AltF Lexicon lists 284 2-syllable words starting with J out of 1,775 entries under the letter. They are shown 60 to a page in dictionary order, each with its first definition, its syllable count and how common the word is.

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jabbern.v.rapid and indistinct speech2 syl2 senses
jabbingn.a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)2 syl
jabotn.a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt

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jacinthn.a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone2 syl

jack-tarn.a man who serves as a sailor2 syl

jackaln.Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack…2 syl

jackassn.a man who is a stupid incompetent fool2 syl2 senses

jackbootn.(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot2 syl

jackdawn.common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery2 syl

jacketn.v.a short coat2 syl7 senses

jackknifen.v.a large knife with one or more folding blades2 syl3 senses

jacklightn.v.a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night2 syl2 senses

jackpotn.the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)2 syl2 senses

jackscrewn.screw-operated jack2 syl

jacksmeltn.a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)2 syl

jacksnipen.a small short-billed Old World snipe2 syl2 senses

jacksonn.English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)2 syl11 senses

jackstonesn.game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing…2 syl2 senses

jackstrawn.a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws2 syl

jackstrawsn.a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the…2 syl

jacobn.French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)2 syl2 senses

jacobsn.English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)2 syl3 senses

jacquardn.French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)2 syl3 senses

jadedadj.exhausted2 syl2 senses

jadeiten.a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade…2 syl

jaegern.rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey2 syl

jafarn.Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political…2 syl

jaffan.a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 19502 syl

jaffarn.Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political…2 syl

jaggern.English rock star (born in 1943)2 syl

jaggyadj.having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed2 syl2 senses

jaguarn.a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a…2 syl

jahveyn.a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH2 syl

jahwehn.a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH2 syl

jailbirdn.a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly2 syl

jailbreakn.an escape from jail2 syl

jailern.someone who guards prisoners2 syl

jailhousen.a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either…2 syl

jailorn.someone who guards prisoners2 syl

jainistn.adj.a believer in Jainism2 syl2 senses

jam-packedadj.extremely crowed or filled to capacity2 syl

jambonn.meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)2 syl

jambosn.used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)2 syl

jamestownn.a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English…2 syl

jamjarn.a jar for holding jellies or preserves2 syl

jammern.a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming2 syl

jammiesn.(usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers2 syl

jammingn.deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of…2 syl

jampackv.crowd or pack to capacity2 syl

jampann.a kind of sedan chair used in India2 syl

jampotn.a jar for holding jellies or preserves2 syl

janglen.v.a metallic sound2 syl2 senses

janglingadj.like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together2 syl

janglyadj.like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together2 syl

jansenn.a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638)2 syl

janusn.(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his…2 syl

japann.v.a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and…2 syl5 senses

japhethn.(Old Testament) son of Noah2 syl

jarfuln.the quantity contained in a jar2 syl

jargonn.a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)2 syl3 senses

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