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Words starting with J

Words that start with J

A jackal jumped into a jar of jam in Jamestown.

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Jis forJuice

Fruit is mostly made of water. When you squeeze a fruit, you get juice from it, which is a drink that tastes like the fruit it comes from. The commonest kinds of juice are orange juice and apple juice.
Photo of a juicy mango
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Jis forJuicy

Something is juicy if it has a lot of tasty liquid called juice inside it. Juicy is usually only used to describe food.

Jis forJulienne

Julienning is a way of cutting food into thin, even sized pieces that are similar in size to matchsticks. Hard vegetables like carrots are most frequently julienned.
Photo of a sign that says July
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Jis forJuly

July is the seventh month of the year. It has 31 days. The next month of the year is August. In the northern hemisphere July is part of summer, and in the southern hemisphere it is part of winter.
Photo of a horse jumping over a barrier
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Jis forJump

This horse is jumping over the barrier. When you jump, your legs leave the ground and you either go up in the air or over something.
Photo of some African children playing jump rope
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Jump rope is a game where you swing a rope around yourself and jump over it as it comes under you. Sometimes two people hold the ends of the rope and one or more other people jump over the rope.

Jis forJune

June is the sixth month of the year. It has 30 days. The next month of the year is July. In the northern hemisphere June is part of summer, and in the southern hemisphere it is part of winter.

Jis forJungle

A jungle is a rainforest that is particularly thick and has a lot of undergrowth. It is usually impossible to walk through a jungle, you need to bring a machete to cut through the vines.

Jis forJuniper

Scientific name: genus: juniperus
Junipers are conifers in the cypress family. Junipers range in size from small shrubs to large trees. They are very popular as bonsai plants. Some kinds of juniper have aromatic edible berries that are used as a flavoring for drinks such as gin.

Jis forJunk

Junk is anything that is considered worthless or with a very low value. What some people consider junk other people may not.