English Words: J

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jolnoun

A party.

Jolaniname

An Arab surname

jolenoun

Obsolete spelling of jowl.

Jolenename

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Jolesname

A surname from Hebrew.

Jolicoeurname

A surname from French.

Joliename

A female given name from French.

Jolietname

A place in the United States:

joliotitenoun

An orthorhombic lemon yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.

joliotiumnoun

(obsolete) A rejected name for dubnium.

jolkininnoun

An ellagitannin found in Euphorbia jolkinii.

jollverb

To bump, knock; push.

jollernoun

One who jols; a partygoer.

jolleynoun

One who jigs.

jolleyernoun

The operator of a jolley.

jolleymannoun

A worker who uses a jolley (type of lathe).

jollieradj

comparative form of jolly: more jolly

jolliesnoun

plural of jolly

jolliestadj

superlative form of jolly: most jolly

Jolliffename

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

jolliffeitenoun

An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, nickel, and selenium.

jollificationnoun

A merrymaking; noisy festivity.

jollifyverb

To make jolly.

jollilyadv

In a jolly manner.

jollimentnoun

jollity; cheer

jollinessnoun

The quality of being jolly; jollity.

jollisomeadj

Characterised or marked by joviality or jolliness.

jollitynoun

The state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness.

jollofnoun

Ellipsis of jollof rice.

jollof ricenoun

A West African dish of rice, tomatoes, onions, and seasonings.

jollopnoun

A strong liquor or medicine.

jollopedadj

Alternative form of jelloped.

jollyadj

Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.

jolly alongverb

To keep (someone) happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.

Jolly balancenoun

An instrument for determining specific gravity by comparing how much an object stretches a spring when held in a pan hanging in the air to how much that same object stretches a spring when held in a pan underwater.

jolly boatnoun

A type of ship's boat of the 17th to 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.

jolly Dadj

Thoroughly decent.

Jolly Rogernoun

The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack.

jolly welladv

Certainly, very well.

jolly-hockey-sticksadj

Wholesomely athletic and enthusiastic, in a manner stereotypically associated with traditional British public schools for girls.

jollyfuladj

Jolly.

jollynessnoun

Alternative spelling of jolliness.

jollytailnoun

Galaxias maculatus (common galaxias), a freshwater fish with a marine larval stage, found from western Australia to the Falkland Islands.

Joloname

An island of the Philippines.

Joloanonoun

Synonym of Tausug (“member of a people”).

Jolsonianadj

Of or relating to Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; c.1886–1950), American singer, film actor, and comedian.

joltverb

To push or shake abruptly and roughly.

jolternoun

One who, or that which, jolts.

jolter headnoun

A large, clumsy head; a blockhead; a dunce.

jolterheadedadj

foolish; stupid

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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 67. 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.

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