| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| jealously | adverb | In a jealous manner. |
| jellyfish | noun | Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa. |
| jemminess | noun | Spruceness. |
| jenneting | noun | A variety of early apple. See Juneating. |
| jeoparded | imp. & past participle | of Jeopard |
| jeoparder | noun | One who puts in jeopardy. |
| jeremiade | noun | A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; — generally used satirically. |
| jerfalcon | noun | The gyrfalcon. |
| jermoonal | noun | The Himalayan now partridge. |
| jeropigia | noun | See Geropigia. |
| jerusalem | noun | The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. |
| jessamine | noun | Same as Jasmine. |
| jestingly | adverb | In a jesting manner. |
| jesuitess | noun | One of an order of nuns established on the principles of the Jesuits, but suppressed by Pope Urban in 1633. |
| jesuitism | noun | The principles and practices of the Jesuits., Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; — an opprobrious use of the word. |
| jet-black | adjective | Black as jet; deep black. |
| jet d’eau | A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), in a public place or in a garden, for ornament. | |
| jettiness | noun | The state of being jetty; blackness. |
| jewelling | of Jewel | |
| jewellery | noun | See Jewelry. |
| jewelweed | noun | See Impatiens. |
| jew’s-ear | noun | A species of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judae, / Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human ear. |