9-letter words starting with j
- jesserant — a flexible coat of armour consisting of small metal plates sewn onto cloth
- jestingly — Said, written or done in jest.
- jesuitism — the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.
- jesuitize — to make Jesuitic
- jet black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- jet-black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jetavator — an extension of the exhaust nozzle of a rocket, for controlling the direction of the exhaust gases.
- jetlagged — a temporary disruption of the body's normal biological rhythms after high-speed air travel through several time zones.
- jetliners — Plural form of jetliner.
- jetsetter — a fashionable social set composed of wealthy people who travel frequently by jetliner to parties and resorts.
- jetstream — Alternative spelling of jet stream.
- jettatura — a curse of the evil eye, whereby all that the cursed looks upon will suffer bad luck
- jettisons — Plural form of jettison.
- jewel box — jewel case.
- jewelfish — a brightly colored cichlid fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus, native to Africa: popular in home aquariums.
- jewellers — Plural form of jeweller.
- jewellery — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- jewellike — Resembling a jewel or some aspect of one.
- jewelries — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- jewelweed — any of several plants of the genus Impatiens, especially I. capensis, having orange-yellow flowers spotted with reddish brown, or I. pallida, having yellow flowers sometimes spotted with brownish red.
- jewfishes — Plural form of jewfish.
- jharkhand — a state in NE India, created in 2000 from S Bihar. 28,833 sq. mi. (74,677 sq. km). Capital: Ranchi.
- jiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- jib crane — a crane having an arm guyed at a fixed angle to the head of a rotating mast.
- jibbering — Present participle of jibber.
- jibberish — Alternative spelling of gibberish.
- jicarilla — a member of a group of North American Indians who once inhabited primarily northern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado and are situated in northwestern New Mexico.
- jiffy bag — a thickly padded but light envelope in which articles such as books are placed for protection in the post
- jig is up — a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.
- jig-is-up — a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.
- jigamaree — a trick or manoeuvre
- jiggering — to interfere with.
- jiggumbob — an indistinct thing; thingamabob
- jigsawing — Present participle of jigsaw.
- jihadists — Plural form of jihadist.
- jillaroos — Plural form of jillaroo.
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- jim clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jim-dandy — of superior quality; excellent: a jim-dandy sports car.
- jinriksha — A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- jitterbug — a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
- jittering — jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- jive talk — black American slang
- job corps — an organization within the Department of Labor that operates rural conservation camps and urban training centers for poor youths.
- job offer — an offer of employment
- job order — a written order to a worker or group of workers to perform a certain job.
- job queue — a list of documents that are waiting to be printed
- job share — If two people job share, they share the same job by working part-time, for example one person working in the mornings and the other in the afternoons.
- job title — name of a professional role