6-letter words containing a, d
- jarred — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jassid — leafhopper.
- jauked — to dally; dawdle.
- jazzed — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- jeaned — (mostly, in combination) Wearing jeans.
- jiddah — a port in W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea: the diplomatic capital of the country; the port of entry for Mecca, 80 km (50 miles) east. Pop: 3 807 000 (2005 est)
- jihadi — an Islamic fundamentalist who participates in or supports jihad, especially armed and violent confrontation. See also mujahedin.
- jihads — Plural form of jihad.
- joiada — Jehoiada.
- jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- joypad — a handheld input device used in video games to control the movement of graphic elements on the screen, usually having buttons and a directional control.
- judaea — the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel.
- judaic — of or relating to Judaism: the Judaic idea of justice.
- judean — of or relating to Judea.
- judoka — a contestant in a judo match.
- jumada — either of two successive months of the Muslim year, the fifth (Jumada I) or the sixth (Jumada II)
- kadder — (dialect) The jackdaw.
- kadesh — oasis in the desert, south of Palestine: Gen. 14:7, 16:14; Num. 32:8; Deut. 1:46, 2:14
- kaduna — a city in central Nigeria.
- kaunda — Kenneth (David) born 1924, Zambian political leader: first president 1964–91.
- kayoed — Simple past tense and past participle of kayo.
- keddah — (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
- kendal — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a gateway town to the Lake District, with an ancient woollen industry. Pop: 28 030 (2001)
- keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- khalid — (Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud) 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- khanda — an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point.
- kidman — Nicole. born 1967, Australian film actress, born in Hawaii. Her films include To Die For (1995), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), The Hours (2002), The Golden Compass (2007), and The Railway Man (2014)
- kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kneads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knead.
- kodagu — a former province in SW India; now part of Karnataka state. 1593 sq. mi. (4126 sq. km).
- kodaks — Plural form of kodak.
- kodaly — Zoltán [zawl-tahn] /ˈzɔl tɑn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1967, Hungarian composer.
- kodiak — an island in the N Pacific, near the base of the Alaska Peninsula. 100 miles (160 km) long.
- kokand — a city in NE Uzbekistan, SE of Tashkent: formerly the center of a powerful khanate.
- kokoda — A raw fish salad in Fijian cuisine.
- konrad — a male given name.
- kyodai — The brothers. They are high in rank in the yakuza clan. Their leader is the shatei gashira.
- l-dopa — Pharmacology. levodopa.
- labrid — any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- lacked — deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill.
- ladakh — a region in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on the borders of China (Tibet) and Pakistan. 45,762 sq. mi. (118,524 sq. km).
- ladder — a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- laddie — a young lad; boy.
- laddus — Plural form of laddu.
- ladied — (obsolete) ladylike; not rough; gentle.
- ladies — a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady.
- lading — the act of lading.
- ladino — Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- ladled — a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- ladler — a person who serves something out with a ladle