English Words: J
4,872 words · Page 58 of 98
An outline of the description of the tasks and responsibilities in a post within an organization.
A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for.
A container for holding papers, each bearing the name of a task to be completed, serving a similar purpose to a to-do list.
A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.
The production of one or a very small number of customized made-to-order goods for a single customer.
A software application that is in charge of unattended background executions known for historical reasons as batch processing.
Expresses satisfaction that a task has been or will be carried out successfully, often suggesting that the task is simple, or ironically implying that it has been completed in a cursory or slapdash manner.
A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.
An arrangement whereby multiple people are employed on a part-time basis to perform a job normally available to one working full-time, and remuneration is apportioned between them.
A method for predicting various important thermodynamic properties from a molecular structure.
One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.
The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain.
A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work; a local office of this agency.
A day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work
A member of Job's Daughters International, a Masonic-affiliated religious youth organization for girls and young women aged from 10 to 20.
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 58. 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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