English Words: J
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A prominent priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash. He became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah and opposed the worship of Baal.
the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
A member of a monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.
A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.
The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.
Relating to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God; said of certain parts of the Old Testament, especially of the Pentateuch, in which Jehovah appears as the name of the Deity.
A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).
An adaptive process by which a part of the intestine (usually the ileum) assumes certain structural or functional features typical of the jejunum.
The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum
Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").
Reminiscent of Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932), British horticulturist and garden designer.
Of or relating to Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932), British horticulturist and garden designer.
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 33. 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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