6-letter words containing j
- jiminy — an expression of surprise (esp in the phrase by jiminy)
- jimmie — James Emory ("Jimmie"; "Double X"; "The Beast") 1907–67, U.S. baseball player.
- jimper — slender; trim; delicate.
- jimply — slender; trim; delicate.
- jimson — Jimsonweed.
- jingal — a large musket fired from a rest, often mounted on a carriage: formerly used in India, China, etc.
- jingle — to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.
- jingly — to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.
- jinked — Simple past tense and past participle of jink.
- jinker — a sulky.
- jinmen — Quemoy.
- jinnah — Mohammed Ali ("Quaid-i-Azam") 1876–1948, Muslim leader in India: first governor general of Pakistan 1947–48.
- jinnee — Alternative spelling of jinni.
- jinxed — Simple past tense and past participle of jinx.
- jinxes — Plural form of jinx.
- jirble — to pour carelessly
- jissom — Alternative spelling of jism.
- jitney — a small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers, originally charging each passenger five cents.
- jitter — jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- jivaro — a member of a group of American Indian peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru, formerly renowned for their custom of preserving the hair and shrunken skin from the severed heads of enemies.
- jivers — Plural form of jiver.
- jivier — jivey.
- jiving — swing music or early jazz.
- jizyah — the poll tax formerly paid by minority religious groups within the Muslim empire.
- jizzes — to ejaculate.
- joanna — (Cockney rhyming slang) A piano.
- joanne — a female given name.
- jobbed — a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
- jobber — a wholesale merchant, especially one selling to retailers.
- jobbie — (Scotland, slang) Faeces; a piece of excrement.
- joburg — Johannesburg
- jochum — Eugen (ˈɔyɡeːn). 1902–87, German orchestral conductor
- jockey — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- jocose — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- jocund — cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- joffre — Joseph Jacques Césaire [zhaw-zef zhahk sey-zer] /ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk seɪˈzɛr/ (Show IPA), 1852–1931, French general in World War I.
- jog on — to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
- jogged — to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
- jogger — a person who jogs.
- joggle — to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- johann — a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- john i — Saint, died a.d. 526, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 523–526.
- john v — died a.d. 686, pope 685–686.
- john x — died a.d. 929? Italian ecclesiastic: pope 914–928.
- johnin — a sterile solution prepared from the growth products of the bacillus Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, used chiefly in the diagnosis of Johne's disease.
- johnna — a female given name.
- johnny — (sometimes lowercase) a familiar term of address for a man or boy.
- johore — a state in Malaysia, on S Malay Peninsula. 7330 sq. mi. (18,985 sq. km).
- joiada — Jehoiada.
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.