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37 words
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jack
/ˈd͡ʒæk/
noun
B2
4 meanings
A device for lifting something heavy a short distance off the ground.
jacuzzi
/d͡ʒəˈkuːzi/
noun
B1
A bath with jets of bubbling water.
jade
/d͡ʒeɪd/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A hard green stone used for jewellery and carving.
jam
/ˈd͡ʒæm/
noun
A2+
6 meanings
Fruit boiled with sugar until it sets, spread on bread and used in cakes.
janitor
/ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/
noun
B1
The person who cleans and looks after a building.
jar
/d͡ʒɑː/
noun
B1
5 meanings
A glass container with a wide mouth and a lid, used for keeping food.
jealous
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Unhappy because someone else has something you want.
jealousy
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The fear of losing somebody you love to another.
jerk
/ˈd͡ʒɜːk/
verb
B1
3 meanings
To move with a short sharp pull.
jersey
/ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/
noun
B1
3 meanings
A shirt worn by a sports team.
jet black
adjective
B1
The deepest possible black.
jet ski
noun
B1
A small powered craft ridden across the water.
jewel
/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A precious stone cut to sparkle.
jewelry
noun
B1
Ornaments worn on the body.
jigsaw puzzle
/ˈdʒɪɡsɔː ˌpʌzəl/
noun
B1
A picture cut into pieces to be fitted together.
job description
noun
B1
The written account of what a post involves.
job offer
noun
B1
The formal invitation to take a post.
joint
/d͡ʒɔɪnt/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A place in the body where two bones meet and can bend.
joke
/ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A short funny story told to make people laugh.
joker
/ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/
noun
B1
2 meanings
Somebody who is always making jokes.
jordan
/ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A country in the Middle East.
journal
/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/
noun
B1
5 meanings
A periodical that publishes research articles in a particular subject.
journey
/ˈd͡ʒɝni/
noun
B1
3 meanings
An act of travelling from one place to another.
joy
/d͡ʒɔɪ/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A feeling of great happiness.
judge
/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/
noun
B1
4 meanings
The official who runs a court case and decides the punishment.
judgment
/ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The ability to decide well.
jug
/d͡ʒʌɡ/
noun
B1
A container with a handle and lip for pouring.
juice
/d͡ʒuːs/
noun
A1
2 meanings
The liquid obtained from fruit or vegetables.
juicy
/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Full of juice; wet and soft to bite into.
jump
/d͡ʒʌmp/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To push off the ground into the air.
jumper
/ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/
noun
B1
A knitted top pulled on over the head.
junction
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
Where two railway lines meet or divide.
jungle
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
noun
B1
A hot thick wild forest.
junior
/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Lower in rank or position.
junk mail
noun
B1
Unsolicited advertising delivered by post.
just in time
phrase
C1
2 meanings
A system of supplying parts only as they are required.
justice
/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/
noun
B1
3 meanings
Fair treatment, especially under the law.