| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| jabot | noun | Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt., An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of the dress. |
| jacob | noun | A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); — also called Israel. |
| jaded | imp. & past participle | of Jade |
| jager | noun | A sharpshooter. See Yager., Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua). |
| jaggy | adjective | Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth. |
| jaina | noun | One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism. |
| jakes | noun | A privy. |
| jakie | noun | A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog. |
| jalap | noun | The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. |
| jantu | noun | A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land. |
| janty | adjective | See Jaunty. |
| janus | noun | A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace. |
| japan | noun | Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning., Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware., To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer., To give a glossy black to, as shoes. |
| japer | noun | A jester; a buffoon. |
| jards | noun | A callous tumor on the leg of a horse, below the hock. |
| jarvy | noun | The driver of a hackney coach., A hackney coach. |
| jasey | noun | A wig; — so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn. |
| jaunt | verb i. | To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion., To ride on a jaunting car., To jolt; to jounce., A wearisome journey., A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey. |
| javel | noun | A vagabond. |
| jawed | imp. & past participle | of Jaw, Having jaws; — chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed. |
| jayet | noun | See Jet. |
| jazel | noun | A gem of an azure color. |