English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 13 of 98

Jalal-Abadname

A region of Kyrgyzstan.

Jalaliname

A surname from Persian.

jalan-jalanverb

To take a walk, to go for a stroll.

Jalandharname

The son of Shiva.

jalapnoun

A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.

jalapanoun

The convolvulaceous plant Ipomoea purga, whose roots are used to make the drug jalap.

jalapatenoun

A salt or ester of jalapic acid.

jalapeñonoun

A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.

jalapinnoun

The active principle of scammony, the glucoside with chemical formula C₃₄H₁₁₄O₆, a powerful purgative.

jalapinolatenoun

Any salt or ester of jalapinolic acid.

Jalaunname

A district of Jhansi division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Orai.

jalebinoun

A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.

jaleonoun

A lively Andalusian dance.

jalfrezinoun

A Bengali curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat by the addition of green chillis

jalinoun

A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture as a climate-controlling element.

Jalilname

A surname.

Jalili syndromenoun

A genetic disorder characterized by the combination of cone-rod dystrophy of the retina and amelogenesis imperfecta.

Jalisconame

A state of Mexico.

Jallikattuname

A practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.

jalopynoun

An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

jalouseverb

To suspect.

jalousienoun

A component in a ventilation system.

jalousiedadj

Fitted with jalousies (window slats).

jalpaitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur.

Jalponganame

A river in El Salvador.

jalsanoun

a rally.

Jalsa Salananame

the Jalsa Salana – an annual convention of the community.

jaltnoun

A feeling of resentment felt by volunteers towards individuals who profit from doing such work.

Jalur Gemilangname

The flag of Malaysia.

jamnoun

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

jam doughnutnoun

A doughnut filled with jam and usually topped with sugar.

jam jarnoun

A jar of, or for, jam.

jam one's hypeverb

Calm down.

jam outverb

To experience enjoyment to the full, usually through music, relaxation, or spending time with others; to play music, especially in informal bands and featuring improvisation.

jam pennynoun

A small circular jam sandwich.

jam potnoun

A pot of, or for, jam.

jam rollnoun

A kind of pudding, a roly-poly with jam filling.

jam sessionnoun

An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.

jam todaynoun

The availability of a resource at the present date.

jam tomorrownoun

Promised benefits that never arrive.

jam-jar glassesnoun

A pair of spectacles with round, thick lenses.

jam-packverb

To pack or fill very tightly.

jam-packedadj

Packed or filled tightly.

jam-treenoun

Acacia acuminata, a flowering tree species from Australia.

jam-upnoun

The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine, or some process similarly grinds to a halt.

JAMAname

Initialism of Journal of the American Medical Association.

jamaatnoun

Party; community; group; assembly.

Jamahiriyaname

State of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Jamaicaname

An island and country in the Caribbean.

Jamaica coalitionnoun

A German governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Greens.

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 13. 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.

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