English Words: J

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Jahnname

A surname from German.

Jahn-Teller effectnoun

A distortion of any symmetric non-linear molecule which reduces its symmetry and lowers its energy.

Jahnkename

A surname from German.

jahoobiesnoun

Large female breasts.

Jahukyanname

A surname from Armenian.

Jainame

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

jai alainoun

a Basque ball game in which the players propel the ball using a long basket attached to the wrist

Jai Hindintj

"Victory to India", a patriotic slogan raised to salute or celebrate India.

Jai Shri Ramintj

"Victory to Lord Rama"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Rama.

Jaichandnoun

One who opposes Hindutva and supports its enemies, a traitor, especially a race traitor.

Jaidaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jada.

Jaidenname

A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden.

jailnoun

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

jail cellnoun

A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.

jail fevernoun

typhus spread in jails.

jail foddernoun

A person with criminal tendencies who is considered to be expendable, worth nothing more than to occupy a jail.

jail khananoun

A prison, especially in the Bengal Presidency.

jail locknoun

A kind of cast iron padlock.

jail pursenoun

A body cavity when used to store or smuggle things into jail.

jailableadj

For which one may be jailed.

jailbaitnoun

A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

jailbirdnoun

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

jailbreaknoun

An escape from prison.

jailbreakernoun

One who breaks out of jail.

jailcellnoun

Alternative form of jail cell.

jaildomnoun

The state or condition of being jailed; imprisonment

jailedverb

simple past and past participle of jail

jaileenoun

One who is jailed; a prisoner.

jailernoun

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

jaileressnoun

A female jailer.

jaileringnoun

The work or role of a jailer.

jailershipnoun

The role or status of a jailer.

jailfulnoun

Enough to fill a jail.

jailhousenoun

A building containing a prison.

jailhouse lawyernoun

A person incarcerated in a prison, jail, etc., who has acquired significant knowledge of the justice system and who is able to represent himself in some legal proceedings and to provide legal advice to other prisoners.

jailingverb

present participle and gerund of jail

jailingsnoun

plural of jailing

jailishadj

Resembling or characteristic of prison.

jailkeepernoun

One who keeps a jail; a jailer.

jaillessadj

Without a jail or jails.

jaillikeadj

Resembling, or characteristic of, a jail.

jailmatenoun

An acquaintance in prison; a person imprisoned at the same time.

jailornoun

Alternative spelling of jailer.

jailoressnoun

A female jailor.

jailsnoun

plural of jail

Jailtachtnoun

An area in a prison where Irish was spoken, particularly during the Troubles.

jailtimenoun

A prison/jail sentence.

jailwardadv

Toward jail.

jailwardsadv

Toward jail.

jailwearnoun

Clothes to be worn by inmates of a jail.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter J contains 4,872 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 98 pages, and you are currently viewing page 11. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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