English words starting with jo

Meanings of Jo:

noun

A sweetheart.

Usage examples:

I thought it might have been one of the servant girls with her jo

Meanings of Joanna:

noun

A piano.

Usage examples:

So might a concert pianist, accustomed to performing on a steinway grand, have been shocked when th…

Meanings of Job:

noun

A paid position of regular employment.

Usage examples:

The scheme could create 200 jobs

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

proper noun

(in the bible) a prosperous man whose patience and piety were tried by undeserved misfortunes, and who, in spite of his bitter lamentations, remained confident in the goodness and justice of god.

Meanings of Job-applicant:

noun

Someone who applies for a job

Usage examples:

Some employers now even use google to screen job applicants with online profiles.

Meanings of Job-related:

adjective

Connected with someone's work

Usage examples:

Job-related skills/training, job-related stress

Meanings of Job-seeker:

noun

→  job hunter

Meanings of Jobation:

noun

The action or an instance of "job"; a rebuke, a reprimand, especially a lengthy and tedious one; a lecture, a harangue.

Meanings of Jobbed:

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

noun

A paid position of regular employment.

Usage examples:

The scheme could create 200 jobs

proper noun

(in the bible) a prosperous man whose patience and piety were tried by undeserved misfortunes, and who, in spite of his bitter lamentations, remained confident in the goodness and justice of god.

Meanings of Jobber:

noun

(in the uk) a principal or wholesaler who dealt only on the stock exchange with brokers, not directly with the public.

Usage examples:

Brokers made a commission charged to their principals; jobbers made a ‘turn’ on the bid-ask spread …

Meanings of Jobbernowl:

noun

A stupid or foolish person; an idiot, a numbskull.

Meanings of Jobbers:

noun

(in the uk) a principal or wholesaler who dealt only on the stock exchange with brokers, not directly with the public.

Usage examples:

Brokers made a commission charged to their principals; jobbers made a ‘turn’ on the bid-ask spread …

Meanings of Jobbery:

noun

The practice of using a public office or position of trust for one's own gain or advantage.

Usage examples:

Independent scrutiny will serve as a deterrent against jobbery

Meanings of Jobbing:

adjective

Employed to do occasional pieces of work, rather than on a regular or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

As a jobbing actor or musician you have to take any work you can get

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

Meanings of Jobble:

noun

An agitated movement of water; = "jabble".

Meanings of Jobholder:

noun

A person who has a particular job or position.

Usage examples:

The job holder will be responsible for leading a small team

Meanings of Jobholders:

noun

A person who has a particular job or position.

Usage examples:

The job holder will be responsible for leading a small team

Meanings of Jobless:

adjective

Unemployed.

Usage examples:

Thousands of jobless youngsters

Meanings of Joblessness:

noun

The state of being unemployed.

Usage examples:

Public anger over rising joblessness

Meanings of Jobmaster:

noun

A man who lets out horses and carriages by the job or for a limited time. compare "job". now chiefly historical.

Meanings of Jobs:

noun

A paid position of regular employment.

Usage examples:

The scheme could create 200 jobs

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

proper noun

(in the bible) a prosperous man whose patience and piety were tried by undeserved misfortunes, and who, in spite of his bitter lamentations, remained confident in the goodness and justice of god.

Meanings of Jobs-for-the-boys:

idiom

Work that someone in an important position gives to their friends or relations

Meanings of Jobsmith:

noun

A smith who does miscellaneous jobs.

Meanings of Jocasta:

proper noun

A theban woman, the wife of laius and mother and later wife of oedipus.

Meanings of Jockette:

noun

Men's brief underpants.

Usage examples:

He dug into the bag for a clean pair of jockettes

Meanings of Jockettes:

noun

Men's brief underpants.

Usage examples:

He dug into the bag for a clean pair of jockettes