Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z jambart A piece of armour for the leg below the knee. Jambavan Name of an immortal sloth-bear (or sometimes a monkey) in Hindu mythology, often stylized as "king of the bears". Jambavati The wife of Lord Krishna. Jambazian A surname from Armenian. jambe A leg, of an animal or person. jambeau A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave. jambee A light walking cane that was fashionable in the eighteenth century. It apparently came from the Calamus plants. jamber Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”). Jamberoo A town in the Kiama council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Jambhala a deity in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism Jambi The capital and largest city of Jambi, Indonesia. jambier A foot rest. jambite A first-year student at university; freshman. jambiya An Arabian (especially Yemeni) dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt. jambless Without a jamb. jambo A member or fan of Heart of Midlothian F.C., a Scottish football club. jambolan Synonym of jambul. jambolana Syzygium cumini, a myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America with astringent bark and edible fruit. jambon A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese. Jambone A hand that is played with the bidder's cards exposed on the table jamboree A boisterous or lavish celebration or party. jamborette A small or short jamboree jamborite A hexagonal green mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur. jambox boom box jambstone The stone forming the jamb of a doorway. jambu Cute, adorable or beautiful. jambul An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini. jambuster A doughnut filled with jam. jamdani A fabric of fine cotton muslin of Bengali origin, with coloured stripes and patterns. jamdhar A kind of Indian dagger, broad at the base and slightly curved, and having a cross-grip on the hilt. jameed Dried yogurt used in dishes such as mansaf. jameo A large hole (or sink) formed when the roofs of multiple levels of a lava-tube cave collapse, found most notably in the Canary Islands. Jamerican An American of Jamaican birth or ancestry Jamerson A surname. James The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James. Jamesburg An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, named after John James. Jameshia A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. Jamesian Of or relating to American writer Henry James (1843–1916), regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. Jamesina A female given name. jamesite A triclinic-pinacoidal reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, iron, lead, oxygen, and zinc. Jameson A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James. Jamesonian Of or relating to Fredric Jameson (1934–2024), American critic and Marxist political theorist. jamesonite A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄. Jamestown The capital city of Saint Helena. Jamesville An unincorporated community in Stone County, Missouri. jamette A sexually promiscuous woman. jamewar A cashmere shawl with coloured patterns. jamful Full to capacity; jam-packed; chokka. Jamie A diminutive of the male given name James, from English and Scottish, also used as a formal given name. Jamieson A surname originating as a patronymic. Jamil A surname. Jamila A female given name from Arabic. Jamille A female given name originating as a coinage, masculine equivalent Jamil. Jamiltepec A district of Oaxaca, Mexico. Jamin A male given name. Jamindan A municipality of Capiz, Philippines. Jamir A male given name. jamisen An archaic stringed instrument of Japanese origin, traditionally made from snakeskin and characteristic of the Ryukyu islands; it is the ancestor of the shamisen. Jamison A Scottish surname transferred from the given name. Jamisontown A suburb of Sydney in the Penrith council area, New South Wales, Australia. jamjams pajamas Jamjoom A surname Jamkhar A gewog of Trashi Yangtse District, Bhutan. jamless Without jam. jamli jambul tree jamlike Resembling jam (the sweet spread). jammable That can be jammed. jammed Stuck. jammer A player of the massively multiplayer online game Animal Jam (now either the app so named, formerly Animal Jam – Play Wild!, or the desktop game renamed Animal Jam Classic). jammers A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts. jammie pajama jammily In a jammy or jamlike way. jamminess The state or condition of being jammy or jamlike. jamming The act or process by which something is jammed. Jammu A division of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, consisting of the southern portion. jammy Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc. Jamnagar A city in Gujarat, India. Jamnapari A goat of an Indian domestic breed originating in Uttar Pradesh. Jamnian Of or relating to the ancient city of Jamnia. jamo Any of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet. jamoat A third-level administrative division, similar to a commune or municipality, in Tajikistan. jamoke Coffee. jamon Spanish dry-cured ham jamoora A performer who acts as a sidekick in the traditional folk theatre of India and Pakistan. jampan Synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters. jampani A jampan-bearer. Jamrach A dealer in exotic wild animals. jamrosade The rose apple Syzygium jambos. Jamshedpur A city in the state of Jharkhand, India. Jamshoro A city and district of Sindh, Pakistan. Jamstack A web development architecture pattern and solution stack based around JavaScript, API, and markup. Jamtara A district of Jharkhand, India. Jamui A district of Bihar, India. Jamul A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States. jamun Synonym of jambul. jamwich A jam sandwich. jamwood The hard timber of the jam tree (Acacia acuminata). jan A male given name from Dutch. Jana A female given name from Czech. Janacekian Of or relating to Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), Czech composer. Janae A female given name originating as a coinage. Janak A surname from Czech. Janaka An ancient king of Videha. The Janaka dynasty ruled the Videha kingdom in the Mithila region from the capital city of the same name. Janaki An epithet (patronymic) of Sita in Ramayana. Janakpur A sub-metropolitan city, the capital of Madhesh Province, Nepal. Janambre An indigenous people of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico. Janamejaya Son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata. Janampa A surname from Spanish. Janani A female given name from Sanskrit. janapa Synonym of Indian hemp (“Crotalaria juncea”). janapada A realm or kingdom of the Vedic period in the Indian subcontinent. janapan Synonym of Indian hemp (“Crotalaria juncea”). Janardana An epithet of Shri Vishnu. janata The people; the populace. janazah A Muslim funeral prayer, part of the Islamic funeral ritual. Jancourt A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia Janczak A surname from Polish. Jand A foreign country, one other than Nigeria. Janda A surname from Czech. jandal A flip-flop (type of footwear) Jandavra An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh and Rajasthan. jandaya Aratinga jandaya, a small neotropical parrot with green wings and tail, reddish-orange body, yellow head and neck, orange cheeks, and black bill, native to wooded habitats in northeastern Brazil. janded Of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who has lived or travelled overseas. Jandreau A surname. jane used as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman Janea A surname. Janeane A female given name. Janecek A surname. Janeen A female given name. janegirl A boy who behaves in a typically girlish manner. Janeigh A female given name, variant of Janie. Janeite A fan of the author Jane Austen, especially one without a background in literary criticism. Janeiteism The love or worship of the works of Jane Austen. Janelle A female given name. janes A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John. Janessa A female given name originating as a coinage. Janesville A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States. JANET A female given name. Janetian Relating to Pierre Janet (1859–1947), pioneering French psychologist, philosopher and psychotherapist in the field of dissociation and traumatic memory. Janetta A female given name. Janette A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Janet. janeu A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru. Janeway A surname. Janey A diminutive of the female given name Jane. jang Fermented ingredients used as the base for many Korean dishes and sauces. jangada A traditional wooden sailing raft of northern Brazil. jangadeiro One who sails a jangada (type of raft). jangajji Unfermented vegetables pickled in soy sauce or chili paste etc., used in Korean cuisine. Jangaon A district of Telangana, India. janggi A board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.