English Words: J

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Jessamine Countyname

One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Nicholasville.

Jessamyname

A female given name.

Jessamynname

A female given name.

jessantadj

Describing a charge which appears over, or covers, another charge as well as the field.

Jessename

The son of Obed and the father of king David.

Jesse Jamesname

A player who often bluffs.

Jesse Treenoun

A symbolic tree, used as a common figure in medieval art, whose branches represent religious genealogies.

Jesseanadj

Of or relating to the biblical Jesse.

jessedadj

Having jesses on, as a hawk.

Jesseename

A male given name from Hebrew.

Jesseltonname

The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.

jesseminnoun

Archaic spelling of jasmine.

Jessesname

plural of Jess

Jessicaname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Jessiename

A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.

Jessorename

A city in Bangladesh.

Jessoriteadj

Of, from or relating to Jessore.

Jessupname

A surname.

jestnoun

An act performed for amusement; a joke.

jestbooknoun

joke book

jestedverb

simple past and past participle of jest

jesteenoun

The individual who is the subject of a joke.

jesternoun

One who jests, jokes or teases.

jestermaxxverb

To use comedic antics or humor as a way to try to attract female attention.

jestestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of jest

jestethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jest

jestfuladj

Given to jesting; full of jokes.

jestfullyadv

In a jestful manner.

jestfulnessnoun

The quality of being jestful.

Jesticename

A surname.

jestingnoun

joking

jesting-stocknoun

laughing stock

jestinglyadv

In jest; jokingly.

jestingsnoun

plural of jesting

jestmongernoun

One who tells jests; a joker.

jestressnoun

A female jester

jestrumnoun

A vertical philtrum piercing, placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so that both beads are visible.

jestsnoun

plural of jest

jesturenoun

Obsolete spelling of gesture.

jestyadj

Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive.

Jesuname

Jesus

Jesuismnoun

The teachings or worship of Jesus, as opposed to Christianity as a whole.

Jesuitnoun

A member of the Society of Jesus.

Jesuit's barknoun

Synonym of cinchona (bark, either untreated or prepared as a medicine).

Jesuitedadj

Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits; Jesuitised.

Jesuitessnoun

A female Jesuit.

Jesuiticadj

Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.

Jesuiticaladj

Synonym of Jesuitic.

Jesuiticallyadv

In a Jesuitical manner.

Jesuitiseverb

Alternative form of Jesuitize.

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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 40. 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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