JACK - a mean fellow
JACK-A-LENT - a puppet thrown for fun at Lent
JACK-AN-APES - Jack o’ lantern
JACK GUARDANT - a jack in office
JADE - to whip, to treat with contempt
JANUS - two-headed
JAPE - rude joke
JAR (1) - the ticking of a clock
JAR (2) - to tick as a clock
JAUNCE - to prance
JERKIN - sheriff’s coat
JESS - a strap of leather
JEST - to tilt in a tournament
JET - to strut
JOHN-A-DREAMS - a daydreamer
JOURNAL - daily
JOVIAL - appertaining to Jove
JUDICIOUS - critical
JUMP - to agree
JUMP - hazard
JUMP - exactly, nicely
JUSTICER - a judge, magistrate
JUT - to encroach
JUTTY - a projection
JUTTY - to jut out beyond
JUVENAL - youth, young man