Words starting with J

39 words.

• jacal A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the southwestern US.
• jackanapes (A proper name for) an ape or monkey, especially a tame one kept for entertainment or as a pet.
• jacquerie A revolt organized by peasants, typically violent.
• jactitate To move about restlessly.
• jambeau A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.
• jargle To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
• jarvey A hackney coach driver .
• jawab An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
• jawhole A hole or an open drain into which sewage or waste water is thrown; the opening of a sewer; or a ces
• jebait To manipulate or trick, especially in a benign and light-hearted way.
• jemadar A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
• jentacular Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon gett
• jereed A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.
• jeremiad A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often con
• jerkwater A train on a branch line.
• jerrybuild To assemble a project in a hasty, sloppy manner, especially using cheap, inferior or improvised mate
• jezve A Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.
• jillaroo A female jackaroo, a woman who does the job of a jackaroo.
• jingo One who supports policy favouring war.
• jobbernowl A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
• joinder The joining of a litigant to a suit.
• jorum The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.
• jotun A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.
• jougs A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn.
• jouissance Enjoyment, delight, pleasure.
• jovially Under the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter.
• joyant Joyous, joyful or jolly.
• judicate To judge; to adjudicate.
• jugate A portrait which depicts two side-by-side subjects with relative proximity.
• juggins A fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
• jukskei A traditional game similar to quoits played by throwing the skei at the yoke.
• junkanoo A parade held in the Bahamas.
• junto A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
• jurat A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
• juration The process or act of making an oath.
• juryo The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this p
• juvenilia Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.
• juvenoia The fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture
• juxtology the study in literature of juxtaposition in text and semantics.