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9-letter words starting with j

  • j. random — (jargon)   /J rand'm/ (Generalised from J. Random Hacker) Arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old. "J. Random" is often prefixed to a noun to make a name out of it. It means roughly "some particular" or "any specific one". "Would you let J. Random Loser marry your daughter?" The most common uses are "J. Random Hacker", "J. Random Loser", and "J. Random Nerd" ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to gun down other people?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version of random in any sense.
  • j. wanhalJohann Baptist, Vanhal, Jan Křtitel.
  • jabbering — rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
  • jaborandi — any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
  • jacaranda — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Jacaranda, of the catalpa family, having showy clusters of usually purplish flowers.
  • jack arch — flat arch.
  • jack bean — a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown especially for forage.
  • jack cadeJack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.
  • jack kempJack F. 1935–2009, U.S. politician: congressman 1970–89.
  • jack pine — a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.
  • jack post — a post for supporting a floor beam, having two telescoping sections, adjustable to any height.
  • jack rope — a rope for bending the foot of a sail to a boom.
  • jack rose — a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.
  • jack shit — anything at all; the least thing (usually used in the negative): He doesn't know jack shit.
  • jackanape — Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.
  • jackasses — Plural form of jackass.
  • jackboots — Plural form of jackboot.
  • jacketing — Present participle of jacket.
  • jackfruit — a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds.
  • jackknife — a large pocketknife.
  • jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
  • jackscrew — a jack for lifting, consisting of a screw steadied by a threaded support and carrying a plate or other part bearing the load.
  • jackshaft — Also called countershaft. a short shaft, connected by belting, gears, etc., that transmits motion from a motor or engine to a machine or machines being driven (distinguished from main shaft).
  • jacksmelt — a large silversides, Atherinopsis californiensis, found along the coast of California, that grows to a length of 22 inches (55 cm).
  • jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
  • jacksnipe — Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
  • jackstaff — A short flagpole at a ship’s bow, on which a jack is flown.
  • jackstays — Plural form of jackstay.
  • jackstone — jack1 (def 5a, b).
  • jackstraw — one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws.
  • jackwagon — (US, slang, derogatory) An objectionable person; a jerk; a jackass.
  • jacky tar — jackatar.
  • jacobinic — Of or relating to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary.
  • jacobsite — a rare magnetic mineral, manganese iron oxide, MnFe 2 O 4 , similar to magnetite.
  • jacquards — Plural form of jacquard.
  • jacquerie — the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
  • jactation — boasting; bragging.
  • jaculator — a person who hurls or throws
  • jadedness — dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
  • jagannath — Hinduism. a name of Krishna or Vishnu.
  • jaghirdar — a person who holds a jaghire
  • jail bait — a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.
  • jail cell — a small room in a jail where a prisoner is kept
  • jail-bait — a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.
  • jailbaits — a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.
  • jailbirds — Plural form of jailbird.
  • jailbreak — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
  • jaileress — a female jailer
  • jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
  • jalalabad — a city in NE Afghanistan, capital of Nangarhar province; a trading, military, and tourist centre on the main route between Kabul and the Khyber Pass. Pop: 96 000 (2004 est)

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