English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 2 of 98

jab molassienoun

A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly naked and covered in molasses or grease and a colourful dye.

Jabalname

The son of Lamech and Ada.

Jabal al Akhdarname

A district of Libya. Capital: Bayda.

Jabalpurname

A large city in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Jabalyaname

A metropolitan region in North Gaza governorate, Northern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant.

Jabaraname

A surname from Arabic.

Jabariname

A male given name from Swahili of modern African American usage.

Jabba the Hutname

Misspelling of Jabba the Hutt.

Jabba the Huttnoun

Something very large or bloated; a fat person.

Jabbarname

A surname from Arabic.

jabbedverb

simple past and past participle of jab

jabbeenoun

One who is jabbed; a person receiving a hypodermic injection, especially of a COVID-19 vaccine.

jabberverb

To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.

jabberernoun

One who jabbers.

jabberfestnoun

A period of time where people indulge in mindless conversation.

jabberinglyadv

In a jabbering way.

jabbermentnoun

jabber

jabbersomeadj

Characterised or marked by jabbering.

Jabberwockname

A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.

Jabberwockyname

A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

jabberyadj

Characterised by jabbering.

jabbingverb

present participle and gerund of jab

jabbinglyadv

In a jabbing way; spikily.

jabbingsnoun

plural of jabbing

jabblenoun

An agitation on the surface of water.

Jabbourname

A surname from Arabic.

jabbyadj

Short yet vigorous and forceful.

Jabeenname

A surname from Urdu.

Jabeurname

A Tunisian surname from Arabic.

Jabezname

A male given name from Hebrew.

jabillionnoun

An unspecified large number (of).

Jabirname

A male given name from Arabic.

jabirunoun

A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.

jabisennoun

Alternative spelling of jamisen.

Jablehname

A city in Latakia governorate, Syria.

jablessadj

Not having had an injection, especially of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Jablonname

A surname from Polish.

Jablonskiname

A surname from Polish.

Jablonskyname

A surname from Polish.

Jablowskiname

A surname.

jabonoun

A type of Spanish dance in a three-in-a-measure rhythm.

jaborandinoun

Any of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally.

jaborinenoun

An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, resembling atropine.

jaborosalactolnoun

A naturally-occurring sterol used to treat some rare cancers

jaborosalactonenoun

A chlorohydrin found in species of Jaborosa.

jabotnoun

A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.

jabotinoun

Alternative form of jabuti.

jaboticabanoun

The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Jabrayilname

A ruined city in the southwest part of Azerbaijan.

jabroninoun

An obnoxious or contemptible person; a loser.

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 2. 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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