English Words Starting With J

• josiah

  nounLow
  /dʒəʊˈsaɪ.ə/A masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used as a proper noun referring to a person.
• josie

  nounLow (as a given name, not a common noun)
  /ˈdʒəʊ.zi/A female given name, typically a diminutive or nickname for Josephine.
• joskin

  nounVery low (archaic/regional)
  /ˈdʒɒskɪn/A rustic, a simple country person; a yokel.
• jospin

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʒɒspæ̃/A French surname, most famously associated with Lionel Jospin, a prominent French Socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France (1997-2002).
• josquin des pres

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʒɒskæ̃ deɪ ˈpreɪ/The name of a highly influential Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance period.
• joss

  nounC2
  /dʒɒs/A Chinese idol or deity, or a representation of one.
• joss house

  nounRare
  /ˈdʒɒs ˌhaʊs/A Chinese temple or shrine for worshipping idols or deities.
• joss stick

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒɒs stɪk/A thin stick of a dried fragrant paste, burned as incense, especially in East Asian religious and cultural contexts.
• josser

  nounVery Low (Rare/Archaic/Dialectal)
  /ˈdʒɒs.ə/A mildly disparaging term for a man; a fellow, chap, or bloke. Historically, a simpleton or outsider.
• jostle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈdʒɒs.əl/To push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd.
• jot

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /dʒɒt/To write or make a brief, quick note of something.
• jota

  nounLow Frequency
  /ˈdʒəʊtə/The name of the letter J, j.
• jotter

  nounC1 (Low-frequency, regionally specific)
  /ˈdʒɒtə/A small notebook or pad used for brief notes.
• jotting

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒɒtɪŋ/A brief, hurriedly written note, often recording an idea or reminder.
• jotun

  nounC2
  /ˈjəʊtʊn/A giant in Norse mythology.
• jotunheim

  nounVery Low
  /ˈjəʊ.tʊn.haɪm/In Norse mythology, the land of the Jötnar (giants).
• joual

  nounLow
  /ˈʒuː.æl/A non-standard, working-class dialect of French spoken primarily in Quebec, Canada.
• joubert

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʒuːbɛə/A French-derived proper noun, most commonly used as a surname.
• jougs

  plural-nounVery rare
  /dʒʊɡz/A metal collar, usually attached to a wall by a chain, used historically as an instrument of public punishment or humiliation in Scotland and Northern England.
• jouhaux

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ʒuːˈəʊ/A capitalized surname of French origin, specifically associated with the French trade union leader Léon Jouhaux.

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