Name Report For First Name JON:

JON

First name JON's origin is Hebrew. JON means "gift from god". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with JON below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of jon.(Brown names are of the same origin (Hebrew) with JON and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with JON - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming JON

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES JON AS A WHOLE:

ejona jonalyn jonalynn jonathena jonati jonay jone jonell jonetta jonette joni jonita jonna jonnelle jonnie daijon jonah jonam jonas jonatan jonathan jonathen jonathon jonathyn jonni jonn

NAMES RHYMING WITH JON (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (on) - Names That Ends with on:

afton carnation aedon solon strephon sidon cihuaton nijlon sokanon odion sion accalon dudon hebron pendragon antton erromon gotzon txanton zorion celyddon eburacon mabon bendision alston alton benton burton carelton fenton hamilton harrison histion kenton pierson preston ralston rawson remington rexton sexton stanton weston aymon ganelon vernon glendon lon anton acheron acteon aeson agamemnon alcmaeon amphion amphitryon andraemon arion bellerophon biton cadmon cenon cercyon charon chiron corydon creon daemon demogorgon demophon deucalion echion endymion erysichthon euryton geryon haemon hyperion iasion iason ion ixion jason kedalion korudon ladon laocoon laomedon lycaon machaon myron ophion palaemon panteleimon phaethon phaon philemon phlegethon poseidon pygmalion

NAMES RHYMING WITH JON (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (jo) - Names That Begins with jo:

joachim joah joan joana joandra joanie joann joanna joanne joaquin joaquina joaquine joash job jobe joben jobina joby jobyna jocasta jocelin jocelina joceline jocelyn jocelyne jocelynn jochebed jocheved jock joda jodayne jodee jodi jodie jody joe joeanna joeanne joed joei joel joeliyn joell joella joelle joellen joelliana joelliane joely joen joey joff johan johanan johann johanna johannah johanne johannes johara johfrit john john-paul johnathan johnathon johnell johnelle johnetta johnette johnn johnna johnnie johnny johnson johnston johyna joi joia joie joka joki jokin jokina jokine jola jolan jolanka jolee joleen joleigh jolena jolene joli jolie jolina joline jolisa jolleen jollene jolon

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH JON:

First Names which starts with 'j' and ends with 'n':

jabin jacalyn jacan jacelyn jacen jackleen jacklynn jackson jaclyn jacolin jacqueleen jacquelin jacquelyn jadalynn jadan jadarian jadelyn jaden jadon jadyn jaecilynn jaeden jaedin jaedon jaedyn jaelin jaelyn jaelynn jaiden jaidon jaidyn jailyn jaimelynn jaisen jaivyn jaklyn jakson jalen jamarreon jameson jamian jamieson jamilyn jamin jamion jamison jamon jan janan janeen jansen janson jaquelin jaran jaren jarin jarion jarman jarmann jarran jarren jarron jaryn jasen jaslynn jasmeen jasmin jasmyn javan javin jaxon jayden jaydon jaylynn jaymin jayron jayronn jayson jazalyn jazlyn jazlynn jazmin jazmynn jazzalyn jazzmyn jean jeevan jefferson jehoichin jen jenalyn jenalynn jeneen jenilynn jennalyn jennilyn jennyann jenralyn jensen jeralyn

English Words Rhyming JON

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES JON AS A WHOLE:

donjonnoun (n.) The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle.

jonahnoun (n.) The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.

jonesianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Jones.

jongleurnoun (n.) Alt. of Jongler

jonglernoun (n.) In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour.
 noun (n.) A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler.

jonquilnoun (n.) Alt. of Jonquille

jonquillenoun (n.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH JON (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 2 Letters (on) - English Words That Ends with on:


abacinationnoun (n.) The act of abacinating.

abactionnoun (n.) Stealing cattle on a large scale.

abaddonnoun (n.) The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
 noun (n.) Hell; the bottomless pit.

abalienationnoun (n.) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement.

abandonnoun (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
 verb (v. t.) To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
 verb (v. t.) To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.
 verb (v. t.) Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
 verb (v. t.) To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.
 verb (v.) Abandonment; relinquishment.

abannationnoun (n.) Alt. of Abannition

abannitionnoun (n.) Banishment.

abarticulationnoun (n.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.

abbreviationnoun (n.) The act of shortening, or reducing.
 noun (n.) The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.
 noun (n.) The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.
 noun (n.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.

abdicationnoun (n.) The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.

abductionnoun (n.) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
 noun (n.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
 noun (n.) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
 noun (n.) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.

aberrationnoun (n.) The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
 noun (n.) A partial alienation of reason.
 noun (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4", and in the latter, to 0.3". Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth.
 noun (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus.
 noun (n.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.
 noun (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.

abevacuationnoun (n.) A partial evacuation.

abirritationnoun (n.) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; want of strength; asthenia.

abjectionnoun (n.) The act of bringing down or humbling.
 noun (n.) The state of being rejected or cast out.
 noun (n.) A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

abjudicationnoun (n.) Rejection by judicial sentence.

abjurationnoun (n.) The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
 noun (n.) A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.

ablactationnoun (n.) The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.
 noun (n.) The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.

ablaqueationnoun (n.) The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.

ablationnoun (n.) A carrying or taking away; removal.
 noun (n.) Extirpation.
 noun (n.) Wearing away; superficial waste.

ablegationnoun (n.) The act of sending abroad.

abliguritionnoun (n.) Prodigal expense for food.

ablutionnoun (n.) The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
 noun (n.) The water used in cleansing.
 noun (n.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.

abluvionnoun (n.) That which is washed off.

abnegationnoun (n.) a denial; a renunciation.

abnodationnoun (n.) The act of cutting away the knots of trees.

abolitionnoun (n.) The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.

abominationnoun (n.) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
 noun (n.) That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.
 noun (n.) A cause of pollution or wickedness.

abortionnoun (n.) The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.
 noun (n.) The immature product of an untimely birth.
 noun (n.) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
 noun (n.) Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion.

abrasionnoun (n.) The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
 noun (n.) The substance rubbed off.
 noun (n.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.

abrenunciationnoun (n.) Absolute renunciation or repudiation.

abreptionnoun (n.) A snatching away.

abrogationnoun (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.

abruptionnoun (n.) A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.

abscessionnoun (n.) A separating; removal; also, an abscess.

abscisionnoun (n.) See Abscission.

abscissionnoun (n.) The act or process of cutting off.
 noun (n.) The state of being cut off.
 noun (n.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

absentationnoun (n.) The act of absenting one's self.

absolutionnoun (n.) An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
 noun (n.) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.
 noun (n.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.
 noun (n.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication.
 noun (n.) The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
 noun (n.) Delivery, in speech.

absorbitionnoun (n.) Absorption.

absorptionnoun (n.) The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.
 noun (n.) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
 noun (n.) In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
 noun (n.) Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.

abstentionadjective (a.) The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.

abstersionnoun (n.) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

abstractionadjective (a.) The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.
 adjective (a.) The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others; analysis. Thus, when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure, the act is called abstraction. So, also, when it considers whiteness, softness, virtue, existence, as separate from any particular objects.
 adjective (a.) An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions.
 adjective (a.) A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; as, a hermit's abstraction.
 adjective (a.) Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.
 adjective (a.) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
 adjective (a.) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.

abstrusionnoun (n.) The act of thrusting away.

absumptionnoun (n.) Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction.

abutilonnoun (n.) A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.

accelerationnoun (n.) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.

accensionnoun (n.) The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.

accentuationnoun (n.) Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
 noun (n.) pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH JON (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 2 Letters (jo) - Words That Begins with jo:


jobnoun (n.) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
 noun (n.) A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
 noun (n.) A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
 noun (n.) Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
 noun (n.) A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.
 noun (n.) The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.
 verb (v. t.) To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
 verb (v. t.) To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
 verb (v. t.) To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
 verb (v. t.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
 verb (v. t.) To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.
 verb (v. i.) To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
 verb (v. i.) To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
 verb (v. i.) To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.

jobbingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Job
 adjective (a.) Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
 adjective (a.) Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician.

jobationnoun (n.) A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof.

jobbernoun (n.) One who works by the job.
 noun (n.) A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.
 noun (n.) One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
 noun (n.) One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.

jobbernowlnoun (n.) A blockhead.

jobberynoun (n.) The act or practice of jobbing.
 noun (n.) Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery.

jocantrynoun (n.) The act or practice of jesting.

jockeynoun (n.) A professional rider of horses in races.
 noun (n.) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
 noun (n.) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
 verb (v. t.) " To jostle by riding against one."
 verb (v. t.) To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.
 verb (v. i.) To play or act the jockey; to cheat.

jockeyingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jockey
 noun (n.) The act or management of one who jockeys; trickery.

jockeyismnoun (n.) The practice of jockeys.

jockeyshipnoun (n.) The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.

jocoseadjective (a.) Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.

jocoseriousadjective (a.) Mingling mirth and seriousness.

jocositynoun (n.) A jocose act or saying; jocoseness.

jocularadjective (a.) Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
 adjective (a.) Sportive; merry.

jocularitynoun (n.) Jesting; merriment.

jocularyadjective (a.) Jocular; jocose; sportive.

joculatornoun (n.) A jester; a joker.

joculatoryadjective (a.) Droll; sportive.

jocunditynoun (n.) The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.

joenoun (n.) See Johannes.

joggingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jog
 noun (n.) The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.

jognoun (n.) A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
 noun (n.) A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane.
 verb (v. t.) To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.
 verb (v. t.) To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See Jog, v. i.
 verb (v. i.) To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over.

joggernoun (n.) One who jogs.

jogglingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joggle

jogglenoun (n.) A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.
 verb (v. t.) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
 verb (v. t.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
 verb (v. i.) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

johanneanadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his writings.

johannesnoun (n.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.

johannisbergernoun (n.) A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine.

johnnoun (n.) A proper name of a man.

johnadreamsnoun (n.) A dreamy, idle fellow.

johnnynoun (n.) A familiar diminutive of John.
 noun (n.) A sculpin.

johnnycakenoun (n.) A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked.

johnsonesenoun (n.) The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.

johnsonianadjective (a.) Pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated.

johnsonianismnoun (n.) A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson.

joiningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Join

joinnoun (n.) The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.
 verb (v. t.) To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.
 verb (v. t.) To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church.
 verb (v. t.) To unite in marriage.
 verb (v. t.) To enjoin upon; to command.
 verb (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue.
 verb (v. i.) To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join.

joinantadjective (a.) Adjoining.

joinernoun (n.) One who, or that which, joins.
 noun (n.) One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings.
 noun (n.) A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.

joinerynoun (n.) The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner.

joinhandnoun (n.) Writing in which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single letters.

jointnoun (n.) The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
 noun (n.) A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.
 noun (n.) The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.
 noun (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
 noun (n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
 noun (n.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
 noun (n.) The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
 noun (n.) A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall.
 noun (n.) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting.
 noun (n.) A place of low resort, as for smoking opium.
 adjective (a.) Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
 adjective (a.) Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
 adjective (a.) United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc.
 adjective (a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
 verb (v. t.) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
 verb (v. t.) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
 verb (v. t.) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
 verb (v. t.) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
 verb (v. i.) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

jointingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joint
 noun (n.) The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.

jointedadjective (a.) Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure.
  (imp. & p. p.) of Joint

jointernoun (n.) One who, or that which, joints.
 noun (n.) A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joined
 noun (n.) The longest plane used by a joiner.
 noun (n.) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves.
 noun (n.) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.
 noun (n.) A tool for pointing the joints in brickwork.

jointlessadjective (a.) Without a joint; rigid; stiff.

jointressnoun (n.) A woman who has a jointure.

jointurenoun (n.) A joining; a joint.
 noun (n.) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
 verb (v. t.) To settle a jointure upon.

jointuringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jointure

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH JON:

English Words which starts with 'j' and ends with 'n':

jackeennoun (n.) A drunken, dissolute fellow.

jackmannoun (n.) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n.
 noun (n.) A cream cheese.

jacobeanadjective (a.) Alt. of Jacobian

jacobianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of England.

jacobinnoun (n.) A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.
 noun (n.) One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue.
 noun (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short.
 adjective (a.) Same as Jacobinic.

jactationnoun (n.) A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.

jactitationnoun (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
 noun (n.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.

jaculationnoun (n.) The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.

jainnoun (n.) Alt. of Jaina

jalapinnoun (n.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.

jamaicannoun (n.) A native or inhabitant of Jamaica.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Jamaica.

jannoun (n.) One of intermediate order between angels and men.

janizarianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government.

japannoun (n.) Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
 verb (v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
 verb (v. t.) To give a glossy black to, as shoes.

jargonnoun (n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
 noun (n.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
 verb (v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.

jaspideanadjective (a.) Alt. of Jaspideous

javelinnoun (n.) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.
 verb (v. t.) To pierce with a javelin.

jeannoun (n.) A twilled cotton cloth.

jeffersoniannoun (n.) An adherent of Jefferson or his doctrines.
 adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson or his policy or political doctrines.
 adjective (a.) Pert. to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States) or his political doctrines, which were those of the Republicanism of his time, as opposed to those of the Federalists.

jeniquennoun (n.) A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber.

jerfalconnoun (n.) The gyrfalcon.

jerkinnoun (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
 noun (n.) A male gyrfalcon.

jetsonnoun (n.) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.
 noun (n.) Jettison. See Jettison, 1.

jettisonnoun (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.
 noun (n.) See Jetsam, 1.

jettonnoun (n.) A metal counter used in playing cards.

jinnoun (n.) Alt. of Jinn

jinnnoun (n.) See Jinnee.
  (pl. ) of Jinnee

jollificationnoun (n.) A merrymaking; noisy festivity.

jordannoun (n.) Alt. of Jorden

jordennoun (n.) A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists.
 noun (n.) A chamber pot.

journeymannoun (n.) Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has mastered a handicraft or trade; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman.

jovianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).

jubilationnoun (n.) A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.

judaizationnoun (n.) The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual.

judeannoun (n.) A native of Judea; a Jew.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Judea.

juglandinnoun (n.) An extractive matter contained in the juice of the green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia). It is used medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black hair dye.

julianadjective (a.) Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar.

junctionnoun (n.) The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.
 noun (n.) The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.

juniperinnoun (n.) A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.

juponnoun (n.) Alt. of Juppon

jupponnoun (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.
 noun (n.) A petticoat.

jurdiccionnoun (n.) Jurisdiction.

jurdonnoun (n.) Jordan.

jurisdictionadjective (a.) The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission.
 adjective (a.) The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
 adjective (a.) Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority.

jurymannoun (n.) One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror.

justificationnoun (n.) The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification.
 noun (n.) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer.
 noun (n.) The act of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's requirements.
 noun (n.) Adjustment of type by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or of a cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making such adjustment.

justinianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.