English Words: J

4,872 words · Page 9 of 98

jadewarenoun

Crockery made from jade, or having a jade-like green colour.

Jadhavname

A surname from Marathi.

JaDinename

The couple and loveteam consisting of actor James Reid and actress and singer Nadine Lustre.

jadishadj

Vicious and ill-tempered, like a jade.

jadishlyadv

In a jadish manner.

jadishnessnoun

The quality of being jadish.

jaditenoun

Alternative form of jadeite.

Jadonname

A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Taken into regular use the 1990s, apparently seen as a variant of the more popular Jayden.

jadoonoun

Magic, sorcery.

jadoogurnoun

Obsolete form of jaadugar (“magician”).

jadroolnoun

A loser; a bum.

jadyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a jade (a horse too old to be put to work).

Jaeckelname

A surname from German.

Jaedonname

A male given name.

jaegernoun

Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.

Jaelname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Jaelynname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Jaelynnname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Jafaicanname

Multicultural London English.

Jafarname

A transliteration of an Arabic and Persian male given name.

Jafariname

A surname from Persian.

Jaffaname

A port in western Israel.

Jaffa cakenoun

A small, biscuit-like cake with a base of firm sponge, a layer of orange jelly, and a chocolate covering.

Jaffa orangenoun

A sweet, nearly seedless variety of orange.

Jaffename

A surname from Hebrew.

Jaffeename

A surname.

jaffeitenoun

A hydrated calcium silicate mineral with chemical formula Ca₆Si₂O₇(OH)₆.

jafflenoun

A type of toasted sandwich that is sealed around the edge (in one piece, and not separated in the centre), it has a filling, for example an egg. A toastie or Breville is separated with a diagonal crease.

Jaffnaname

A city in northern Sri Lanka.

Jaffna Tamilname

a Tamil dialect native to Jaffna and is the primary dialect used in northern Sri Lanka.

Jaffneseadj

Related to or from Jaffna

jaffynoun

A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university.

Jaflongname

A hill station in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.

Jafnhárname

One of the three enthroned figures who feature opposite King Gylfi in the Gylfaginning.

jagnoun

A sharp projection.

jagaverb

To keep watch, to watch over.

Jagangname

Alternative form of Chagang.

Jagannathname

Jagannath, one of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu

Jagapatiname

A male given name from Sanskrit.

Jagaranoun

Alternative form of Yagara.

Jagarabalname

Alternative form of Yagara.

jagatnoun

The material or physical world as subjectively experienced.

Jagdeepname

A male given name from Hindi

Jagdterriernoun

A type of working terrier, originating in Germany, that is used for hunting quarry both above and underground.

Jagellonianadj

Alternative form of Jagiellonian.

Jageraname

Alternative form of Yagara.

Jaggardname

A surname transferred from the given name.

jaggedadj

Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

jaggedlyadv

In a jagged manner.

jaggednessnoun

The state of being jagged.

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 9. 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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