Index of English words, starting with "ja"

(1) - Jansenist (n.) A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace.

(1) - January (n.) The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

(1) - Janus (n.) A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace.

(1) - Japan (v. t.) To give a glossy black to, as shoes.
(2) - Japan (v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
(3) - Japan (a.) Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
(4) - Japan (n.) Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.