English Words Starting With J

• joint runner

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈrʌn.ə/A person or entity that participates in an activity, venture, or project together with one or more others, sharing responsibilities or aims.
• joint session

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈseʃ.ən/A meeting or period of activity held together by two or more groups or bodies that usually operate separately.
• joint stock

  nounB2
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstɒk/A company structure where the capital (stock) is divided into shares that can be freely bought and sold by shareholders who own the company jointly.
• joint stool

  nounVery Low (Historical/Archaic)
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstuːl/A simple stool made by joining wooden parts together with basic joints, historically a common piece of furniture.
• joint tenancy

  nounC2
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈtɛnənsi/A form of property ownership where two or more persons own equal shares with rights of survivorship.
• joint tenant

  nounMedium
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈtɛnənt/A person who co-owns a property with one or more others, each having an equal right to possess the whole property and an equal responsibility for its obligations.
• joint venture

  nounB2
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈven.tʃər/A business arrangement where two or more independent parties agree to combine resources for a specific project or enterprise, sharing profits, losses, and control.
• joint-stock company

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈstɒk ˌkʌmp(ə)ni/A business organisation where ownership is divided into transferable shares and shareholders' liability is limited to their investment.
• jointer

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɔɪn.tə(r)/A tool or machine for making a straight, even edge on a piece of wood, or for preparing the edges of boards for joining together.
• jointer plane

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈʤɔɪntə pleɪn/A long woodworking plane, typically 18-24 inches (45-60 cm) long, used to straighten and flatten the edges of boards in preparation for joining them edge-to-edge to make wider panels.
• jointress

  nounVery Rare / Obsolete
  /ˈdʒɔɪntrɪs/A woman who holds a jointure (a property settlement providing income for a widow, derived from her husband's estate).
• jointure

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈdʒɔɪntʃə/An estate or property settled on a woman for the period during which she survives her husband; a provision for a widow.
• jointworm

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈdʒɔɪntwɜːm/The larva of a hymenopteran insect (specifically in the genera Harmolita or Tetramesa) that infests and feeds within the stems of cereal plants, especially wheat, causing the development of abnormal swellings or galls at the joints.
• joinvile

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-existent
  The word "joinvile" does not exist in standard English dictionaries.
• joinville

  nounLow (Geographical proper noun, familiar in Brazilian context)
  /ˈʒɔ̃.viːl/A proper noun referring to a city in Brazil.
• joist

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /dʒɔɪst/a length of timber, steel, or concrete laid horizontally to support a floor or ceiling.
• jojoba

  nounC1
  /həʊˈhəʊbə/The shrub Simmondsia chinensis, native to arid regions of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
• jokai

  nounVery low
  /ˈjəʊkaɪ/A Hungarian surname, most famously borne by Mór Jókai, a prolific 19th-century Hungarian novelist and dramatist.
• joke

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA2
  /dʒəʊk/Something said or done to provoke laughter or amusement, often a short story with a humorous twist or a playful remark.
• jokebook

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒəʊk bʊk/A book containing a collection of jokes, often categorized for easy reference.

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