English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 46 of 98

Jewshipnoun

The condition of being Jewish.

Jewsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic or as a matronymic.

Jewspeakname

The language used by Jews, usually Hebrew and Yiddish.

Jewsplainverb

To condescendingly explain Jewish issues to a Jew as a non-Jew.

Jewsploitationnoun

A genre of exploitation films focusing on Jews and Jewish experiences.

Jewsraelname

Israel.

jewstonenoun

A fossil of a spine of a sea urchin, once used in the Middle East as a medicine

Jewtardnoun

A stupid Jew, or a person to be considered stupid for adherence to religious faith in general or to the Jewish faith in particular. Compare Christard.

Jewtopianame

A Jewish utopia.

Jewtubename

The video sharing site YouTube, especially in the context of the monetization of videos.

Jewyadj

Characteristic of a Jew or the Jews; Jewish.

Jexunname

A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Jackson.

Jeynesname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Jeznoun

A sexually promiscuous female; a whore.

jezailnoun

An Afghan matchlock or flintlock musket fired from a forked rest.

Jezebelname

The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

Jezebel saucenoun

A condiment found in the cuisine of the Southern United States, typically made with pineapple preserves, apple jelly, horseradish, and mustard.

Jezebelianadj

Of or relating to Jezebel.

Jezebelicadj

Of, relating to, or resembling Jezebel.

Jezebelishadj

Resembling or characteristic of Jezebel; wicked, immoral, shameless.

Jezekname

A surname from Czech.

Jezeroname

Ellipsis of Jezero Crater: a crater in Syrtis Major, Mars.

Jezierskiname

A surname from Polish.

Jeziorskiname

A surname from Polish.

Jezkazganname

A city in Kazakhstan.

Jezreelname

An ancient Israelite city, located on a hill overlooking the southern edge of a valley of the same name.

Jezreelitenoun

An inhabitant of the ancient city of Jezreel.

jezvenoun

A Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.

Jezzaname

A diminutive of the male given name Jeremy.

Jezzynoun

A sexually promiscuous female; a slut.

JFKname

Initialism of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th US president (served 1961–1963).

JGadj

Alternative form of j.g..

JGBnoun

Initialism of Japanese government bond.

jhalanoun

In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga, often characterized by the overwhelming of the melodic component by the rhythmic component.

jhampaninoun

An Indian rickshaw-bearer.

jhampanienoun

Alternative form of jhampani.

jhananoun

Alternative spelling of dhyana.

jhandinoun

A triangular flag used as a Hindu religious marker and symbol of identity.

Jhangname

A surname from Mandarin.

Jhangjhouname

Alternative form of Zhangzhou.

Jhangviname

A Punjabi dialect spoken in Punjab, Pakistan.

Jhankaradhvaniname

Name of a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 19th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.

Jhansiname

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

jhappannoun

Alternative form of jampan.

jharalnoun

The Himalayan tahr, Hemitragus jemlahicus ( <= Capra jemlaica).

Jharkhandname

A state in eastern India. Capital: Ranchi.

jharnanoun

A spring of water.

jharokhanoun

A type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.

jhatkanoun

Meat of an animal slaughtered in accordance with Sikh law.

Jhaveriname

A surname from Gujarati.

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 46. 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.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "J" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.