JavankanameIvanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.
JavaScriptnameA scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.
JavaScriptedadjImplemented in the JavaScript programming language.
JavaScripternounOne who uses the JavaScript programming language.
JavaScriptingnounProgramming in the JavaScript programming language.
JavaSEnameAcronym of Java Platform, Standard Edition.
javazonnounAn Amazon character focusing on javelin skills.
javenounA wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.
Javel waternounsodium hypochlorite, the earliest chemical bleach.
javelinnounA light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
javelinanounA peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
javelinedadjWielding or equipped with a javelin or javelins.
javelinnedadjAlternative spelling of javelined (“wielding or equipped with a javelin or javelins”).
JavertnounOne who remorselessly pursues a perceived wrongdoer.
JavertianadjOf or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
JavidnameA surname from Persian.
JaviernameA male given name from Spanish.
JavionnameA male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
JavonnameA male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
JavontenameA male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
jawnounOne of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
jaw harpnounAlternative form of Jew's harp.
jaw platenounA ribbed plate in the jaws of a rock crusher.
jaw-droppernounSomething causing great awe or surprise; a shocker.
jaw-holenounAlternative form of jawhole; a jawbox, or tenement sink.
jaw-jawverbTo talk at length; to chatter or jabber.
jaw-juttingadjHaving one’s lower jaw protruding forward
jaw-twisternounA jawbreaker; a word that is long and difficult to pronounce.
JawanameA Czech motorcycle manufacturer.
jawabnounAn answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
JawadnameA surname from Arabic.
JawaiiannounA Hawaiian style of popular music that combines native styles with reggae and other Caribbean influences.
jawannounAn infantryman; a soldier.
jawarnounSorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
jawbonenounThe bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
jawbonedadjHaving a specified kind of jawbone.
jawboneistnounSomeone who plays a jawbone as a musical instrument.
jawbonernounOne who jawbones, or attempts to persuade.
jawboningnounPersistent persuasive talk, particularly (politics, economics) talk that includes implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter government regulation.
jawbonistnounAlternative 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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