English Words: J

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josephinitenoun

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Josephismnoun

The policies and reforms of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741–1790) of Austria.

Josephitenoun

A descendant of the biblical patriarch Joseph and the two half tribes which descended from his sons Ephraim (Ephraimites) and Manasseh (Manassites).

Josephite marriagenoun

A marriage in which the couple do not have sexual relations with each other, often (but not necessarily) for religious reasons. Such marriages are not considered sham marriages as long as there is true partnership and a common household.

Josephologicaladj

Relating to the theology of Saint Joseph.

Josephologistnoun

One who studies the theology of Saint Joseph.

Josephologynoun

The theology of Saint Joseph.

Josephsonname

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Josephson effectnoun

The zero-voltage current of paired electrons through a weak connection between superconductors.

Josephson junctionnoun

A weak insulating barrier between two superconductors, used as an ultrafast switch.

Josephusname

Titus Flavius Josephus, a Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer

Josephus problemname

A theoretical problem in which every nth person, counting around a circle of people, is chosen for execution, and this process repeats after the removal of each chosen person, with the last person left being freed. The problem is to select one's position so as to be the last to be chosen.

Joshname

A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

joshernoun

A person who joshes or ridicules

Joshevamaname

A surname from Hopi.

joshinoun

Japanese women's professional wrestling

Joshiename

A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

joshinessnoun

The state or condition of being joshy.

joshingnoun

Good-natured teasing.

joshinglyadv

In a joshing manner; teasingly.

Joshuaname

The sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.

Joshua treenoun

A tree-like yucca, Yucca brevifolia, of the southwestern United States, with spiky leaves.

Joshyname

A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

Josiahname

A king of Judah.

Josiasname

A male given name from Hebrew, the New Testament Greek form of Josiah.

Josiemancename

The Josephine romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Josiemancernoun

A player who romances Josephine Montilyet during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Josipovicname

A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

joskinnoun

A yokel, country bumpkin.

Joslinname

A surname.

jossnoun

A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

joss papernoun

A sheet of paper or other papercraft item used as a burnt offering in traditional Chinese veneration of the dead.

joss sticknoun

A stick of incense, especially (Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.

jossakeednoun

A prophet or medicine man among certain Native American peoples.

Josselynname

A surname.

jossernoun

An outsider working in a circus.

jossopnoun

Sauce, gravy, or syrup.

Jossversename

Synonym of Whedonverse.

Jostname

A surname from German.

Jost van Dykename

An island of the British Virgin Islands.

jostaberrynoun

A fruit made by crossing several members of the Ribes genus, including blackcurrant and gooseberry.

josticknoun

Obsolete form of joss stick.

jostleverb

To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.

jostlementnoun

crowding or bustle.

jostlernoun

One who jostles.

jostlingverb

present participle and gerund of jostle

jostlinglyadv

So as to jostle; in a way that is crowded, overly busy, etc.

jostlyadj

Tending to jostle; pushing and shoving.

Josuename

Obsolete form of Joshua.

Joswickname

A surname from Polish.

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 71. 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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