English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 70 of 98

Jordanesname

A male given name of historical usage.

Jordanesqueadj

Reminiscent of Michael Jordan (born 1963), American former professional basketball player.

Jordaniannoun

A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.

Jordanianismnoun

Advocacy for Jordanian nationalism

Jordanianizationnoun

The act of Jordanianizing.

Jordanianizeverb

To make Jordanian

Jordaniannessnoun

The quality of being Jordanian.

jordanitenoun

A grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃.

Jordanizationnoun

Conversion to, or representation as a Jordan curve.

Jordanizeverb

To convert to, or represent as a Jordan curve

jordanonnoun

Synonym of microspecies

Jordanstownname

A townland and suburban area in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

jordennoun

Alternative form of jordan.

Jordyname

A diminutive of the male given names Jordan or George.

Jordynnname

A female given name.

joreenoun

Chewink.

Joret linename

An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.

Jorgename

A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George.

Jorgensenname

A surname from Danish.

Jorgensonname

A surname.

Jorhatname

A city in Assam, India.

jorimnoun

A Korean dish of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. simmered in sauce.

Jorizzoname

A surname from Italian.

jorjor welname

Nickname for George Orwell (1903–1950), British writer and journalist.

Jorjorianname

A surname from Armenian.

jorkverb

To jerk (masturbate).

joroponoun

A musical style resembling the waltz, performed in Venezuela and Colombia.

Jorstadname

A surname from Norwegian.

jortnoun

jean shorts, shorts made from denim (the singular of jorts).

jortsnoun

jean shorts, a pair of shorts made from denim (especially, mid-thigh or knee-length)

jorumnoun

A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).

Jorăștiname

A village and commune of Galați County, Romania.

Jorō spidernoun

Trichonephila clavata, a spider of the genus Trichonephila, found throughout Japan, and invasive in the US.

Jos.name

Abbreviation of Joshua.

josamycinnoun

A kind of macrolide antibiotic.

Josename

A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.

Josefname

A male given name, variant of Joseph.

joseinoun

A class of manga written for an older female audience.

josekinoun

A studied and standardized sequence of moves in game of Go, especially at a corner of the board, in the opening phase of a game. Joseki have a variety of outcomes and can be beneficial or detrimental based on the situation. However, Joseki theoretically include the best moves locally for each player.

Josellaname

A female given name.

Josenii Bârgăuluiname

A village and commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.

Joseonname

A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

Joseonjokname

Ethnic Koreans of Chinese nationality.

Josephname

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.

Joseph Cityname

A census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

Josephinaname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Josephinename

A female given name from French.

Josephine Countyname

One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Grants Pass.

Josephine's lilynoun

Brunsvigia josephinae, a deciduous subtropical flowering plant originating from South Africa, with deep pink to red flower heads.

Josephinismnoun

The domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.

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 70. 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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