Nouns in english starting with J

• Jimmy Stewart — Noun – English ～ United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
• joss stick — Noun – English ～ a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese
• Jatropha stimulosus — Noun – English ～ a stinging herb of tropical America
• joint-stock company — Noun – English ～ a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
• jewelry store — Noun – English ～ a firm that sells and buys jewelry
• Japanese stranglehold — Noun – English ～ a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
• Johann Strauss — Noun – English ～ Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)
• Johann Strauss — Noun – English ～ Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
• jet stream — Noun – English ～ a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
• Johan August Strindberg — Noun – English ～ Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912)
• John Stuart Mill — Noun – English ～ English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
• jump suit — Noun – English ～ one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform
• jump suit — Noun – English ～ one-piece uniform worn by parachutists
• Japanese sumac — Noun – English ～ small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
• Jerusalem artichoke sunflower — Noun – English ～ tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
• Joan Sutherland — Noun – English ～ Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
• Jan Swammerdam — Noun – English ～ Dutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680)
• Jonathan Swift — Noun – English ～ an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
• John Addington Symonds — Noun – English ～ English writer (1840-1893)
• J. M. Synge — Noun – English ～ Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909)

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