| Jackson |
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proper noun
- A British patronymic surname derived from Jack
- A male given name derived from the surname
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| Jacob |
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proper noun
- (biblical) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
- (given name, male, , ) .
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| Jacobs |
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noun (sometimes Jacob's)
- testicles
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| jakes |
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noun - A privy.
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| James |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Epistle of James)
- (biblical) A book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
- (biblical) Two Apostles, and other characters in the New Testament.
- (given name, male, , )
- An English surname derived from the given name.
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| Jameson |
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proper noun - (given name, male, , ) A Scottish and Northern Irish patronymic surname derived from the given name James.
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| jansky |
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noun (jansk, ies)
- A non-SI unit measuring electromagnetic flux equal to 10-26 watts per square meter per hertz. The symbol for jansky is Jy.
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| jaspers |
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noun
- (plural of, jasper)
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| Jay |
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noun See jay
proper noun
- (given name, male), nickname for James, Jason, or for any male name beginning with a "J" .
- (given name, female), nickname of names beginning with a "J"; or from the jay bird.
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| Jean |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) Hypocoristics: Jeanie, Jeannie.
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| jeans |
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noun
- (plural of, jean)
- (pluralonly) A pair of trousers made from denim cotton, normally dyed dark blue.
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| Jefferson |
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proper noun
- An English surname
- w:Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826); the third president, President of the United States (1801"1809), principal author of the US w:Declaration of independence, Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Embargo Act of 1807, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804"1806).
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| Jeffrey |
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proper noun (or Jeffery, diminutive Jeff)
- A male given name; variant of Geoffrey
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| Jerome |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
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| JFK |
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initialism - w:John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (US president)
- w:John F. Kennedy International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport
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| Joachim |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- The father of Virgin Mary in apocryphal gospels.
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ), always rare in English.
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| Joan |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, ), a medieval feminine form of John via Latin Johanna.
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| John |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Gospel of John)
- (given name, male) very popular since the Middle Ages.
- (biblical) Two persons of great importance to early Christianity: John the Baptist and w:John the Apostle, John the Apostle, identified with w:John the Evangelist, John the Evangelist.
- (biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
- (biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
- (colloquial) Used frequently to form an idea personified John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
- (colloquial) A name used to address a man whose actual name is not known: John Doe.
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| John Hancock |
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noun - (idiom) One's signature.
- Please put your on the dotted line to close the deal.
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| Johns |
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proper noun
- An English patronymic surname derived from John
- Plural of John
::There were three Johns at that workplace.
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| Johnson |
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proper noun
- an English and Scottish patronymic surname derived from the given name John
- a male given name derived from the surname
- any of several place names in the United States founded by people with the surname
- (slang) the penis
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| Johnston |
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proper noun
- A Scottish habitational surname from a place in Dumfriesshire
- An English surname, variant of Johnson
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| Jones |
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proper noun
- An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name Jon or John
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| Jonson |
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proper noun
- An English patronymic surname derived from John; a variant of Johnson
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| Jordan |
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proper noun
- A country in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
- (rivers) A river of the Middle East, mentioned in the Bible, that empties into the Dead Sea, and after which the country is named.
- (given name, male).
- (given name, female).
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| Joseph |
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proper noun
- (biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
- (context, Christianity) The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
- (context, Christianity) w:Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
- (given name, male, , )
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| Josephine |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from French, ) ,derived from the French Joséphine, feminine form of Joseph.
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| joule |
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noun
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Also equal to the energy of one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J
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| Joyce |
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proper noun
- an English and Irish surname
- (given name, female), associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice
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| justice |
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noun
- the state of being just or fair
- the ideal of fairness, esp. with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing (justice was served)
- punishment of a person who wronged one (to demand justice)
- (also attrib.) the civil power dealing with law (Ministry of Justice; the justice system)
- a judge of certain courts; also as a title (Chief Justice; puisne justice; Mr. Justice Krever)
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| juvenal |
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noun - A juvenal bird.
- (obsolete) A juvenile.
adjective - Of a young bird, that has its first flying plumage.
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