English Words: J
4,872 words · Page 6 of 98
Alternative form of Jack Pudding; an amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others.
A town, the county seat of Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Shortened from Jacksonboro.
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
Any of species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.
A valley between the Gros Ventre Range and the Teton Range in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.
The series expansion ∫₀ᵃf(x),rm d_qx=(1-q),a∑ₖ₌₀ ᪲qᵏf(qᵏa). for real variable a and function of a real variable f(x).
One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Jonesboro.
A chameleon of species Trioceros jacksonii, native to Africa, but also introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California.
A closed-suction medical device consisting of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb via plastic tubing, commonly used for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites.
A genetic disorder characterized by foot abnormalities and craniosynostosis.
An adherent of Andrew Jackson's politics and policies, or one who admires Jackson as a historical figure.
A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
An underwater search conducted by divers who follow a guide rope, each time they reach an end of the rope moving that end in a set direction; the divers may start together or from opposite ends of the rope.
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 6. 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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