5 Letter Words That Start With J

joint

Adjective : Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

Noun : The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

Noun : The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

judge

Noun : A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

Noun : A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

Noun : A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar.

juice

Noun : (uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.

Noun : (countable) A beverage made of juice.

Noun : (uncountable) Any liquid resembling juice.

jaded

Adjective : Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been over exposed to, or having consumed too much of something.

Adjective : Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.

Adjective : Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.

james

Noun : (biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

Noun : One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.

jones

Noun : An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.

Noun : A placename

Noun : A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.

japan

Noun : A country and archipelago in East Asia

Noun : A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.

Noun : Lacquerware.

jolly

Adjective : Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.

Adjective : (colloquial, dated) Splendid, excellent, pleasant.

Adjective : (informal) drunk

junta

Noun : The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

Noun : A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

jelly

Noun : (New Zealand, Australia, Britain) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.

Noun : (Canada, US, Britain (certain specific usages)) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Normally known as "jam" in Commonwealth English but see redcurrant jelly and jeely.

Noun : A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

jaunt

Noun : (archaic) A wearisome journey.

Noun : A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Verb : (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

jewel

Noun : A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

Noun : A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

Noun : (figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.

jesus

Noun : Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter, see Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”)) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

Noun : (historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.

Noun : A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.

jetty

Noun : A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

Noun : A dock or wharf extending from the shore; a pier.

Noun : (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

joule

Noun : In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J

jorum

Noun : A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).

Noun : (figurative) A large quantity.

Noun : The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel.

joist

Noun : A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

Verb : (transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.

juicy

Adjective : Having lots of juice.

Adjective : (of a story, etc.) Exciting; titillating.

Adjective : (of a blow, strike, etc.) Strong, painful.

jeans

Noun : A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

jihad

Noun : (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

Noun : An aggressive campaign for an idea.

Noun : (Islam, theology) A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.

jacob

Noun : One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh; was renamed to Israel.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun : A breed of multihorned sheep.

jumbo

Adjective : Especially large or powerful.

Noun : An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.

Noun : (Kenya) An elephant.

jerky

Adjective : Characterized by physical jerking.

Adjective : Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).

Noun : Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

joker

Noun : A person who makes jokes.

Noun : (slang) A funny person.

Noun : A jester.

joram

Noun : Alternative spelling of jorum [A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).]

janus

Noun : (Roman mythology) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.

Noun : (attributively) Used to indicate things with two faces (such as animals with diprosopus) or aspects; or made of two different materials; or having a two-way action.

Noun : (chemistry, attributively) Used to indicate an azo dye with a quaternary ammonium group, frequently with the diazo component being safranine.

jiffy

Noun : (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.

Noun : (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.

Noun : (electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).

julep

Noun : A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol.

Noun : (historical, medicine) A pleasant-tasting liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken.

jerry

Noun : A diminutive of the male given names Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerome, Jared, Jermaine, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, or similar male given names.

Noun : A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.

jenny

Noun : A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).

Noun : A female creature of certain kinds:

Noun : a female donkey

joust

Noun : A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Verb : To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

Verb : To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)

jetta

jimmy

Noun : A diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.

Noun : (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.

Noun : A prime mover powered by a two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine.

juris

Adjective : (of a competition) Overseen by a jury

jnana

Noun : (Hinduism) Knowledge, as acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality Brahman.

Noun : (Buddhism) Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.

jingo

Noun : One who supports policy favouring war.

jesse

Noun : (biblical) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Noun : A female given name, variant of Jessie.

jello

Noun : A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water.

Noun : (Canada, US) A dessert made by boiling flavoured gelatin in water

joyce

Noun : An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun : A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.

juror

Noun : (law) A member of a jury.

jabot

Noun : A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.

jason

Noun : (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : An English surname originating as a patronymic.

jitty

Noun : (colloquial, Midlands) Alternative spelling of gitty (“type of passageway”) [(Midlands) A narrow pedestrian passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.]

jumpy

Adjective : Nervous and excited.

Adjective : Tending to jump; full of jumps.

jaden

Noun : A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden.

Adjective : (rare, nonstandard) Made of, resembling, or pertaining to jade.

jinni

Noun : Alternative form of jinn [human-like beings, usually unseen by human eye, in opposition to al-ins]

jacks

Noun : (poker slang) A pair of jacks.

Noun : (UK, rhyming slang) Heroin tablets (from "jacks and jills" = pills)

Noun : (games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

johns

Noun : An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John

Noun : A township in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, named for the many early settlers named John.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

joynt

Noun : A surname.

junco

Noun : Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.

Noun : (obsolete) The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.

jinks

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.

junky

Adjective : Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

Adjective : Full of junk.

Noun : (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie [(slang, derogatory) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.]

julia

Noun : A female given name from Latin.

Noun : (astronomy) 89 Julia, a main belt asteroid; named for Saint Julia of Corsica.

Noun : A village in central Poland.

judas

Noun : (biblical) One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun : A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

jugum

Noun : (zootomy) A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.

Noun : (entomology) A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.

Noun : (botany) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

jonah

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun : (biblical) A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.

Noun : A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

julie

Noun : A female given name from French Julie, equivalent to English Julia. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

Noun : (rare) A diminutive of the female given name Julia.

jolie

Noun : A female given name

jalap

Noun : A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.

Noun : (informal) A jalapeño.

janet

Noun : A female given name.

Noun : A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Noun : (US, military slang) A highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.

jazzy

Adjective : In the style of jazz.

Adjective : Flashy or showy.

Adjective : Lacking focus; jittery or jangly.

jugal

Adjective : (obsolete) Relating to a yoke or marriage.

Adjective : (anatomy) Pertaining to the jugal bone.

Noun : (anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.

junto

Noun : (archaic) A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.

jibes

Noun : A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

Verb : (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.

Verb : (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.

jurat

Noun : (law) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.

Noun : (law, obsolete) A sworn person

Noun : (law, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.

jammy

Adjective : Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.

Adjective : Covered in jam.

Adjective : (UK, colloquial, of a person) Lucky; especially undeservedly so.

judah

Noun : The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.

Noun : (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Judah, from which David and his lineage came.

Noun : (biblical) The southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.

jaffa

Noun : A port in western Israel.

Noun : (informal) A Jaffa orange.

Noun : A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.

jokey

Adjective : Alternative spelling of joky [in the nature of a joke; jocular]

janty

Adjective : Archaic form of jaunty. [Airy; showy; finical.]

janky

Adjective : (slang, informal) Of poor quality.

Adjective : (slang) Strange, odd.

Adjective : (computing, colloquial) Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.

juste

Noun : A surname.

jowly

Adjective : Having conspicuous jowls.

jared

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.

Noun : (biblical) A man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah.

Noun : (Mormonism) The ancestor of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon.

jears

Noun : (nautical) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.

jamie

Noun : A unisex given name

Noun : A diminutive of the male given name James, from English and Scottish, also used as a formal given name.

Noun : A female given name from Hebrew derived from James, of modern American usage.

jules

Noun : A male given name from French.

Noun : A male given name A nickname for Julian or Julius.

Noun : A female given name A nickname for Julia or Julie.

jaune

jiggy

Adjective : Resembling or suggesting a jig.

Adjective : (slang) Crazy.

Adjective : (slang) Jittery, fidgety, restless, excited.

jawed

Adjective : Having jaws.

Adjective : (in combination) Having a specified type of jaw.

jocko

Noun : (informal) A lawn jockey.

Noun : (archaic) A chimpanzee.

juche

Noun : The state ideology of North Korea.

jeers

Noun : A mocking remark or reflection.

Verb : (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.

jiang

Noun : A surname from Mandarin.

Noun : A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.

jakes

Noun : .]](now chiefly Ireland) A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

Noun : A surname.

jokes

Adjective : (UK, MTE, slang) Really good.

Adjective : (UK, MTE, slang) funny or entertaining.

jerez

Noun : A city in the province of Cádiz, western Andalusia, Spain. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.

Noun : A town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Official name: Jerez de los Caballeros.

Noun : (archaic) sherry

jeton

Noun : A counter or token.

juvie

Noun : (colloquial) Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre).

Noun : (colloquial) A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.

jager

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative form of jaeger [Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.]

Noun : Alternative form of Jäger: (informal) Jägermeister

jebel

Noun : A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).

josef

japes

Noun : A joke or quip.

Noun : A prank or trick.

Verb : (intransitive) To jest; play tricks.

jural

Adjective : (law) Of or pertaining to law.

Adjective : (philosophy) Of or pertaining to moral rights and obligations.

jemmy

Noun : (archaic, Britain, slang) A sheep's head used as food.

Noun : (Australia, slang) An immigrant.

Noun : (obsolete, slang) A greatcoat.

jinja

Noun : A Shinto place of worship.

Noun : A city and district at the north end of Lake Victoria, Uganda.

julio

Noun : (historical) A former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).

jacky

Noun : A nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.

Noun : A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.

Noun : (Australia, ethnic slur, offensive) An aborigine.

jango

jowar

Noun : Alternative form of jawar [sorghum]

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