8-letter words containing y, j
- abjectly — utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
- bill joy — William Joy
- blue jay — a common, crested North American jay (Cyanocitta cristata) with a blue upper body and head
- by jingo — an exclamation of surprise
- cajolery — persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- enjoying — Present participle of enjoy.
- fujayrah — Al-, one of the United Arab Emirates, on the Gulf of Oman.
- fujiyama — a dormant volcano in central Japan, on Honshu island: highest mountain in Japan. 12,395 feet (3778 meters).
- gray jay — a gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis, of northern North America, noted for its boldness in stealing food from houses, traps, camps, etc.
- holy joe — a chaplain, especially in the U.S. armed forces.
- jackelyn — a female given name.
- jackstay — a rod or batten, following a yard, gaff, or boom, to which one edge of a sail is bent.
- jackyard — a small, inclined spar upholding the head of a quadrangular gaff topsail similar in form to a lugsail.
- jadishly — In a jadish manner.
- jaggedly — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
- jagghery — Alternative spelling of jaggery.
- janizary — (often initial capital letter) a member of an elite military unit of the Turkish army organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826 after it revolted against the Sultan.
- jauntily — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jayapura — the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. About 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Capital: Jayapura.
- jaybirds — Plural form of jaybird.
- jaywalks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk.
- jealousy — jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
- jeepneys — Plural form of jeepney.
- jeffreys — Francis ("Lord Jeffrey") 1773–1850, Scottish jurist, editor, and critic.
- jejunely — In a jejune manner.
- jejunity — without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
- jellying — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- jemmying — Present participle of jemmy.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- jerrycan — A large, flat -sided metal container for storing or transporting liquids, typically gasoline or water.
- jerseyan — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- jerseyed — Dressed in a jersey.
- jessamyn — a female given name, form of Jasmine.
- jewelery — Misspelling of jewellery (UK).
- jimdandy — (dated, slang) A fine or excellent person; a crackerjack.
- jimmying — a short crowbar.
- jockeyed — Simple past tense and past participle of jockey.
- jocosely — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- jocundly — In a jocund manner.
- john hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- 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.
- jollying — Present participle of jolly.
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- jovially — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- joy ride — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- joyfully — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyously — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- joyrider — A person who goes on a joyride.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
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