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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • jab/d͡ʒæb/verbB22 meaningsTo strike or poke with a short quick movement.
  • jack/ˈd͡ʒæk/nounB24 meaningsA device for lifting something heavy a short distance off the ground.
  • jack upphraseB2To lift a vehicle so a wheel can be changed.
  • jacket/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/nounA12 meaningsA short coat worn over other clothes.
  • jackpot/ˈd͡ʒækpɒt/nounB22 meaningsThe whole pot of prize money, won all at once.
  • jagged/ˈd͡ʒæɡɪd/
adjectiveB2
With rough uneven points along an edge.
  • jam/ˈd͡ʒæm/nounA2+6 meaningsFruit boiled with sugar until it sets, spread on bread and used in cakes.
  • jar/d͡ʒɑː/nounB15 meaningsA glass container with a wide mouth and a lid, used for keeping food.
  • jaw/d͡ʒɔː/nounB22 meaningsEither of the two bony structures holding the teeth.
  • jay/ˈd͡ʒeɪ/nounB2A pinkish woodland bird with a flash of blue on its wing.
  • jazz/d͡ʒæz/nounA2+3 meaningsA kind of music with strong rhythm and improvised solos, first played in the American South.
  • jazzy/ˈd͡ʒæzi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBrightly coloured and showy.
  • jealous/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsUnhappy because someone else has something you want.
  • jealousy/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/nounB12 meaningsThe fear of losing somebody you love to another.
  • jeer/d͡ʒɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shout mocking or insulting remarks.
  • jerk/ˈd͡ʒɜːk/verbB13 meaningsTo move with a short sharp pull.
  • jerky/ˈd͡ʒɜːki/adjectiveB23 meaningsMoving in sudden uneven starts rather than smoothly.
  • jet/ˈd͡ʒɛt/nounB24 meaningsA fast aircraft driven by jet engines.
  • jet enginenounB2The engine that pushes an aircraft by burning fuel fast.
  • jet lag/ˈd͡ʒɛt.læɡ/phraseB2The tiredness after flying across time zones.
  • jet-black/ˈd͡ʒɛtblæk/adjectiveB2As deeply black as it is possible to be.
  • jetlagnounB2The exhausted confusion after flying across time zones.
  • jiffy/ˈd͡ʒɪ.fi/nounB2A very short moment of time.
  • jiggle/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/verbB2To move something with quick little jerks.
  • jigsaw/ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔː/nounB2A power saw with a blade that moves up and down.
  • jingle/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/verbB23 meaningsTo make the light ringing sound of small metal things knocking together.
  • job securitynounB2How safe your position is from being lost.
  • job sharenounB2Two people splitting one full-time post.
  • jockey/ˈd͡ʒɒki/nounB22 meaningsA professional rider in horse races.
  • jog/d͡ʒɒɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo run at a slow, steady pace for exercise.
  • jogger/ˈd͡ʒɒ.ɡə/nounB2A person running at a slow steady pace for exercise.
  • join/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verbA14 meaningsTo become a member of a group or organisation.
  • joint/d͡ʒɔɪnt/nounB14 meaningsA place in the body where two bones meet and can bend.
  • joint accountnounB2An account two people share.
  • jolt/d͡ʒɒlt/verbB22 meaningsTo move or shake suddenly and roughly.
  • journal/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/nounB15 meaningsA periodical that publishes research articles in a particular subject.
  • journalingnounB2Writing thoughts down regularly to make sense of them.
  • journalism/ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/nounB2The work of gathering and writing the news.
  • journey/ˈd͡ʒɝni/nounB13 meaningsAn act of travelling from one place to another.
  • joyous/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/adjectiveB2Full of happiness.
  • jubilant/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪlənt/adjectiveB2Showing great happiness, especially after a success.
  • judgment/ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/nounB12 meaningsThe ability to decide well.
  • juggle/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo keep several objects in the air at once.
  • juicy/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/adjectiveB13 meaningsFull of juice; wet and soft to bite into.
  • jumble/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/nounB2An untidy mixture of unrelated things.
  • jumble salenounB2A sale of donated second-hand oddments.
  • jump/d͡ʒʌmp/verbA24 meaningsTo push off the ground into the air.
  • jump the gunphraseB2To start before it is time.
  • jumpy/ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/adjectiveB2Nervous and easily startled.
  • junction boxnounB2The small case where wires are joined safely.
  • junk foodphraseB2Tasty unhealthy food with lots of fat, sugar, and salt.
  • junk shopnounB2A shop selling cheap second-hand goods.
  • junkyard/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkˌjɑɹd/nounB2A yard where scrap is piled up for resale.
  • jury/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/nounB22 meaningsThe group of citizens who decide guilt in a trial.
  • jury dutynounB2The obligation to serve on the panel that decides a verdict.
  • just my luckphraseB2Said bitterly when something goes wrong for you again.
  • justice/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/nounB13 meaningsFair treatment, especially under the law.
  • justify/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo show that something is right or reasonable.