English Words: J
4,872 words · Page 32 of 98
A hybrid philosophy of martial arts founded by Bruce Lee, allowing all kinds of attacks and having a focus on spontaneity and practicality in combat.
The practice of an investor who sells off their holdings at the slightest hint of a downturn.
An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.
An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.
One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Jennings.
Any of a set of stackable disks, each having the letters of the alphabet arranged in some sequence around its edge, used in a cipher system.
One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Gretna.
An annual dinner arranged for fundraising purposes by Democratic Party organizations in the United States, usually in February or March.
Any of several herbs of the genus Jeffersonia (Berberidaceae), especially (Jeffersonia diphylla).
A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, which is a major suburb of Louisville.
A male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.
An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
In Bayesian probability, a non-informative (objective) prior distribution for a parameter space; it is proportional to the square root of the determinant of the Fisher information matrix.
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 32. 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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