English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 26 of 98

Javankaname

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.

Javansnoun

plural of Javan

JavaScriptname

A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.

JavaScriptedadj

Implemented in the JavaScript programming language.

JavaScripternoun

One who uses the JavaScript programming language.

JavaScriptingnoun

Programming in the JavaScript programming language.

JavaSEname

Acronym of Java Platform, Standard Edition.

javazonnoun

An Amazon character focusing on javelin skills.

javenoun

A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.

Javedname

A surname.

javelnoun

A vagabond.

Javel waternoun

sodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.

javelinnoun

A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.

javelin dartnoun

Synonym of lawn dart.

javelinanoun

A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).

javelinedadj

Wielding or equipped with a javelin or javelins.

javelineernoun

A soldier who throws a javelin.

javelinistnoun

A javelin thrower.

javelinnedadj

Alternative spelling of javelined (“wielding or equipped with a javelin or javelins”).

Javertnoun

One who remorselessly pursues a perceived wrongdoer.

Javertianadj

Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.

Javidname

A surname from Persian.

Javiername

A male given name from Spanish.

Javionname

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

javitrinoun

mace

Javonname

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

Javontename

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

jawnoun

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

jaw harpnoun

Alternative form of Jew's harp.

jaw platenoun

A ribbed plate in the jaws of a rock crusher.

jaw-droppernoun

Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker.

jaw-droppingadj

Causing great awe or surprise.

jaw-droppinglyadv

In a jaw-dropping manner; shockingly, astoundingly.

jaw-holenoun

Alternative form of jawhole; a jawbox, or tenement sink.

jaw-jawverb

To talk at length; to chatter or jabber.

jaw-juttingadj

Having one’s lower jaw protruding forward

jaw-twisternoun

A jawbreaker; a word that is long and difficult to pronounce.

Jawaname

A Czech motorcycle manufacturer.

jawabnoun

An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.

Jawadname

A surname from Arabic.

Jawaiiannoun

A Hawaiian style of popular music that combines native styles with reggae and other Caribbean influences.

jawannoun

An infantryman; a soldier.

jawarnoun

Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).

jawblockverb

To talk.

jawbonenoun

The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

jawbonedadj

Having a specified kind of jawbone.

jawboneistnoun

Someone who plays a jawbone as a musical instrument.

jawbonernoun

One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade.

jawboningnoun

Persistent persuasive talk, particularly (politics, economics) talk that includes implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter government regulation.

jawbonistnoun

Alternative spelling of jawboneist.

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 26. 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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