11-letter words containing a, j, n
- facet joint — any of the four projections that link one vertebra of the spine to an adjacent vertebra.
- franz josef — Francis Joseph I.
- garnet jade — a green grossularite, used as a gem: not a true jade.
- gjallarhorn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
- half-joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- head injury — wound to the head
- highjacking — Present participle of highjack.
- in jeopardy — in danger, at risk
- interjacent — between or among others; intervening; intermediate.
- jabberingly — in a jabbering manner
- jack around — to spend time in useless activity
- jack mormon — a non-Mormon living amicably among Mormons.
- jack salmon — walleye (def 1).
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- jackson day — January 8, a holiday commemorating Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815: a legal holiday in Louisiana.
- jacobinized — Simple past tense and past participle of jacobinize.
- jactitation — Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.
- jaguarundis — Plural form of jaguarundi.
- jam session — a meeting of a group of musicians, especially jazz musicians, to play for their own enjoyment.
- james bland — James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- james range — a mountain range in central Australia.
- jane addams — Charles (Samuel) 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
- janissaries — Plural form of janissary.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- janus-faced — having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus.
- japan cedar — an evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of Japan, characterized by the pyramidal manner of growth of its branches.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- jasmine tea — tea scented with jasmine blossoms.
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- jawdropping — Alternative form of jaw-dropping.
- jayawardene — Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)
- jazz singer — a singer whose vocal technique is similar to that of a musical instrument, and whose singing has a strong jazz feeling, chiefly imparted through phrasing, melodic improvisation, and rhythmic subtlety.
- jazz-fusion — jazz-rock.
- jealousness — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jean goujon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1510–c1568, French sculptor.
- jean piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
- jiang zemin — born 1926, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1989–2002, president of China 1993–2003.
- jnana-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- joan of arc — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- job sharing — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- job vacancy — a job which has not been filled