English words starting with joh

Meanings of Johannesburg:

proper noun

A city in south africa, the capital of the province of gauteng; population 2,023,500 (est. 2009).

noun

A large city in the northeastern part of south africa

Usage examples:

At midnight on the evening before voting, a ceremony in johannesburg marked the end of decades of m…

Meanings of Johannine:

adjective

Relating to the apostle st john the evangelist, or to the gospel or epistles of john in the new testament.

Usage examples:

Finally, we must consider briefly the relationship of john's gospel to the three johannine letters …

Meanings of Johannisberger:

noun

Variant of johannisberg.

Meanings of John:

noun

A toilet.

Usage examples:

You have to walk across the stage to get to the john

proper noun

(1165–1216), son of henry ii, king of england 1199–1216; known as john lackland. he lost most of his french possessions, including normandy, to phillip ii of france. in 1209 he was excommunicated for refusing to accept stephen langton as archbishop of canterbury. forced to sign magna carta by his barons (1215), he ignored its provisions and civil war broke out.

Meanings of John-hancock:

noun

A person's signature

Usage examples:

Put your john hancock at the bottom of the page.

Meanings of Johnboat:

noun

A small flat-bottomed boat with square ends, used chiefly on inland waterways.

Usage examples:

Fieldwork was planned to coincide with high tides, which allowed the johnboat to travel closer to t…

Meanings of Johnboats:

noun

A small flat-bottomed boat with square ends, used chiefly on inland waterways.

Usage examples:

Fieldwork was planned to coincide with high tides, which allowed the johnboat to travel closer to t…

Meanings of Johnian:

noun

A member or student of st john's college, cambridge university.

adjective

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of st john's college, or its members, students, or alumni.

Meanings of Johnnies:

noun

Used as a name for an unknown man, often suggesting that he is unimportant or insignificant.

Usage examples:

The security johnny insists that you sign the visitors' book

Meanings of Johnny:

noun

Used as a name for an unknown man, often suggesting that he is unimportant or insignificant.

Usage examples:

The security johnny insists that you sign the visitors' book

Meanings of Johnny-come-lately:

noun

A person who starts a job or activity later than other people and sometimes uses the experience and knowledge of these people to obtain an advantage over them

Usage examples:

Riley, whose father founded the industry, calls her competitors johnny-come-latelies.

Meanings of Johnnycake:

noun

Maize flour bread typically baked or fried on a griddle.

Usage examples:

Served with cooked grits and johnny cake (a type of bread), they are a popular breakfast food.

Meanings of Johns:

noun

A toilet.

Usage examples:

You have to walk across the stage to get to the john

proper noun

(1165–1216), son of henry ii, king of england 1199–1216; known as john lackland. he lost most of his french possessions, including normandy, to phillip ii of france. in 1209 he was excommunicated for refusing to accept stephen langton as archbishop of canterbury. forced to sign magna carta by his barons (1215), he ignored its provisions and civil war broke out.

Meanings of Johnsmas:

noun

The feast of the nativity of st john the baptist (midsummer day, 24 june).

Meanings of Johnson:

noun

A man's penis.

Meanings of Johnsonese:

noun

The characteristic language or style of samuel johnson; an elaborate literary style of english characterized by the use of many latinate words and grandiloquent phraseology.

Meanings of Johnsonian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the english lexicographer and writer dr samuel johnson or his works.

Usage examples:

Johnsonian ideas about biography

noun

An admirer or student of the english lexicographer and writer dr samuel johnson or his works.

Usage examples:

I had become an ardent johnsonian at an early age

Meanings of Johnsoniana:

noun

Writings or other material relating to or connected with samuel johnson; publications or notable sayings by johnson.

Meanings of Johnsonianism:

noun

An elaborate, literary style of language, speech, or writing, as used by or characteristic of samuel johnson, characterized by the use of many latinate words and grandiloquent phraseology.

Meanings of Johnsonianly:

adverb

In a johnsonian style or manner.

Meanings of Johnsonism:

noun

A phrase or expression characteristic of, or used by, samuel johnson.

Meanings of Johnstrupite:

noun

A brownish green mineral consisting of a silicate and fluoride of calcium, cerium, titanium, and other metals, later identified as mosandrite.