English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 33 of 98

Jehlename

A surname from German.

Jehoiadaname

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.

Jeholname

Former name of Chengde.

Jehoshaphatname

the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)

Jehovahname

A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.

Jehovah's Witnessnoun

A member of a monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.

Jehovah's Witnessesname

A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.

Jehovanadj

Alternative form of Jehovian.

Jehovianadj

Of or relating to Jehovah.

Jehovicadj

Of or relating to Jehovah.

Jehovienoun

A Jehovah's Witness.

Jehovismnoun

Jehovist beliefs or principles generally.

Jehovistname

The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.

Jehovisticadj

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.

Jehovynoun

Alternative form of Jehovie.

jehunoun

A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.

jejunoun

A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).

jejunationnoun

fasting

jejuneadj

Not nutritious.

jejunectomynoun

Removal (of all, or part) of the jejunum

jejunelyadv

In a jejune manner.

jejunenessnoun

The state or condition of being jejune.

jejunitisnoun

inflammation of the jejunum

jejunitynoun

Jejuneness.

jejunizationnoun

An adaptive process by which a part of the intestine (usually the ileum) assumes certain structural or functional features typical of the jejunum.

jejunocaecaladj

Of or pertaining both the jejunum and caecum.

jejunocolostomynoun

The creation of an opening between the jejunum and the colon.

jejunoduodenaladj

duodenojejunal

jejunogastricadj

gastrojejunal

jejunoilealadj

Pertaining to or (usually) connecting the jejunum and ileum.

jejunoileitisnoun

inflammation of the jejunum and the ilium

jejunoileostomynoun

The creation of a connection between the jejunum and the ilium

jejunojejunaladj

Connecting one region of the jejunum to another.

jejunojejunostomynoun

An opening (anastomosis) created between two parts of the jejunum.

jejunoplastynoun

Corrective surgery of the jejunum

jejunoscopynoun

Examination of the jejunum using an endoscope.

jejunositynoun

The state of being jejune; emptiness of substance or naïveté.

jejunostomynoun

The surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum to allow artificial feeding.

jejunotomynoun

incision into, or removal of the jejunum

jejunumnoun

The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum

Jekkienoun

A fan of the musical Jekyll & Hyde.

Jekyllname

A surname.

Jekyll and Hydenoun

Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").

Jekyllesqueadj

Reminiscent of Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932), British horticulturist and garden designer.

Jekyllianadj

Of or relating to Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932), British horticulturist and garden designer.

jeladj

jealous

jelakadj

Food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming.

Jelenname

A surname from the Slavic languages.

Jelenaname

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Jelengradname

A medieval fortified town in Croatia.

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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