A plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.
Vegetables served as a garnish over meat.
jargonelle
jargonelle
Noun
A variety of pear.
jargonised
jargonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonise
jargonized
jargonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jargonize
jargonizer
jasonville
jaspachate
jaspachate
noun
(obsolete) agate jasper
jasperated
jasperated
adj
Containing particles of jasper; mixed with jasper.
jasperized
jasperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jasperize
jasperware
jasperware
noun
(ceramics) A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It is a popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.
jaspideous
jaspideous
adj
jaspidean; containing jasper
jaspidean; like jasper
jaspidean; made of jasper
jastrzebie
jateorhiza
jauntiness
jauntiness
noun
The quality of being jaunty.
javelineer
javelineer
noun
A soldier who throws a javelin.
javelining
javelining
verb
present participle of javelin
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
jawcrusher
jawtwister
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jealousies
jealousies
noun
plural of jealousy
jeanerette
jeanpaulia
jeapordize
jeapordous
jebusitish
jehovistic
jehovistic
Adjective
Relating to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God; said of certain parts of the Old Testament, especially of the Pentateuch, in which Jehovah appears as the name of the Deity.
jejuneness
jejuneness
noun
The state or condition of being jejune.
jejunities
jejunities
noun
plural of jejunity
jejunotomy
jejunotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into, or removal of the jejunum
jellifying
jellifying
verb
present participle of jellify
jellybeans
jellybeans
noun
plural of jellybean
jenkintown
jentacular
jentacular
adj
(formal, chiefly archaic) Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up.
jeopardied
jeopardied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jeopardy
jeopardies
jeopardies
noun
plural of jeopardy
jeoparding
jeoparding
verb
present participle of jeopard
jeopardise
jeopardise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
jeopardize
jeopardize
verb
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
jeopardous
jeopardous
adj
Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous
jeopordize
jeremianic
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jeronymite
jeronymite
Noun
A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome.
jerrybuild
jerrybuild
verb
(transitive) To assemble a project in a hasty, sloppy manner, especially using cheap, inferior or improvised materials.
To assemble a structure in such an unsafe manner that it is doomed to collapse.
To repair a structure in a sloppy or unsafe manner.
jerrybuilt
jerrybuilt
adj
Shoddily built; ill-constructed.
jerseyites
jestmonger
jestmonger
noun
One who tells jests; a joker.
jesuitical
jesuitical
adj
Synonym of Jesuitic
jesuitised
jesuitised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jesuitise
jesuitized
jesuitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jesuitize
jesuitries
jethronian
jettisoned
jettisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jettison
jewelhouse
jewelhouse
noun
A building where jewels are stored.
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
jewelweeds
jewelweeds
noun
plural of jewelweed
jewishness
jewishness
Noun
The property of being Jewish.
jezebelian
jezebelish
jezreelite
jiggermast
jiggermast
noun
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
jimpricute
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
jitterbugs
jitterbugs
noun
plural of jitterbug
joachimite
joaquinite
joaquinite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silicate mineral.
jobbernowl
jobbernowl
noun
A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
A stupid person; a blockhead:
jobholders
jobholders
noun
plural of jobholder
jockeylike
jockeylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jockey (rider of racehorses).
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
jocooserie
jocoseness
jocoseness
noun
the state of being jocose
jocosities
jocosities
noun
plural of jocosity
jocundness
jocundness
noun
The quality of being jocund.
jogglework
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
johnsonese
johnsonese
Proper noun
The literary style of Dr. an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.
jointuress
jointuress
noun
A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
jolterhead
jolterhead
noun
Alternative form of jolthead
joltheaded
jonahesque
jonesville
jonesville
Proper noun
A town in Indiana.
A town in Louisiana.
A village in Michigan.
A hamlet in New York.
A town in North Carolina.
A town in South Carolina.
A town in Virginia
jostlement
jostlement
noun
Crowding; hustling.
jotunnheim
jouissance
jouissance
noun
(obsolete) Enjoyment, delight, pleasure.
In poststructuralism, a transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved.
joulemeter
joulemeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure energy (especially electrical energy) in joules
journalese
journalese
noun
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax.
journalise
journalise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of journalize
journalize
journalize
verb
(intransitive) To write in a journal; to keep a journal.
(transitive) To record in a journal.
journalled
journeyers
journeyers
noun
plural of journeyer
journeying
journeying
noun
travel, travelling
verb
present participle of journey
journeyman
journeyman
noun
(sports) A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
journeymen
journeymen
noun
plural of journeyman
jovialized
jovialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jovialize
jovialness
jovialness
noun
The state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
jovialties
jovialties
noun
plural of jovialty
joyfullest
joyfullest
adj
superlative form of joyful: most joyful
joyfulness
joyfulness
noun
The state of being joyful.
joyousness
joyousness
noun
The state of being joyous.
juantorena
jubbulpore
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
judgmental
judgmental
adj
(chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
Of or relating to judgment.
judicative
judicative
adj
Having power to judge; judicial.
judicature
judicature
noun
Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary.
The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction.
judiciable
judiciable
adj
Able to be resolved within the judicial system.
jugendstil
jugendstil
noun
The German equivalent of art nouveau.
juggernaut
juggernaut
noun
(Britain, Ireland, sometimes derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
jugglement
jugglement
noun
(archaic) jugglery; trickery or deception
juggleries
juggleries
noun
plural of jugglery
jugurthine
jugurthine
Adjective
Relating to Jugurtha, an ancient king of Numidia.
julolidine
julolidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the formula C₁₂H₁₅N.
julyflower
jumblement
jumblement
Noun
A confused mixture.
jumboesque
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpscrape
juncaceous
juncaceous
adj
rushy; rushlike
juneflower
juneteenth
juneteenth
name
Alternative letter-case form of Juneteenth
jungleside
jungleside
noun
(rare) The area beside a jungle.
junglewood
junkdealer
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
juramental
juramentum
jurisprude
jurisprude
noun
One who studies jurisprudence.
juryrigged
juryrigged
adj
Alternative form of jury-rigged
justifiers
justifiers
noun
plural of justifier
justnesses
justnesses
noun
plural of justness
juvenalian
juvenalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his works or style.
juvenilely
juvenilely
adv
In a juvenile manner.
juvenilify
juvenilism
juvenilism
noun
juvenile behaviour; immaturity
juvenility
juvenility
noun
The plant grew from juvenility to maturity in a week.
The state or quality of being juvenile.
juvenile behaviour, writing, etc.
juvenilize
juvenilize
verb
To maintain in a juvenile state.
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
juxtaposes
juxtaposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose
kabbeljaws
klaberjass
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
littlejohn
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
lutjanidae
majestatic
majestatic
adj
(obsolete) majestic
majestatis
majestical
majestical
adj
(now chiefly poetic) Majestic.
majestious
majorettes
majorettes
noun
plural of majorette
majorities
majorities
noun
plural of majority
majusculae
majusculae
noun
capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier