6-letter words containing r, j
- jarman — Derek. 1942–94, British film director and writer; his films include Jubilee (1977), Caravaggio (1986), and Wittgenstein (1993)
- jarool — a deciduous tree, Lagerstroemia speciosa, that bears purple or white flowers and is native to tropical Asia
- jarrah — a hardwood tree, Eucalyptus marginata, of western Australia.
- jarred — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jarrow — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tyne River.
- jarvey — a hackney coachman.
- jasper — a city in NW Alabama.
- jaures — Jean Léon [zhahn ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1859–1914, French socialist and writer.
- javari — a river in E South America, flowing NE from Peru to the upper Amazon, forming part of the boundary between Peru and Brazil. 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- jawara — Sir Dawda (ˈdɔːdə). born 1924, Gambian statesman; president of The Gambia (1970–94); overthrown in a military coup
- jazzer — A jazz musician.
- jeered — Simple past tense and past participle of jeer.
- jeerer — One who jeers; a mocker.
- jenner — Edward, 1749–1823, English physician: discoverer of smallpox vaccine.
- jerash — a town in N Jordan, N of Amman: Roman ruins.
- jerboa — any of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus and Dipus, with long hind legs used for jumping.
- jereed — a blunt wooden javelin used in games played on horseback in certain Muslim countries in the Middle East.
- jeremy — a male given name, form of Jeremiah.
- jerids — Plural form of jerid.
- jerked — jerky2 .
- jerker — A North American river chub (Hybopsis biguttatus).
- jerkin — a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as one of leather worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- jerold — a male given name, form of Gerald.
- jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- jerque — to search (a ship) for contraband or undeclared goods
- jerrid — jereed.
- jersey — a close-fitting, knitted sweater or shirt.
- jervis — John, Earl St. Vincent (1735-1823), British admiral. In 1797, as commander of the British fleet, he defeated a Spanish fleet off the coast of Portugal.
- jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
- jethro — the father-in-law of Moses. Ex. 3:1.
- jetter — (obsolete) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.
- jibaro — an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
- jibber — to move restively sidewise or backward instead of forward, as an animal in harness; balk.
- jictar — Joint Industry Committee for Television Advertising Research
- jigger — Also called jigger flea. chigoe.
- jilter — to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
- jimper — slender; trim; delicate.
- jinker — a sulky.
- jirble — to pour carelessly
- 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.
- jobber — a wholesale merchant, especially one selling to retailers.
- joburg — Johannesburg
- joffre — Joseph Jacques Césaire [zhaw-zef zhahk sey-zer] /ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk seɪˈzɛr/ (Show IPA), 1852–1931, French general in World War I.
- jogger — a person who jogs.
- johore — a state in Malaysia, on S Malay Peninsula. 7330 sq. mi. (18,985 sq. km).
- joiner — a person or thing that joins.
- jokers — Plural form of joker.