| ABJECTLY | • abjectly adv. In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately. • ABJECT adv. humble; miserable; craven. |
| JACKSTAY | • jackstay n. (Nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship’s yard, to which is attached the head… • jackstay n. (Nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a… • jackstay n. (Nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness… |
| JAUNTILY | • jauntily adv. In an airy, showy, or affected manner. • jauntily adv. In a dapper or stylish manner. • jauntily adv. In an ostentatiously self-confident manner. |
| JEJUNITY | • jejunity n. Jejuneness. • JEJUNITY n. something that is naive. |
| JETTYING | • jettying v. Present participle of jetty. • jettying n. A technique used in mediaeval timber-frame buildings in which an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions… • JETTY v. to jut out, also JUTTY. |
| JOCOSITY | • jocosity n. (Uncountable) The state of being jocose. • jocosity n. (Countable) A jocose utterance. • JOCOSITY n. cheerfulness. |
| JOVIALTY | • jovialty n. Archaic form of joviality. • JOVIALTY n. the state of being jovial. |
| JOYSTICK | • joystick n. A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one… • joystick n. (Slang) A penis. • joystick v. (Rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick. |
| JURATORY | • juratory adj. Relating to or comprising an oath. • JURATORY adj. pertaining to an oath. |
| JURYMAST | • jurymast n. (Nautical) A temporary mast constructed when a vessel has been dismasted, usually in heavy weather. • jury␣mast n. (Nautical) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away or broken. • jury␣mast n. (Medicine) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in cases of spinal disease. |
| JUTTYING | • juttying v. Present participle of jutty. • JUTTY v. to stick out. |
| MAJORITY | • majority n. More than half (50%) of some group. • majority n. The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes. • majority n. (Dated) Legal adulthood, age of majority. |
| UNJUSTLY | • unjustly adv. In an unjust manner. • UNJUST adv. not just. |