English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 37 of 98

jeppeitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing barium, iron, oxygen, potassium, and titanium.

Jeppestownname

A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Jeppsenname

A surname from Danish.

Jepsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Jepson claimnoun

A patent claim where one or more limitations are specifically identified as a point of novelty, distinguishable over at least the contents of the preamble.

jequiritynoun

Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.

jernoun

either of the Proto-Slavic lax vowels /ɪ/ (front jer, ь) and /ʊ/ (back jer, ъ), which in Late Common Slavic were reduced in certain positions to ultrashort vowels [ɪ̆] and [ʊ̆] (weak jers) and then eventually lost.

Jer-bearname

An affectionate nickname for someone named Jeremy or Jerry.

Jerabekname

A surname.

Jerahmeelitenoun

A member of a people living in the Negev, presumably descended from Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron and great-grandson of Judah. They are mentioned in connection with King David.

Jerashname

A city and governorate in northern Jordan.

Jerauld Countyname

One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Wessington Springs.

jerboanoun

Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

Jerdename

A surname from Norwegian.

jereednoun

A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.

Jerem.name

Abbreviation of Jeremiah.

jeremejevitenoun

A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.

jeremiadnoun

A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.

Jeremiahname

An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.

Jeremiasname

New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

jeremitayloricallyadv

Like Jeremy Taylor or his prose style; solemn, elaborate, ornate.

Jeremyname

A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot).

Jeremy Diddlernoun

A needy, artful dealer; a confidence man.

jerepigonoun

A sweet fortified wine.

Jerezname

A city in the province of Cádiz, western Andalusia, Spain. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.

Jerezanoname

A surname from Spanish.

jerfalconnoun

Alternative form of gyrfalcon.

Jergarbalname

Alternative form of Yagara.

Jeriname

A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn, also used as a formal given name.

jeribnoun

A unit of land used in the Middle East; its precise size depends on region and on time-period, and can range from a thousand square meters to a hectare.

Jerichoname

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Jericho walknoun

A form of protest in which people walk seven times around a significant location.

Jerichoanadj

From or pertaining to Jericho.

Jerichoitenoun

A Jerichoan: a native or inhabitant of Jericho.

jerigonzanoun

A language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.

Jerimothname

A male given name of several Biblical characters.

jerknoun

A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.

jerk aroundverb

To cheat or treat unfairly.

jerk assnoun

Alternative form of jerkass.

jerk offverb

To masturbate by manually stimulating one's own penis.

jerk the gherkinverb

To masturbate.

jerk waterverb

To fill a steam locomotive water tank manually from natural water supplies (a hypothetical process whose use has been discredited).

jerkassnoun

An obnoxious or unlikeable person; a jerk.

jerkballnoun

An unpleasant or obnoxious person; a jerk.

jerkdarnoun

The ability to detect whether or not a person is a jerk.

jerkdomnoun

The state or essence of being a jerk.

jerkernoun

A North American river chub, a hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus).

jerkerynoun

Behavior characteristic of a jerk (obnoxious person).

jerkessnoun

A female jerk (unlikeable person, or soda jerk).

jerkfacenoun

An obnoxious or unlikeable person; a jerk.

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 37. 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.

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