English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 86 of 98

jumpernoun

Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.

jumper cablenoun

A pair of insulated electrical wires with alligator clips at each end (typically used to jump-start a car with a dead (flat) battery).

jumper punchnoun

A strike with one's hand while grabbing the collar of the recipient's guernsey with the same hand.

jumperedadj

Wearing a jumper (pullover).

jumperismnoun

The religious practices of the jumpers (Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions).

jumperlessadj

Without a jumper (the garment).

jumperlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a jumper.

jumpers for goalpostsphrase

Informal association football as played by children, especially as a romantic or old-fashioned ideal contrasted against the commercialism and cynicism of modern professional football.

jumpestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of jump

jumpethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jump

jumpformnoun

A kind of formwork; a temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured, in order to create vertical concrete structures that rise with the building process.

jumpgatenoun

A fictional device able to create an Einstein-Rosen bridge portal (or wormhole), allowing fast travel between two points in space.

jumpilyadv

nervously, or restlessly

jumpinessnoun

The state of being jumpy.

jumpingadj

Exuberantly active; in full swing.

jumping chollanoun

A cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.

jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndromenoun

A rare disorder involving an exaggerated startle reflex which may be described as an uncontrollable jump.

jumping inverb

present participle and gerund of jump in

jumping Jehoshaphatintj

Used to express astonishment.

jumping Jesusintj

Expression of shock or surprise; Jesus Christ.

jumping mousenoun

Any species of the taxonomic family Zapodidae of rodents, variously endemic to North America or China.

jumping plant lousenoun

Synonym of psyllid.

jumping-jacknoun

Alternative form of jumping jack.

jumping-off pointnoun

A starting point for a mission, adventure, investigation etc.

jumpinglyadv

In a jumping way; with jumping motions.

jumpingsnoun

plural of jumping

jumpityintj

Nonce variation of the word jump, usually used to indicate a series of small jumping actions.

jumplikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a jump.

jumpmasternoun

One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.

jumpoffnoun

A sexual partner who is more than a one-night stand but with whom one does not intend to form a long-term romantic relationship.

jumpoutnoun

A separation from a groove, track, etc., that otherwise constrains motion.

jumpropenoun

Alternative spelling of jump rope.

jumpsnoun

plural of jump

jumps inverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jump in

jumpscarenoun

Alternative form of jump scare.

jumpseatnoun

Alternative form of jump seat.

jumpseatingnoun

The situation where off-duty airline staff are permitted to travel for free, occupying unbooked seats in an aircraft.

jumpseednoun

A trailside plant, Persicaria virginiana, with a long seedstalk bearing adhesive seeds.

jumpshipnoun

A spaceship able to instantaneously move large distances through space by traveling through hyperspace or jumpspace.

jumpshotnoun

Alternative form of jump shot.

jumpsomeadj

Characterised or marked by jumping

jumpspacenoun

Hyperspace.

jumpstationnoun

A web site that acts as a portal, offering links to many other sites on a particular topic.

jumpsternoun

Synonym of jumper (all senses)

jumpstylenoun

A European genre of frenetic electronic music accompanied by a jumping dance.

jumpsuitnoun

A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.

jumpsuitedadj

Dressed in a jumpsuit.

jumpupnoun

A road path or track ascending or descending a hill or range.

jumpyadj

Nervous and excited.

Jumu'anoun

Alternative form of Jumu'ah.

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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 86. 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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