8-letter words starting with j
- john xii — (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964.
- john xiv — died a.d. 984, pope 983–984.
- john xix — died 1032, pope 1024–32.
- john xxi — (Petrus Hispanus) died 1277, Portuguese ecclesiastic: pope 1276–77.
- johnboat — a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff, used in shallow water.
- johnniac — (computer) A mainframe computer based on a design by John von Neuman built at the Institute for Advanced Study, USA. The Johnniac went live in 1953 and was decommissioned in 1966. Its memory consisted of 80 special "Selectron" vacuum tubes, each of which held 256 bits of data.
- johnnies — Plural form of johnny.
- johnsons — Plural form of johnson.
- johnston — Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- joinable — That can be joined.
- joinders — Plural form of joinder.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jointing — The act of making a joint.
- jointure — an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
- joinvile — a seaport in S Brazil.
- jokebook — a book of jokes.
- jokeless — Devoid of jokes.
- jokesome — Joky, humorous.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- jokiness — The state or condition of being joky.
- 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.
- joliette — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- jolliest — Superlative form of jolly.
- jollying — Present participle of jolly.
- jolthead — (archaic) A dunce; a blockhead.
- jonathan — a son of Saul and friend of David. I Sam. 18–20.
- joncanoe — a Caribbean Christmas ceremony or dance
- 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.
- jonquils — Plural form of jonquil.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- joseph i — 1678–1711, king of Hungary 1687–1711; king of Germany 1690–1711; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1705–11 (son of Leopold I).
- josephus — Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), (Joseph ben Matthias) a.d. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.
- jostling — to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
- jottings — Plural form of jotting.
- jouncing — Present participle of jounce.
- journall — Obsolete form of journal.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- journies — Plural form of journy.
- jousters — Plural form of jouster.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- jovially — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jowliest — Superlative form of jowly.
- 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.