8-letter words containing j, g
- jerkings — Plural form of jerking.
- jickajog — a jogging or rolling motion
- jig back — an inclined cable tramway with two cars that are connected in such a way that as one goes up the other comes down.
- jigaboos — Plural form of jigaboo.
- jiggered — confounded; damned: I'm jiggered if I know what that sign means.
- jiggling — Present participle of jiggle.
- jigsawed — Simple past tense and past participle of jigsaw.
- jimmying — a short crowbar.
- jingbang — (colloquial, chiefly, Scotland) thing, lot, shebang.
- jingling — A jingle, the sounds of a jingle.
- jingoish — Jingoistic.
- jingoism — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jog trot — a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse.
- joggling — Present participle of joggle.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- jointing — The act of making a joint.
- jokingly — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- jollying — Present participle of jolly.
- jonesing — Present participle of jones.
- jongkind — Johann Barthold (joːˈhɑn ˈbartɔlt). 1819–91, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, working in Paris: best known for his atmospheric seascapes
- jongleur — (in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
- jostling — to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
- jottings — Plural form of jotting.
- jouncing — Present participle of jounce.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- judgment — an act or instance of judging.
- jug band — a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
- jug wine — any inexpensive wine sold in large bottles, especially a bottle containing 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts) or more.
- jugglers — Plural form of juggler.
- jugglery — the art or practice of a juggler, especially sleight of hand.
- juggling — Continuously toss into the air and catch (a number of objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others, typically for the entertainment of others.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- jugulate — to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
- jugurtha — died 104 b.c, king of Numidia 113–104.
- jumbling — Present participle of jumble.
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- june bug — Also called May beetle. any of several large, brown beetles of the genus Phyllophaga, of the scarab family, appearing in late spring and early summer.
- jungfrau — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).
- junglist — A performer or enthusiast of jungle music.
- jury-rig — Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc.
- logjuice — poor quality port wine
- longjump — jumping contest decided by length
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- milk jug — a jug for holding and pouring milk, usually intended for use on the table
- misjudge — Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.