English Words Starting With J

• jacques bonhomme

  nounVery Low (Archaic/Historical)
  /ˌʒɑːk ˈbɒn.ɒm/A generic French peasant or rustic farmer.
• jactation

  nounExtremely rare, technical/archaic
  /dʒækˈteɪ.ʃən/The act of tossing the body; restless, jerky movement; also, in law, the false boasting or claim of something.
• jactitation

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒaktɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/The act of restlessly tossing or jerking one's body; a technical term for a restless, twitching movement, especially during illness or sleep.
• jaculate

  verb-transitiveVery Low (archaic/technical)
  /ˈdʒæk.jə.leɪt/To throw or hurl something; to propel forward with force.
• jacuzzi

  nounB1
  /dʒəˈkuːzi/A large, powerful bath in which water and air are blown from nozzles to create a massaging, swirling effect.
• jade

  nounB2
  /dʒeɪd/A hard, typically green gemstone.
• jade green

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒeɪd ˈɡriːn/A colour ranging from a pale to a rich, slightly bluish or greyish green, resembling that of the mineral jade.
• jade plant

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒeɪd plɑːnt/A succulent plant with thick, fleshy leaves, often kept as a houseplant.
• jadeite

  nounC2
  /ˈdʒeɪdʌɪt/A hard, green, semi-precious stone, a high-quality form of jade.
• jadotville

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʒædəʊvɪl/A placename referring to a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, historically significant for the Siege of Jadotville (1961).
• jaeger

  nounC2 / Low frequency
  /ˈjeɪɡə(r)/A predatory seabird that chases other birds to steal their catch; also refers to a type of military marksman or hunter.
• jael

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʒeɪ.əl/A female given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'mountain goat' or 'ibex'.
• jaen

  nounVery low (outside geographical/historical contexts)
  /xaˈen/A city and province in southern Spain, known for its olive oil production.
• jafa

  nounC2
  /ˈdʒæfə/An offensive, pejorative slang term originating in New Zealand, used as a derogatory label for a person from Auckland. It functions primarily as a noun, but can be used attributively.
• jafaican

  nounVery low
  /dʒəˈfeɪkən/A pejorative blend term referring to a linguistic style where young white British people adopt features of Multicultural London English (MLE) or Jamaican Patois in an inauthentic or affected way.
• jaffa

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒæfə/A large, sweet orange with a thick, easily removable peel, originating from Jaffa (now part of Tel Aviv, Israel).
• jaffa orange

  nounB2-C1
  /ˈdʒæfə ˈɒrɪndʒ/A large, seedless, thick-skinned variety of orange, historically grown around Jaffa (now part of Tel Aviv, Israel), known for its sweet flavour and ease of peeling.
• jaffna

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒæfnə/A major city and district in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
• jag

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
  /dʒæɡ/A sharp, sudden, or irregular projection or notch; a small amount or period of an activity done intensely.
• jaga

  nounverbVery Low
  /ˈdʒɑːɡə/A watchman or guard, particularly used in the historical and cultural contexts of South Asia, Africa, and maritime Southeast Asia.

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