.
  233. JCR noun: Initialism of junior common room (in British universities).
  234. jct noun: Abbreviation of junction.
  235. jctn noun: Abbreviation of junction.
  236. JD noun: Initialism of Jiggs dinner.
  237. JDAM noun /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdæm/: Acronym of Joint Direct Attack Munition.
  238. jdfr phrase: Abbreviation of joined from.
  239. JDLR adjective, noun: Largely or seemingly free of signs and symptoms, yet nonetheless with some aspect or appearance of illness, especially if ineffably.
  240. JDM adjective: Initialism of Japanese domestic market (referring to parts available only in Japan).
  241. JDN noun: Initialism of Julian Day Number.
  242. JDPON noun: Acronym of Joint Dictatorship of the Proletariat of Oppressed Nations; A theoretical global political order proposed in Maoist Third-Worldism advocating a...
  243. JDrama noun: Alternative letter-case form of J-drama.
  244. jds/RS phrase: Abbreviation of joined by staff returns.
  245. JDSN noun: A title for a lay leader who has not been ordained as a pastor, particularly a youth group leader.
  246. JE noun: Initialism of journal entry.
  247. Je Khenpo noun: The religious head of Bhutan.
  248. je ne sais quoi noun /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/: An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.
  249. jeal adjective: Alternative form of jel (“jealous”).
  250. jealous adjective, verb /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/: Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
  251. jealous as a Barbary pigeon adjective: Very jealous.
  252. jealous husbands problem noun: A logic puzzle, a variant of the missionaries and cannibals problem, involving married couples, where no woman can be left in the presence of another man...
  253. jealous-like adjective: As though jealous.
  254. jealouse verb: Alternative form of jalouse.
  255. jealousing noun, verb: The act of making someone jealous of another person's (often their partner's) associations with other people.
  256. jealously adverb: In a jealous manner.
  257. jealousness noun: The state or condition of being jealous.
  258. jealousy noun /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/: A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
  259. jealusty noun: The quality of being both attracted to and jealous of someone.
  260. Jeames noun: A footman; a flunky.
  261. jean noun /d͡ʒiːn/: Denim.
  262. jean jacket noun: A type of jacket made from denim, popular material that is used for jeans. Typically it has long sleeves and ends at the waist.
  263. Jean Potage noun: Synonym of Pickelhering (its French equivalent)
  264. jeanbandyite noun: A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and tin.
  265. jeaned adjective: Wearing jeans.
  266. Jeanes proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  267. Jeanetta proper noun: A female given name.
  268. jeanette noun: A coarse jean fabric, used for linings.
  269. Jeanie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Jean.
  270. jeanies noun: Jeans.
  271. Jeanine proper noun: A female given name.
  272. jeanlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of jeans.
  273. Jeanmarie proper noun: A surname.
  274. Jeanne proper noun: A female given name from French.
  275. Jeannette proper noun /d͡ʒəˈnɛt/: A female given name from French.
  276. Jeannie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Jean.
  277. Jeannine proper noun: A female given name from French.
  278. Jeanpierre proper noun: A surname from French.
  279. jeans noun /d͡ʒiːnz/: A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
  280. Jeans escape noun: A type of atmospheric escape in which a light gas atom or molecule (typically a helium atom or hydrogen molecule) gains sufficient momentum through...
  281. jeans jacket noun: Alternative form of jean jacket.
  282. jeans-y adjective: Alternative form of jeansy.
  283. jeansed adjective: Alternative form of jeaned.
  284. jeansies noun: Jeans.
  285. jeanswear noun: Jeans and other clothes made from denim.
  286. jeansy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of jeans.
  287. jear noun: jears
  288. jears noun: Collectively, tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
  289. jeasley adjective, adverb: Alternative form of jeezly.
  290. jeast noun: jest
  291. Jeavons proper noun: A surname.
  292. Jeavons syndrome noun: An epileptic syndrome characterized by eyelid myoclonia, eye-closure-induced seizures or electroencephalography paroxysms (or both), and photosensitivity.
  293. JEB noun: Initialism of junctional epidermolysis bullosa.
  294. jebait noun, verb: To manipulate or trick, especially in a benign and light-hearted way.
  295. Jebba proper noun: A town in Kwara state, Nigeria.
  296. Jebediah proper noun: A male given name.
  297. jebel noun /ˈd͡ʒɛbəl/: A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).
  298. jebena noun: A kind of coffee pot used in Ethiopia, Eritrea and eastern Sudan.
  299. Jebus proper noun: A placename, said in the Bible to have been the name of Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua and David.
  300. Jebusite noun /ˈd͡ʒɛb.(j)əˌsaɪt/: A member of a Canaanite tribe said to have inhabited Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua or King David.

Part 6 · Part 8 · English words: J

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under J: 6,278 words, in 21 parts.