5-Letter Words Starting With J
Here's the list of all the 196 5-Letter Words Starting With J in the English Language.
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| japan | 1. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan 2. lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer More Definitions → |
| joint | 1. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) 2. a disreputable place of entertainment More Definitions → |
| judge | 1. determine the result of (a competition) 2. form a critical opinion of More Definitions → |
| jimmy | 1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 2. a short crowbar More Definitions → |
| jeans | 1. (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear More Definitions → |
| juice | 1. the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking 2. energetic vitality More Definitions → |
| jenny | 1. female donkey More Definitions → |
| jewel | 1. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry 2. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry More Definitions → |
| juicy | 1. having strong sexual appeal 2. lucrative More Definitions → |
| jelly | 1. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods 2. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit More Definitions → |
| jumbo | 1. of great mass; huge and bulky More Definitions → |
| jacks | 1. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball More Definitions → |
| jolly | 1. a happy party 2. a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work More Definitions → |
| jihad | 1. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal More Definitions → |
| joker | 1. a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes 2. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying More Definitions → |
| judas | 1. a one-way peephole in a door More Definitions → |
| jazzy | 1. resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm) 2. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display More Definitions → |
| juror | 1. someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury More Definitions → |
| jetty | 1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away More Definitions → |
| jerky | 1. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun 2. lacking a steady rhythm More Definitions → |
| jello | 1. fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder More Definitions → |
| junta | 1. a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power More Definitions → |
| jaded | 1. exhausted 2. dulled by surfeit More Definitions → |
| jiffy | 1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) More Definitions → |
| junky | 1. a narcotics addict 2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction More Definitions → |
| jakes | 1. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate More Definitions → |
| joule | 1. a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second More Definitions → |
| joist | 1. beam used to support floors or roofs More Definitions → |
| jaunt | 1. make a trip for pleasure 2. a journey taken for pleasure More Definitions → |
| jumpy | 1. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 2. being in a tense state More Definitions → |
| joust | 1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances 2. joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback More Definitions → |
| jawed | 1. of animals having jaws of a specified type More Definitions → |
| jinks | 1. noisy and mischievous merrymaking More Definitions → |
| junto | 1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue More Definitions → |
| junco | 1. small North American finch seen chiefly in winter More Definitions → |