| jaap+ | (S. Afr.) a simpleton or country bumpkin > JAAPS. |
| jabs | (3rd.) JAB, to poke or stab. |
| jack | Medieval leather coat worn as armour; (verb) to raise with a type of lever > JACKS, JACKING, JACKED. |
| jade | (Noun) a precious stone > JADES. [Spaniards who first met this stone in the 16th century believed that it had the power to cure kidney problems, so called it piedra de ijada, kidney-stone]. (Verb) to tire > JADES, JADING, JADED. |
| jafa+ | (NZ) an offensive name for a person from Auckland [NZ slang from Just Another F***ing Aucklander] > JAFAS. |
| jaga+ | (Malay) to guard, watch > JAGAS, JAGAING, JAGAED. |
| jagg | To cut unevenly > JAGGS, JAGGING, JAGGED. Also JAG. |
| jags | (3rd.) JAG, to cut unevenly. |
| jail | To put in jail (a place of confinement) > JAILS, JAILING, JAILED. |
| jake | (US) a country lout, a yokel > JAKES; (Aust) honest, fine. |
| jaks | (Pl.) JAK, an East Indian tree. |
| jamb | (Verb) to jam > JAMBS, JAMBING, JAMBED; (noun) a piece of leg armour, a greave. Also JAMBE. |
| jams | (3rd.) JAM, to block up. |
| jane | A small silver Genoese coin > JANES. |
| jann | (Arabic) the least powerful order of JINN > JANNS. |
| jape | To play a joke > JAPES, JAPING, JAPED. |
| japs | (3rd.) JAP, to splash or spatter. |
| jark | A seal on a document; a pass, safe-conduct > JARKS. |
| jarl | (ON) a chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions > JARLS. |
| jarp+ | (Dial.) to strike, smash esp the shell of an egg at Easter > JARPS, JARPING, JARPED. |
| jars | (3rd.) JAR, to put in jars. |
| jasp | (Spenser) = JASPER, a precious stone > JASPS. Also JASPIS. |
| jass | (Obs.) jazz > JASSES. |
| jasy | A wig, orig. of worsted > JASIES. Also JASEY, JAZY. |
| jato | A jet-assisted take-off > JATOS. |
| jauk | To dawdle > JAUKS, JAUKING, JAUKED. |
| jaup | (Scots) to splash or spatter > JAUPS, JAUPING, JAUPED. Also JAP. |
| java | A type of coffee > JAVAS. |
| jaws | (3rd.) JAW, to chatter at length. |
| jaxy+ | The posterior, the anus > JAXIES. Also JAXIE, JACKSIE, JACKSY. |
| jays | (Pl.) JAY, a bird of the crow family. |
| jazy | A wig, orig. of worsted > JAZIES. Also JASY, JASEY. |
| jazz | Any of various styles of music with a strong rhythm, syncopation, improvisation, etc, originating in black American folk music; (verb) to play jazz music, to enliven > JAZZES, JAZZING, JAZZED. |
| jean | A twilled cotton cloth > JEANS, JEANED. |
| jeat | (Obs.) jet, the mineral > JEATS. |
| jedi+ | A person who claims to live according to a philosophy based on that of the fictional Jedi in Star Wars > JEDIS. |
| jeed | (Pt.) JEE, to stir or budge. |
| jeel | (Scots) to congeal, set > JEELS, JEELING, JEELED. |
| jeep | (Verb) to travel by jeep > JEEPS, JEEPING, JEEPED. |
| jeer | To mock > JEERS, JEERING, JEERED. |
| jees | (3rd.) JEE, to budge or stir. |
| jeez | An interjection expressing consternation. Also GEEZ. |
| jefe | (Spanish) a chief > JEFES. |
| jeff | To gamble with printer's quadrats > JEFFS, JEFFING, JEFFED. |
| jehu | A coachman, especially one who drives at a rattling pace > JEHUS. "The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously." - 2 Kings ix. 20. |
| jell | To set like jelly > JELLS, JELLING, JELLED. |
| jeon | (Korean) a monetary unit of S. Korea > JEON > no -S! Also CHON. |
| jerk | To move with a sharp, sudden motion > JERKS, JERKING, JERKED. |
| jess | (Shakesp.) a strap of leather attached to the talons of a hawk, by which it is held on the fist; (verb) to fasten such straps > JESSES, JESSING, JESSED. Also JESSE. |
| jest | To joke > JESTS, JESTING, JESTED. |
| jete | A movement in dancing > JETES. |
| jets | (3rd.) JET, to travel by jet. |
| jeux | (Pl.) JEU, game. |
| jews | (3rd.) JEW, to swindle. |
| jiao | (Chinese) a Chinese monetary unit, one tenth of a YUAN > JIAOS. Also CHIAO. |
| jibb | In sailing, to shift from side to side > JIBBS, JIBBING, JIBBED. Also GYBE, JIBE. |
| jibe | In sailing, to shift from side to side > JIBES, JIBING, JIBED. Also GYBE, JIBB. |
| jibs | (Pl.) JIB, a small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast. |
| jiff | (Coll.) an instant > JIFFS. Also JIFFY. |
| jigs | (3rd.) JIG, to dance a jig. |
| jill | A female hare > JILLS. |
| jilt | To reject a lover > JILTS, JILTING, JILTED. |
| jimp | (Scots) slender > JIMPER, JIMPEST; JIMPLY. Also JIMPY. |
| jink | To move suddenly, from side to side > JINKS, JINKING, JINKED. |
| jinn | (Pl.) DJINNI, one of a class of spirits in Muslim theology. Also DJINN, GINN. |
| jins | (Pl.) JIN, a supernatural being in Muslim mythology. |
| jinx | A person or thing that brings bad luck; an unlucky influence; (verb) to bring bad luck to, or put an unlucky spell on > JINXES, JINXING, JINXED. |
| jird | (Berber) a kind of N. African GERBIL > JIRDS. |
| jism | (Coll.) energy, force; semen > JISMS. Also JISSOM, GISM. |
| jive | To dance to jazz or swing music > JIVES, JIVING, JIVED. |
| jivy+ | Jazzy, lively > JIVIER, JIVIEST. Also JIVEY. |
| jizz | The characteristic movement of a bird > JIZZES. |
| jobe | To reprimand tediously > JOBES, JOBING, JOBED. |
| jobs | (3rd.) JOB, to work at jobs. |
| jock | (US slang) keen sportsman > JOCKS. |
| joco | (Scots) cheerfully complacent. |
| joes | (Pl.) JOE, sweetheart. |
| joey | An old threepenny bit > JOEYS. |
| jogs | (3rd.) JOG, to run at a slow, steady pace. |
| john | (Sl.) a toilet > JOHNS. |
| join | To unite > JOINS, JOINING, JOINED. |
| joke | To say something amusing > JOKES, JOKING, JOKED. |
| joky | Full of jokes > JOKIER, JOKIEST; JOKILY. Also JOKEY. |
| jole | (Dial.) to bump, knock > JOLES, JOLING, JOLED. Also JOWL, JOLL, JOULE. |
| joll | (Dial.) to bump, knock > JOLLS, JOLLING, JOLLED. Also JOWL, JOLE, JOULE. |
| jols+ | (3rd.) JOL, to have a good time. |
| jolt | To jar or shake roughly > JOLTS, JOLTING, JOLTED. |
| jomo | (Tibetan) the female of the ZO > JOMOS. Also DSOMO, ZHOMO. |
| jong+ | (Afrikaans) a friend, often used in direct address > JONGS. |
| jook | (Scots) to duck or dodge > JOOKS, JOOKING, JOOKED. Also JOUK. |
| jors | (Pl.) JOR, the second movement of a RAGA. |
| josh | To tease > JOSHES, JOSHING, JOSHED. |
| joss | (Chinese) a Chinese figure of a god, an idol > JOSSES. |
| jota | (Spanish) a Spanish dance in triple time > JOTAS. |
| jots | (3rd.) JOT, to note down. |
| jouk | (Scots) to duck or dodge > JOUKS, JOUKING, JOUKED. Also JOOK. |
| jour | (Fr.) a day, as in jour de feste > JOURS. |
| jowl | (Dial.) to bump, knock > JOWLS, JOWLING, JOWLED. Also JOLL, JOLE, JOULE. |
| jows | (3rd.) JOW, to ring, toll. |
| joys | (3rd.) JOY, to rejoice, to be glad. |
| juba | A Negro rustic dance > JUBAS. |
| jube | (Lat.) a rood-loft, or screen and gallery > JUBES. [L. imperative of jubere, to command]. |
| juco+ | (US) junior college; an athlete at a junior college > JUCOS. |
| judo | (Japanese) a Japanese form of unarmed combat > JUDOS. |
| juds | (Pl.) JUD, a mass of coal. |
| judy | (Sl.) a girl, a girl-friend > JUDIES. |
| juga | (Pl.) JUGUM, a pair of leaflets in a pinnate leaf. |
| jugs | (3rd.) JUG, to put in a jug. |
| juju | A fetish, a supernatural power > JUJUS. |
| juke | To dance > JUKES, JUKING, JUKED. |
| juku+ | (Japanese) a Japanese school that prepares students for entrance exams e.g. to university > JUKUS. |
| jump | To spring off the ground > JUMPS, JUMPING, JUMPED. |
| junk | To discard as trash > JUNKS, JUNKING, JUNKED. |
| jupe | A woman's jacket > JUPES. |
| jura | (Pl.) JUS, a legal right. |
| jure | (Lat.) by right or law. Also IURE. |
| jury | (Verb) to select material for an exhibition > JURIES, JURYING, JURIED. |
| just | Fair, equitable > JUSTER, JUSTEST; JUSTLY; (verb) to tilt with lances > JUSTS, JUSTING, JUSTED. Also JOUST, GIUST. |
| jute | A fibre obtained from the phloem of two plants of the linden family, used for making ropes > JUTES. |
| juts | (3rd.) JUT, to project. |
| juve | (Abbr.) juvenile > JUVES. |
| jynx | (Lat.) the wryneck > JYNXES. [L. iynx, from Gk. iynx or iynx]. Also YUNX. |
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