| jog1 |
to give a little push or shake; nudge. [4 definitions] |
| join |
When you join things, you put or bring them together. [5 definitions] |
| joint |
A joint is a place where two or more parts come together and connect. In your body, your bones are held together at your joints. Your arm has two bones connected at your elbow joint, for example. Your arm is connected to your hand at your wrist joint. |
| joke |
A joke is a short story with a funny ending. People tell jokes to make other people laugh. [3 definitions] |
| jolly |
A jolly person is a person who always seems happy and likes to have fun. If someone feels jolly, they feel and look very happy. |
| jolt |
to shake up or cause to move with a jerk. [4 definitions] |
| jonquil |
a white or yellow flower with a pleasant smell. The jonquil is much like the daffodil. |
| Jordan |
Jordan is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Its neighbors are Syria, Iraq, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Part of Jordan is desert, but most of Jordan gets plenty of rain during the winter months. It even snows in some places. Many tourists come to Jordan to see things that were built during ancient times. |
| jostle |
to push, crowd, or bump into on purpose. [2 definitions] |
| jot |
to write in a quick and simple way (usually followed by "down"). |
| journal |
When you keep a journal, it means that you keep a written record of what you think and do every day. [2 definitions] |
| journalism |
the work of collecting news and information and giving it out to the public through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other media. |
| journalist |
A journalist is someone who writes for a newspaper or news magazine. |
| journey |
A journey is a long trip from one place to another. [2 definitions] |
| joust |
a real or pretend fight between two knights on horseback. Each knight tries to knock the other off his horse with a lance. [2 definitions] |
| jovial |
very cheerful, friendly, and merry; jolly. |
| jowl2 |
skin or flesh that hangs down from the lower jaw. |
| joy |
Joy is a very strong and deep feeling of being happy. [2 definitions] |
| joyful |
feeling, showing, or causing great happiness; glad; happy. |
| joyous |
full of joy; happy. |
| joystick |
(informal) the control stick for an airplane, computer, or game. |