6-letter words containing j
- jam-up — a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam: Your letters didn't go out yesterday because there was a jam-up in the mail room.
- jamaat — an Islamic council or assembly
- jambee — a light cane or walking stick that was fashionable in the 18th century
- jambos — rose apple.
- jambul — An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
- jamila — a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “beautiful.”.
- jamjar — Alternative form of jam jar.
- jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- jammer — A transmitter used for jamming signals.
- jammin — excellent; very good.
- jamoke — coffee; a cup of coffee.
- jampan — a type of sedan chair used in India
- jampot — A pot of jam.
- janata — (in India) the general public; the people
- jandal — (New Zealand) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps mounted between the big toe and index toe.
- jane's — a female given name: derived from John.
- jangle — to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves.
- jangly — to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves.
- janice — a female given name, form of Jane.
- janina — Serbian name of Ioannina.
- janine — a female given name.
- janker — a device for transporting logs
- janola — household bleach
- jansen — Cornelis Otto [kawr-ney-lis ot-oh] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs ˈɒt oʊ/ (Show IPA), (Cornelius Jansenius) 1585–1638, Dutch Roman Catholic theologian.
- jansky — a unit of flux density for electromagnetic radiation, used chiefly in radio astronomy. Abbreviation: Jy.
- japans — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of japan.
- japery — to jest; joke; gibe.
- japing — joking or playing tricks
- japura — a river flowing E from the Andes in SW Colombia through NW Brazil to the Amazon. 1750 miles (2820 km) long.
- jaques — a disillusioned and satirical observer of life, in Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- jarash — Jerash.
- jarful — the amount that a jar can hold.
- jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
- jarina — The hard white endosperm of the seeds of the tagua, resembling ivory.
- 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.
- jascha — a male given name, Russian form of Jacob or James.
- jasmin — a female given name.
- jasper — a city in NW Alabama.
- jassid — leafhopper.
- jataka — a collection of fables, many concerning former lives of the Buddha.
- jauked — to dally; dawdle.
- jaunce — to prance
- jaunts — Plural form of jaunt.
- jaunty — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jaures — Jean Léon [zhahn ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1859–1914, French socialist and writer.