English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 2 of 98

Jacobsname

An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.

Jacobsonname

An English surname transferred from the given name.

Jacobyname

A male given name.

jacquardnoun

Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.

Jacquename

A surname from French.

Jacquelinename

A female given name from French.

Jacquelynname

Alternative spelling of Jacqueline.

Jacquesname

A male given name from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], feminine equivalent Jacqueline, equivalent to English Jacob.

Jacquiname

A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.

jacuzzinoun

A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.

Jadaname

A female given name, a 2000s variant of Jade.

jadenoun

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

jadedadj

Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.

jadeitenoun

A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆, found in metamorphic rocks.

Jadejaname

A Rajput clan in Kutch, a district of Gujarat, India.

jadenadj

Made of, resembling, or pertaining to jade.

Jadhavname

A surname from Marathi.

jaegernoun

Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.

Jaelname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Jafarname

A transliteration of an Arabic and Persian male given name.

Jaffaname

A port in western Israel.

Jaffename

A surname from Hebrew.

Jaffnaname

A city in northern Sri Lanka.

jagnoun

A sharp projection.

Jagannathname

Jagannath, one of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu

jaggedadj

Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

jaggernoun

carrier, carter

jaggerynoun

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

Jagoname

A surname.

Jagrname

A surname from Czech.

jaguarnoun

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jahname

A shortened form of the Tetragrammaton.

Jahanname

A transliteration of the Persian unisex given name جهان (jahân).

Jahnname

A surname from German.

Jainame

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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.

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.

jailedverb

simple past and past participle of jail

jailernoun

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

jailhousenoun

A building containing a prison.

jailingverb

present participle and gerund of jail

jailornoun

Alternative spelling of jailer.

jailsnoun

plural of jail

Jaimename

A unisex given name.

Jainadj

Of or pertaining to Jainism.

Jainismname

An ancient Dharmic religion, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to elevate the reincarnating soul towards moksha by liberating it from samsara.

Jaipurname

The state capital of Rajasthan, India.

Jairname

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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.

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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