Words that start with J

J is for Jump

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.

Thowra_uk / CC BY-SA

J is for June

Months

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.

happy_serendipity / Inspired By (CC BY)

J is for Jungle

Landscape

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.

Luke Jones / CC BY-SA

J is for Juniper

Conifers

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.

Nesster / CC BY-SA

J is for Junk

Waste products

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

Chris McInnis / CC BY-SA

J is for Jupiter

Planets

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is the fifth planet from the sun. It has four planet-sized moons and many smaller moons; 63 in total.
Jupiter is 778,412,020km from the Sun.
Its radius is 71,492km.

NASA image and video library / Public Domain

J is for Juvenile

Adjectives, Aging

A juvenile is a creature that is older than a baby, but not grown up into an adult yet. Juvenile birds often look scruffy as they are losing their downy baby feathers and growing their adult plumage.

Matt Reinbold / CC BY-SA