Words that start with J

Jogging is running at a slow, steady pace. People jog to keep fit.

A joint is a place where two parts of a body or machine are joined together.

The Jolly Roger is a flag with a skull and crossbones that was traditionally flown on a pirate ship, although many pirates would just fly a plain black flag. The reason pirates wanted people to know they were pirates was just to frighten the crew of other ships into giving up without a fight. The Jolly Roger in the picture is being flown along with some other modern flags.

A journal is similar to a diary. You use a journal to record events in, like a record of a trip.

Jousting is a medieval sport where two people on horses run at each other on either side of a barrier. Each person wears armour and wields a lance. The object is to knock your opponent off his horse.