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Words that start with J

A jackal jumped into a jar of jam in Jamestown.

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J is for Jockey

A jockey is someone who professionally rides horses. Jockeys usually ride horses in races. Jockeys need to be as light as possible, so the horses can run faster when they are carrying them.

J is for Joey

A joey is a baby kangaroo.

J is for Jog

Jogging is running at a slow, steady pace.

People jog to keep fit.

J is for Jogger

A jogger is someone who goes jogging.

J is for Joint

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

J is for Jolly

Being jolly is the feeling of being cheerful, joyful, festive, and happy. Christmas is often thought of as a jolly holiday. Santa Claus is often described as being a jolly person.

J is for Jolly Roger

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.

J is for Jot

You jot something down when you quickly write or draw it. The person in the picture is jotting down some notes.

J is for Journal

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

J is for Journey

A journey is a trip from one place to another, usually taken over quite a long time. The word journey can also be used to describe progress from one state to another, for example a weight loss journey. The people in the picture are on a bike journey.
A similar word to journey is travel or trek.

J is for Joust

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.

J is for Jowl

Jowls are the parts of your face around your jaw and neck, particularly when they are large and fatty.

J is for Joy

Joy is extreme happiness.
The little girl in the picture is jumping for joy.

J is for Judge

A judge is someone who is in charge of a court of law, and listens to all sides of a court case, when someone has been accused of doing something bad. Judges also decide what punishment will be given to someone who is found guilty.
Outside of a law court, a judge is someone who decides who will win a competition, such as a sports game, a pet show, or an art competition.

J is for Jug

A jug is a container designed to pour a liquid like water or milk from. It has a handle to hold it with and a spout so that whatever is in the jug goes in the right place and doesn't spill and make a mess when you pour it.

J is for Juggle

Juggling is the art of throwing some objects through the air from one hand to another, in a loop. You can juggle with balls, small bean bags, rings, skittles, burning brands, knives or even chainsaws.
Juggling is most often seen done at circuses or by street performers.
The lady in the picture is juggling with three balls, the more skilled you are the more objects you can juggle at once.

J is for Juice

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.

J is for Juicy

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

J is for Julienne

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.

J is for July

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.