English Words Starting With J

• junior high school

  nounB1
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈhaɪ ˌskuːl/A school intermediate between elementary school and high school, typically comprising grades 7-9 in the US and some other systems.
• junior league

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈliːɡ/An organized sports league for younger participants (typically children or teenagers), often serving as a development level below senior leagues.
• junior lightweight

  nounC2
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈlaɪt.weɪt/A weight class in combat sports, primarily professional boxing, for competitors above bantamweight but below lightweight, typically with a maximum weight limit of 130 pounds.
• junior middleweight

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈmɪd.əl.weɪt/A weight class in professional boxing, just above welterweight, with a maximum limit typically of 154 pounds (70 kg).
• junior miss

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈmɪs/A teenage girl, especially one in her early to mid-teens.
• junior school

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈskuːl/A school for children typically aged 7 to 11 in the UK, following infant school and preceding secondary education.
• junior technician

  nounB2
  /ˈdʒuː.ni.ə tekˈnɪʃ.ən/An individual who holds an entry-level technical position, typically working under supervision and performing routine maintenance, installation, troubleshooting, or support tasks.
• junior varsity

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/A secondary school or university athletic team composed of players who are not on the main (varsity) team, typically for less experienced or younger athletes.
• junior welterweight

  nounC2
  /ˌdʒuː.ni.ə ˈwel.tə.weɪt/A weight division in boxing, also known as light welterweight, between lightweight and welterweight.
• juniorate

  nounVery low
  /ˈdʒuːnɪərət/A school or period of study for young people, typically adolescents, preparing to enter a religious order, especially in the Catholic Church.
• juniority

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒuː.niˈɒr.ə.ti/The state or quality of being junior, especially in terms of rank, position, or age; the condition of having lower status or less seniority.
• juniper

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒuːnɪpə/An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, characterized by berry-like cones and aromatic, often prickly, foliage.
• juniper berry

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒuːnɪpə ˈbɛri/The small, bluish-black or dark purple, aromatic seed cone (often called a berry) produced by juniper trees and shrubs.
• juniper oil

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒuː.nɪ.pər ɔɪl/An essential oil distilled from the berries or needles of juniper trees/shrubs (genus Juniperus), used for its aromatic, medicinal, or flavoring properties.
• juniper tar

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʒuː.nɪ.pə tɑː/A dark, aromatic, oily substance produced by the destructive distillation of juniper wood (Juniperus spp.), used traditionally in medicine and as a preservative.
• junius

  nounRare
  /ˈdʒuːniəs/A masculine given name.
• junk

  adjectivenounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /dʒʌŋk/Old, unwanted, or worthless items; discarded material with little or no value.
• junk art

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒʌŋk ɑːt/Artworks created from discarded, found, or everyday objects.
• junk bond

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒʌŋk ˌbɒnd/A high-yield, high-risk debt security issued by a company with a poor credit rating.
• junk call

  nounB2
  /ˈdʒʌŋk ˌkɔːl/An unsolicited, unwanted, and often automated telephone call, typically for advertising, scamming, or surveying purposes.

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