(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
brainwashjng
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
earjewel
fujiwara
gimberjawed
gujranwala
gujranwala
Proper noun
A city in Punjab province, northeastern Pakistan.
jabbernowl
jabbernowl
noun
Alternative form of jobbernowl
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jailward
jailward
adv
Toward jail.
jarrow
jarrow
Proper noun
A town on the River Tyne in north east England and part of the South Tyneside district of Tyne and Wear.
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.
jasperwares
jasperwares
noun
plural of jasperware
jawaharlal
jawara
jawboner
jawboner
noun
One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade.
jawbreak
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.
jawbreakers
jawbreakers
noun
plural of jawbreaker
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jawcrusher
jaworski
jawrope
jawtwister
jayawardena
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jaywalker
jaywalker
noun
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jeewhillijers
jeffersontown
jeffersontown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, which is a major suburb of
jennerstown
jerkwater
jerkwater
adj
(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
noun
(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
A jerkwater town.
jestword
jetware
jewbird
jeweler
jeweler
noun
A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.
jewelers
jewelers
noun
plural of jeweler
jeweller
jeweller
noun
Alternative spelling of jeweler
jewelleries
jewelleries
noun
plural of jewellery
jewellers
jewellers
noun
plural of jeweller
jewellery
jewellery
noun
Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
jewelries
jewelries
noun
plural of jewelry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jewelry
jewelry
jewelry
noun
US standard spelling of jewellery.
verb
To make jewelry.
jewries
jewry
jewry
Noun
The Jewish population of the world collectively; the Jewish population of a locale.
The land of the Jews; Judea.
jimberjaw
jimberjawed
jinrickshaw
jobbernowl
jobbernowl
noun
A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
A stupid person; a blockhead:
jobbernowlism
jogglework
jointworm
jointworm
noun
The larva of a hymenopterous insect, Tetramesa tritici, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.
joukerypawkery
journeywoman
journeywoman
noun
The female equivalent of a journeyman.
journeywomen
journeywomen
noun
plural of journeywoman
journeywork
journeywork
noun
(obsolete) Work done by the day.
Work done by a journeyman at his trade.
journeyworker
journeyworker
noun
A journeyman (tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman).
journeyworks
jowar
jowar
noun
Alternative form of jawar
jowari
jowars
jower
jowery
jowler
jowler
noun
(archaic) A dog with large jowls, such as the beagle.
jowlier
jowlier
adj
comparative form of jowly: more jowly
jowser
jowter
jowter
noun
(archaic) A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.
julyflower
juneflower
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
jurywomen
jurywomen
noun
plural of jurywoman
kwartje
overjawed
plowjogger
rajewski
rijswijk
swaraj
swaraj
noun
(India, historical) self-rule
swarajes
swarajes
noun
plural of swaraj
swarajism
swarajism
noun
Support for swaraj.
swarajist
swarajist
noun
A supporter of swaraj.
underjaw
underjaw
noun
the lower part of the jaw
underjawed
underjawed
adj
Having a heavy underjaw.
underjaws
underjaws
noun
plural of underjaw
wanderjahr
wanderjahr
noun
(historical) A year spent by an apprentice travelling and honing skills prior to the professional practice of a trade.
A year-long period of travel, especially following one’s education and prior to seeking employment.
wanderjahre
wanderjahre
noun
plural of wanderjahr
wapperjaw
wapperjawed
werejaguar
werejaguar
noun
(fiction, mythology) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a jaguar.
windjammer
windjammer
noun
(US, slang) A windbag, a loquacious person.
(US, slang, dated) One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
(nautical) A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.
(nautical) A sailing ship; especially a large, iron-hulled, square-rigged ship with three or more masts.