10-letter words containing a, d, j
- jamshedpur — a city in SE Jharkhand, in NE India.
- janus word — a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings, as cleave, meaning ‘to adhere closely’ and ‘to part or split’.
- jardiniere — an ornamental receptacle or stand for holding plants, flowers, etc.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jasperated — Containing particles of jasper, mixed with jasper.
- jaspideous — Jaspidean; made of jasper.
- jaundicing — Present participle of jaundice.
- java 2 sdk — Java 2 Software Development Kit
- jazz hands — a movement in modern dance in which a performer shakes both hands rapidly with the palms facing forwards and the fingers extended
- jazz-dance — to perform jazz dance.
- jedding ax — a stonemason's ax, similar to a kevel, having a head with one flat and one pointed face.
- jenga code — (humour, programming) A style of programming which results in the whole thing collapsing when you touch a single block of code. Named after the game where players try to remove wooden blocks from a tower without it falling down. Also known as Crispy Noodle Code.
- jeopardies — Plural form of jeopardy.
- jeoparding — Present participle of jeopard.
- jeopardise — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- jeopardous — perilous; dangerous; hazardous; risky.
- jerkinhead — a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable.
- jet-lagged — Someone who is jet-lagged is suffering from jet lag.
- jib-headed — (of a sail) pointed at the top or head
- joe doakes — Joe Blow.
- join hands — clasp each another's hands
- jordan arc — simple arc.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- juana diaz — a city in S Puerto Rico, NE of Ponce.
- judas tree — a purple-flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind upon which Judas hanged himself.
- judder bar — a bump built across roads, esp in housing estates, to reduce speeding
- judge-made — established by a court, as by an application or interpretation of a law that is allegedly contrary to the intentions of the enacting body or by a decision that does not rest on legislation.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- judication — the act of judging
- judicative — having ability to judge; judging: the judicative faculty.
- judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
- judicature — the administration of justice, as by judges or courts.
- judiciable — judicable.
- judicially — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- juiceheads — Plural form of juicehead.
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- jute board — a strong, bendable cardboard made from rags and sulfite, used chiefly in the manufacture of shipping cartons.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- major mode — major scale.
- major-domo — a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.
- majordomos — Plural form of majordomo.
- mudanjiang — a city in Heilongjiang province, NE China.
- mujahadeen — Alternative spelling of mujahideen.
- mujahedeen — Alternative spelling of mujahideen.
- mujahideen — Guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, especially those who are fighting against non-Muslim forces.
- objurgated — Simple past tense and past participle of objurgate.
- odd-jobman — a person who does casual work, esp domestic repairs