English words: J

180 words under J; 101–180 on this page.

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• john noun (John — a name; john — slang for a toilet, American)everyday · Jewish tradition
  John is a boy's or man's name, one of the most common in English.
• join verb (join, joins, joined, joining); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To join things is to put or fix them together: join two ropes.
• joining verb form (joining; from join); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Joining is the -ing form of join: putting things together.
• joint noun (a joint, joints); adjective (joint)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A place in the body where two bones meet so it can bend or turn, such as the knee, elbow or shoulder.
• jointly adverb (jointly)
  Jointly means together, shared by two or more people: «jointly owned».
• joist nounJewish tradition
  A beam that runs across a building to support the floor or ceiling.
• joke noun (joke, jokes); verb (joke, jokes, joked, joking)
  Something you say or do to make people laugh, often a short funny story.
• joker noun (a joker, jokers)
  A joker is a person who likes to make jokes and do funny things.
• jokingly adverb (jokingly)
  Jokingly means in a joking way, not seriously, to be funny.
• jollity noun (no plural)
  Jollity is cheerful fun, laughter and merry noise at a party or feast.
• jolly adjective (jolly, jollier, jolliest); adverb…
  Happy, cheerful and friendly.
• jolt noun (a jolt, jolts); verb (jolt, jolts, jolted, jolting)
  A sudden hard shake or bump: «The bus stopped with a jolt».
• jonah proper noun (Jonah); noun (a jonah — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Jonah is a prophet in the Bible who ran away from God's command, was swallowed by a great fish, and after three days was spat out on land…
• jonathan noun (Jonathan — a boy's name)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Jonathan is a common boy's first name.
• josh noun (Josh — a name); verb…
  Josh is a boy's name, often short for Joshua.
• jostle verb (jostle, jostles, jostled, jostling); noun (a jostle)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To push and bump against people in a crowd.
• jot verb (jot, jots, jotted, jotting; usually «jot down»); noun…
  To jot something down means to write it quickly in a few words.
• journal noun (a journal, journals)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A journal is a book in which you write about what happens each day, your thoughts and feelings; a kind of diary.
• journalist noun (a journalist, journalists)
  A person whose job is to find out news and write or speak about it for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or websites.
• journalistic adjective (journalistic)
  Journalistic means to do with journalism, the work of collecting and writing the news for newspapers, websites, radio or TV.
• journey noun (journey, journeys); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A journey is a trip from one place to another, often a long one.
• journeying noun (journeyings); verb form of journey…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A journeying is a trip or travel from place to place.
• journeyman noun (journeymen)
  A journeyman is a skilled worker who has finished his training and now works for wages for a master.
• joust verb (joust, jousts, jousted, jousting); noun…
  To joust was to fight on horseback with long wooden poles called lances, as knights did in the Middle Ages, often as a sport at tournaments.
• jovial adjective (more jovial, most jovial)
  Jovial means cheerful, friendly and merry in mood.
• joviality noun (no plural)
  Joviality is cheerful good humour and a happy, friendly spirit.
• joy noun (joy, joys)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A feeling of great happiness.
• joyful adjective (joyful, more joyful, most joyful); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very happy, or full of joy.
• joyfully adverb (joyfully)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a very happy, glad way, full of joy.
• joyfulness nounJewish tradition
  The feeling of being joyful and happy.
• joyless adjective (more joyless, most joyless)Jewish tradition
  Joyless means without joy, dull and sad.
• joyous adjective (joyous, more joyous, most joyous)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Full of joy; very happy.
• joyously adverb (more joyously, most joyously)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Joyously means in a joyful, happy way.
• joystick noun (a joystick, joysticks)
  A joystick is a lever that you push in any direction to control a video game, a computer or a machine.
• jr abbreviation (Jr, Jr.)
  Jr is short for «Junior», added after a man's name when he has the same name as his father, such as Martin Luther King Jr.
• jubilee noun (jubilee, jubilees)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A special anniversary celebrating a number of years, especially of a king's or queen's reign: a silver jubilee is 25 years, a golden…
• judaism noun (Judaism — proper noun, uncountable)
  Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, who believe in one God who made a covenant with Abraham and gave the Torah to Moses.
• judas proper noun (Judas); noun (a Judas — a traitor)
  Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus' twelve disciples who betrayed him to the authorities for thirty pieces of silver, giving him away with a…
• judge noun (a judge, judges); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A judge is the person in charge of a court of law who makes sure trials are fair and decides punishments.
• judgement noun (judgement, judgements)
  Judgement is the ability to make good, sensible decisions.
• judgest verb, old form used with thou
  «judgest» means «you judge», a form of «judge»: A judge is the person in charge of a court of law who makes sure trials are fair and…
• judgment noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Judgment is the ability to make good, sensible decisions.
• judicial adjective (judicial)
  To do with judges, law courts and the way the law is applied.
• judicious adjective (judicious); adverb judiciously
  Judicious means wise and sensible, showing good judgement.
• judo noun (judo — uncountable)
  Judo is a Japanese martial art and Olympic sport in which you try to throw or hold down your opponent using balance and skill, not punches…
• jug noun (jug, jugs)
  A jug is a container with a handle and a spout (lip) for pouring liquids like water, milk or juice.
• juggle verb (juggle, juggles, juggled, juggling)
  To keep several objects moving in the air by throwing and catching them over and over.
• juggler noun (jugglers)
  A juggler is a person who throws and catches balls, rings or clubs in the air to entertain people.
• juggling noun (juggling — uncountable); verb form…
  Juggling is throwing and catching several objects, like balls, so that at least one is always in the air.
• juice noun (juice, juices)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Juice is the liquid that comes out of fruit or vegetables, like orange juice or apple juice.
• juicy adjective (juicy, juicier, juiciest)
  Juicy means full of juice, such as a ripe fruit or well-cooked meat.
• julian proper noun (Julian — a name); adjective (Julian)
  Julian is a boy's name (a name).
• july noun (July)
  July is the seventh month of the year.
• jumble noun (a jumble, jumbles); verb…
  An untidy mix of things in no order.
• jumbo adjective (jumbo); noun (a jumbo, jumbos)
  Jumbo means very large, bigger than usual.
• jump verb (jump, jumps, jumped, jumping); noun (a jump, jumps)
  To jump is to push yourself up or forward into the air with your legs.
• jumper noun (a jumper, jumpers)
  In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a jumper is a warm knitted top with long sleeves that you pull over your head (in the US: a…
• jumpy adjective (jumpy, jumpier, jumpiest)
  Nervous and easily frightened or startled.
• junction noun (a junction, junctions)
  A place where two or more roads, railway lines or paths meet or cross.
• juncture noun (a juncture, junctures)
  A particular moment or point in time, especially an important one in a series of events.
• june noun (June — a month; June — a girl's name)
  June is the sixth month of the year, between May and July.
• jungle noun (a jungle, jungles)
  A thick, warm, wet forest in a hot country, full of trees, plants and animals.
• junior adjective (junior); noun (a junior, juniors; Junior, a name)
  Junior means younger, or for younger people, as in a junior school or junior football team.
• juniper noun (junipers)
  A juniper is an evergreen bush or small tree with prickly needles and blue berries.
• junk noun (junk); verb…
  Junk is old things that are not wanted, are broken or have no use.
• junket noun (junkets)
  Junket is a sweet pudding made of milk set with rennet, rather like a soft custard.
• jurassic adjective (Jurassic); proper noun (the Jurassic)
  The Jurassic is a long period in Earth's history, many millions of years ago, in the middle of the age of dinosaurs.
• jurisdiction noun…
  The official power to make decisions and judgments about something.
• juror noun (a juror, jurors)
  A juror is one of the ordinary adult citizens on a jury, the group who listen to a trial in court and decide if the accused person is…
• jury noun (a jury, juries)
  A group of ordinary people (often twelve) who listen to a trial in court and decide if someone is guilty or not.
• just adverb (just); adjective (just — fair)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Just means exactly: «just right», «just 2 metres».
• justice noun (justice — uncountable; a justice, justices — a judge)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Justice is fairness: treating people in a fair and right way.
• justification noun…
  A justification is a good reason that shows something is right or fair.
• justified adjective (justified); verb (past of justify)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fair and having a good reason.
• justify verb (justify, justifies, justified, justifying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To give a good reason for something; to show that it is right or fair.
• justly adverb (justly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Justly means fairly, in a way that is right and treats people equally.
• jut verb (juts, jutted, jutting)
  To jut is to stick out beyond the thing around it, such as a rock standing out over the sea.
• jutting adjective; present participle of jut (juts, jutted, jutting)
  Jutting means sticking out beyond the surface or edge around it.
• juvenile adjective (juvenile); noun (a juvenile, juveniles)
  A juvenile is a young animal or person, not yet an adult.
• juxtaposed verb form and adjective…
  Placed side by side, especially to show how different two things are.

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