| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| jobbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Job, Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter., Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. |
| jobbery | noun | The act or practice of jobbing., Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery. |
| jockeys | plural | of Jockey |
| jocular | adjective | Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person., Sportive; merry. |
| jogging | present participle & vb. noun | of Jog, The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog. |
| joggled | imp. & past participle | of Joggle |
| joining | present participle & vb. noun | of Join |
| joinant | adjective | Adjoining. |
| joinder | verb t. | The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction., A joining of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a suit., Acceptance of an issue tendered in law or fact., A joining of causes of action or defense in civil suits or criminal prosecutions. |
| joinery | noun | The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner. |
| jointed | imp. & past participle | of Joint, Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure. |
| jointer | noun | One who, or that which, joints., A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joined, The longest plane used by a joiner., A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves., A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall., A tool for pointing the joints in brickwork. |
| jointly | adverb | In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately. |
| joisted | imp. & past participle | of Joist |
| jollily | adverb | In a jolly manner. |
| jollity | noun | Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment. |
| jongler | noun | In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour., A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler. |
| jonquil | noun | Alt. of Jonquille |
| jostled | imp. & past participle | of Jostle |
| jotting | present participle & vb. noun | of Jot |
| jounced | imp. & past participle | of Jounce |
| journal | adjective | Daily; diurnal., A diary; an account of daily transactions and events., A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions., A daily register of the ship’s course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage, etc., The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk., A newspaper published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication, giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies, etc., That which has occurred in a day; a day’s work or travel; a day’s journey., That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box. |
| journey | noun | The travel or work of a day., Travel or passage from one place to another; hence, figuratively, a passage through life., To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance., To traverse; to travel over or through. |
| jouster | noun | One who jousts or tilts. |
| joyancy | noun | Joyance. |
| joyless | adjective | Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. |
| joysome | adjective | Causing joyfulness. |