EN Vocabulary - 3000 Words
Common words beginning J
/ˈdʒakɪt/
noun
An outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.
example - he put his hand in his jacket pocket
An outer covering, especially one placed round a tank or pipe to insulate it.
example - If you have a conventional water heater, give it a wrap as well with an insulated jacket that will help prevent energy loss.synonyms - wrapping, wrapper, wrap, sleeve, sheath, sheathing, envelope, cover, covering
The skin of a potato.
example - potatoes cooked in their jackets
A folder or envelope containing an official document or file.
synonyms - file, binder, ring binder, portfolio, document case
A steel frame fixed to the seabed, forming the support structure of an oil production platform.
verb
Cover with a jacket.
example - While most bullets have been jacketed with copper-zinc alloy, a variety of other hard metals, including tungsten, have been used.
/dʒam/
verb
Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
example - four of us were jammed in one compartmentsynonyms - stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, wedge, press, push, stick, squeeze, compress, confine, cram, pack, sandwich, insert
Become or make unable to move or work due to a part seizing up or becoming stuck.
example - the photocopier jammedsynonyms - stick, become stuck, catch, seize, seize up, become immobilized, become unable to move, become fixed, become wedged, become lodged, become trapped
Improvise with other musicians, especially in jazz or blues.
noun
An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
An awkward situation or predicament.
synonyms - predicament, plight, tricky situation, ticklish situation, awkward situation, spot of trouble, bit of bother, difficulty, problem, puzzle, quandary, dilemma, muddle, mess, quagmire, mire, imbroglio, mare"s nest, dire straits
An improvised performance by a group of musicians, especially in jazz or blues.(especially in dance or urban music) a song or track.
example - Just as jazz musicians improvise in a jam session, two or more painters hold a visual dialogue where non-verbal expression provokes a response that in turn provokes a reaction from a partner.
/ˈdʒanjʊ(ə)ri/
noun
The first month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the second month of winter.
example - Sophie was two in January
/dʒaz/
noun
A type of music of black American origin which emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm. Brass and woodwind instruments and piano are particularly associated with jazz, although guitar and occasionally violin are also used; styles include Dixieland, swing, bebop, and free jazz.
example - Even Dixieland and swing jazz from that era really had fast tempos.
verb
Play or dance to jazz music.
/dʒiːnz/
plural noun
Hard-wearing casual trousers made of denim or other cotton fabric.
example - he wore a pair of faded jeans and a white T-shirtsynonyms - denims, blue jeans
/ˈdʒuːəlri/
noun
Personal ornaments, such as necklaces, rings, or bracelets, that are typically made from or contain jewels and precious metal.
example - she had silver hair and chunky gold jewellerysynonyms - jewels, gems, gemstones, precious stones, semi-precious stones, bijouterie
/dʒɒb/
noun
A paid position of regular employment.
example - the scheme could create 200 jobssynonyms - position of employment, position, post, situation, place, appointment, posting, placement, day job
A task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.
example - she wants to be left alone to get on with the jobsynonyms - task, piece of work, assignment, project
A thing of a specified kind.
verb
Do casual or occasional work.
example - he left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man
Buy and sell (stocks) as a broker-dealer, especially on a small scale.
Cheat; betray.
Turn a public office or a position of trust to private advantage.
/dʒɔɪn/
verb
Link; connect.
example - the tap was joined to a pipesynonyms - connect, unite, fix, affix, attach, add, annex, fasten, stick, glue, fuse, knit, weld, amalgamate, consolidate, combine, bond, append, link, bridge, secure, lock, make fast, tie, bind, string, lash, couple, marry, pair, yoke, team, chain, merge, dovetail, splice, blend
noun
A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.
example - it was soldered so well that you couldn"t see the joinsynonyms - joint, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus
/dʒəʊk/
noun
A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
example - she was in a mood to tell jokessynonyms - funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry
verb
Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.
example - she could laugh and joke with her colleaguessynonyms - tell jokes, crack jokes
/ˈdʒəːn(ə)l/
noun
A newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity.
example - medical journalssynonyms - periodical, publication, magazine, gazette, digest, professional organ, review, newsletter, news-sheet, bulletin
A daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary.
example - while abroad he had kept a journalsynonyms - diary, day-by-day account, daily record, log, logbook, weblog, blog, vlog, moblog, yearbook
The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.
example - The LS1 hydraulic roller camshaft has large bearing journals and a large-diameter base circle to minimize torsional twisting and stress.
verb
Write in a journal or diary.
example - I journaled extensively during both periods
/ˈdʒəːn(ə)lɪst/
noun
A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast.
example - foreign journalists had been expelled from the areasynonyms - reporter, correspondent, newsman, newswoman, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, columnist, writer, commentator, reviewer, blogger
/ˈdʒəːni/
noun
An act of travelling from one place to another.
example - an eight-hour train journeysynonyms - trip, expedition, period of travelling, tour, trek, voyage, cruise, safari, ride, drive, transfer
verb
Travel somewhere.
example - they journeyed southsynonyms - travel, go, voyage, sail, cruise, fly, hike, trek, ride, drive, make one"s way, wend one"s way
/dʒɔɪ/
noun
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
example - tears of joysynonyms - delight, great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, glee, exhilaration, ebullience, exuberance, elation, euphoria, bliss, ecstasy, transports of delight, rapture, radiance
verb
Rejoice.
example - I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or painsynonyms - be joyful, be happy, be pleased, be glad, be delighted, be elated, be ecstatic, be euphoric, be overjoyed, be as pleased as Punch, be cock-a-hoop, be jubilant, be rapturous, be in raptures, be transported, be beside oneself with joy, be delirious, be thrilled, jump for joy, be on cloud nine, be treading on air, be walking on air, be in seventh heaven, exult, glory, triumph
/dʒʌdʒ/
noun
A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.
example - he is due to appear before a judge and jury on Mondaysynonyms - justice, magistrate, Her Honour, His Honour, Your Honour
A leader having temporary authority in ancient Israel in the period between Joshua and the kings.
example - After him, the period of the judges began, the judges made sure that the Jews were acting properly.
verb
Form an opinion or conclusion about.
example - a production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticismsynonyms - form the opinion, come to the conclusion, conclude, decide, determine
/ˈdʒʌdʒm(ə)nt/
noun
The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
example - an error of judgementsynonyms - discernment, acumen, shrewdness, astuteness, common sense, good sense, sense, perception, perspicacity, percipience, penetration, acuity, discrimination, wisdom, wit, native wit, judiciousness, prudence, sagacity, understanding, intelligence, awareness, canniness, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness, powers of reasoning, reason, logic
A misfortune or calamity viewed as a divine punishment.
example - the events of last week are a judgement on us for our sinful wayssynonyms - punishment, retribution, penalty
/dʒuːs/
noun
The liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables.
example - add the juice of a lemonsynonyms - liquid, fluid, sap
The liquid that comes from meat or other food when cooked.
example - put with the salmon, reserving the cooking juicessynonyms - liquid, liquor
Electrical energy.
synonyms - energy, electrical power, nuclear power, solar power, steam power, water power
verb
Extract the juice from (fruit or vegetables)
example - juice one orange at a time
Take anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
/dʒʊˈlʌɪ/
noun
The seventh month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the second month of summer.
example - I had a letter from him in July
/dʒʌmp/
verb
Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one"s legs and feet.
example - the cat jumped off his lapsynonyms - leap, spring, bound, hop, bounce
(of a person) move suddenly and quickly in a specified way.
example - Juliet jumped to her feetsynonyms - leap, spring, bound, hop, bounce
Attack (someone) suddenly and unexpectedly.
synonyms - assault, beat, beat up, batter, thrash, pound, pummel, assail, set upon, fall upon, strike at, let fly at, tear into, lash out at, aggress
(of a place) be full of lively activity.
synonyms - busy, crowded, bustling, hectic, swarming, teeming, astir, buzzing, thronging
Have sex with (someone).
Start (a vehicle) using jump leads.
noun
An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one"s legs and feet.
example - in making the short jump across the gully he lost his balancesynonyms - leap, spring, vault, bound, hop
A sudden involuntary movement caused by shock or surprise.
example - I woke up with a jumpsynonyms - start, jerk, sudden movement, involuntary movement, convulsive movement, spasm, twitch, wince
An act or instance of having sex.
/dʒuːn/
noun
The sixth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of summer.
example - the roses flower in June
/ˈdʒuːnɪə/
adjective
For or denoting young or younger people.
example - junior tennissynonyms - younger, youngest
Low or lower in rank or status.
example - a junior ministersynonyms - low-ranking, lower-ranking, subordinate, sub-, lesser, lower, minor, secondary, inferior
noun
A person who is a specified number of years younger than someone else.
example - he"s five years her junior
A person with low rank or status compared with others.
example - an office juniorsynonyms - subordinate, inferior, deputy, junior, assistant, adjutant, aide, minion, lackey, flunkey, menial, retainer, vassal, subject, serf, hireling, servant, henchman, myrmidon, right-hand man, right-hand woman, girl Friday, man Friday, factotum, stooge
/dʒʌst/
adjective
Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.
example - a just and democratic societysynonyms - fair, fair-minded, equitable, even-handed, impartial, unbiased, objective, neutral, disinterested, unprejudiced, open-minded, non-partisan, non-discriminatory, anti-discrimination
adverb
Exactly.
example - that"s just what I needsynonyms - exactly, precisely, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, perfectly, utterly, wholly, thoroughly, altogether, in every way, in every respect, in all respects, quite
Very recently; in the immediate past.
example - I"ve just seen the local papersynonyms - a moment ago, a second ago, a short time ago, very recently, not long ago, lately, only now
Barely; by a little.
example - inflation fell to just over 4 per centsynonyms - by a narrow margin, narrowly, only just, by inches, by a hair"s breadth, by the narrowest of margins
Simply; only; no more than.
example - just a bad day in the officesynonyms - only, merely, simply, but, nothing but, no more than
Expressing agreement.
/ˈdʒʌstɪs/
noun
Just behaviour or treatment.
example - a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for peoplesynonyms - fairness, justness, fair play, fair-mindedness, equity, equitableness, even-handedness, egalitarianism, impartiality, impartialness, lack of bias, objectivity, neutrality, disinterestedness, lack of prejudice, open-mindedness, non-partisanship
A judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state.
example - It is, therefore, a matter of public interest who becomes judges of the lower courts and justices of the Supreme Court.synonyms - judge, magistrate, Her Honour, His Honour, Your Honour
/ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪ/
verb
Show or prove to be right or reasonable.
example - the person appointed has fully justified our confidencesynonyms - give grounds for, give reasons for, give a justification for, show just cause for, explain, give an explanation for, account for, prove to be reasonable, show to be reasonable, provide a rationale for, rationalize
Declare or make righteous in the sight of God.
example - one of the elect, justified by faith
Adjust (a line of type or piece of text) so that the print fills a space evenly or forms a straight edge at the margin.
example - in most European languages you justify text by adding space between letters and words