English Words: J

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jellyvorousadj

That eats jellyfish

jelqnoun

A penis enlargement technique in which the thumb and index finger are wrapped around the penis and repeatedly drawn away from the body in order to force blood into the glans and encourage vascularity.

jelqernoun

One who jelqs.

jelqingnoun

The use of the jelq technique for penis enlargement.

jelutongnoun

A tree of species Dyera costulata, in the oleander subfamily.

Jemname

A diminutive of the male given names James, Jeremy, or Jeremiah.

jemadarnoun

A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.

jembenoun

A kind of hoe (digging tool).

Jemezadj

Of or pertaining to the Jemez people, language, or culture.

Jemez Puebloname

A census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.

Jemimaname

A female given name from Hebrew.

jemmilyadv

In a jemmy manner; neatly, elegantly.

jemminessnoun

Alternative spelling of gemminess.

jemmynoun

A sheep's head used as food.

Jemmy's Covename

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Jemmy-Jessamyadj

Foppish; effeminate; dandyish.

Jemmy-Johnnoun

A jar for holding liquor.

Jemulponame

Obsolete form of Incheon: a major city in South Korea.

Jenname

A female given name.

Jenaname

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.

Jena glassnoun

A type of fine-quality borosilicate glass with high resistance to shock and heat, used in science, technology, and tableware.

Jenainame

Alternative form of Ren-ai.

Jencksname

A surname.

Jenerouxname

A surname from French

Jenessaname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

jenevernoun

A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.

Jenganame

A game where players take turns removing wooden blocks from a stack formed brickwise, the loser being the player whose actions cause the tower to collapse.

Jenglishnoun

Japanese-influenced English, especially when nonstandard or ungrammatical.

Jenifername

A female given name from Cornish, a less common form of Jennifer.

jeniguananoun

The cottonwick fish, Haemulon melanurum.

Jeninname

A city, the capital of Jenin governorate, West Bank, Palestine.

Jeniphername

A female given name from Cornish, an uncommon form of Jennifer.

Jenisonname

A surname transferred from the given name.

jenitenoun

The mineral ilvaite.

jenkemnoun

A purported hallucinogenic inhalant made from fermented sewage.

Jenkinname

A male given name from Hebrew.

Jenkinsname

A surname originating as a patronymic of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.

Jenkins Countyname

A county of Georgia, United States. County seat: Millen.

Jenkinsianadj

Of or relating to any of various people with the surname Jenkins.

Jenkinsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Jenkinsonianadj

Of or relating to Sir Charles Hilary Jenkinson (1882-1961), British archivist and archival theorist.

Jenkintownname

A borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Jenksname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

jenminpiname

Alternative form of renminbi.

Jennname

A diminutive of the female given name Jennifer.

Jennaname

A female given name, variant of Jenny.

Jennabethname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Jennensname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Jennerianadj

Of or relating to Edward Jenner (1749–1823), English physician who developed the science of immunology.

jennerizeverb

To immunize by vaccination.

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 35. 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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