English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 58 of 98

job descriptionnoun

An outline of the description of the tasks and responsibilities in a post within an organization.

job forcenoun

Alternative form of jobforce.

job frightnoun

The fear of losing a job.

job huntingnoun

The seeking of employment.

job interviewnoun

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.

job jarnoun

A container for holding papers, each bearing the name of a task to be completed, serving a similar purpose to a to-do list.

job lotnoun

A large quantity of cheap items.

job marketnoun

A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.

job of worknoun

A required job or task; a job that requires a substantial amount of effort.

Job Onename

The first finished, saleable car of a new model to come off the production line.

job productionnoun

The production of one or a very small number of customized made-to-order goods for a single customer.

job schedulernoun

A software application that is in charge of unattended background executions known for historical reasons as batch processing.

job schedulersnoun

plural of job scheduler

job searchingnoun

The seeking of employment.

job's a good 'unphrase

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.

Job's comforternoun

A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.

Job's newsnoun

Very bad news.

Job's syndromenoun

Synonym of hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome.

job-hoppernoun

One who frequently changes jobs.

job-seekernoun

Alternative form of jobseeker.

job-sharingnoun

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.

jobanoun

male group leader in orientation camps

Joback methodname

A method for predicting various important thermodynamic properties from a molecular structure.

jobamanoun

group leader in orientation camps

Jobanadj

Alternative form of Jobian (“of or relating to the Biblical character Job”).

jobanowlnoun

The referee in the game of dwile flonking.

jobationnoun

An extensive rebuke or telling-off; a long criticism or admonitory lecture.

jobbernoun

One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

jobbernoulnoun

Obsolete spelling of jobbernowl.

jobbernowlnoun

A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.

jobberynoun

The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain.

jobbienoun

Faeces; a piece of excrement.

jobbie jabbernoun

A homosexual man.

jobbingnoun

Buying and selling stocks or goods for profit; mercenary trading.

jobbishadj

Characteristic of a jobber or broker.

jobbleverb

To wobble.

jobbynoun

A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side hustle.

Jobcentrenoun

A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work; a local office of this agency.

jobdaynoun

A day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work

jobeverb

To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.

jobforcenoun

All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project

jobholdernoun

Someone who is employed in a regular job

jobholdingnoun

The status of jobholder; employment in a regular job.

jobhournoun

A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.

jobhunternoun

One who is seeking employment.

Jobianadj

Of or relating to the Biblical character Job.

Jobienoun

A member of Job's Daughters International, a Masonic-affiliated religious youth organization for girls and young women aged from 10 to 20.

joblessadj

Lacking employment.

joblesslyadv

Without a job.

joblessnessnoun

The state of being jobless or unemployed.

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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