9-letter words containing a, l
- italicism — Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- italicize — to print in italic type.
- itinually — (Rastafari) continually; perpetually; always.
- j. wanhal — Johann Baptist, Vanhal, Jan Křtitel.
- jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
- jacksmelt — a large silversides, Atherinopsis californiensis, found along the coast of California, that grows to a length of 22 inches (55 cm).
- jaculator — a person who hurls or throws
- jail bait — a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.
- jail cell — a small room in a jail where a prisoner is kept
- jail-bait — a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.
- jailbaits — a girl with whom sexual intercourse is punishable as statutory rape because she is under the legal age of consent.
- jailbirds — Plural form of jailbird.
- jailbreak — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- jaileress — a female jailer
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- jalalabad — a city in NE Afghanistan, capital of Nangarhar province; a trading, military, and tourist centre on the main route between Kabul and the Khyber Pass. Pop: 96 000 (2004 est)
- jalandhar — a city in N Punjab, in NW India.
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- jalousies — Plural form of jalousie.
- jambalaya — a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
- jane cowl — Jane, 1884–1950, U.S. actress and playwright.
- janiculum — a ridge near the Tiber in Rome, Italy.
- jarlsberg — a hard mild-tasting yellow-coloured cheese with holes in it
- jarringly — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- java jolt — the alert state of mind obtained after a drink of strong coffee
- javelinas — Plural form of javelina.
- jawlensky — Alexej von [ah-le-ksey fuh n] /ˌɑ lɛˈkseɪ fən/ (Show IPA), 1864?–1941, German painter, born in Russia.
- jaywalked — Simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk.
- jaywalker — One who jaywalks; someone who has committed jaywalking.-->.
- jazz club — jazz music venue
- jealously — 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 paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- jelly bag — a muslin bag used to strain off the juice from the fruit in making jelly (the preserve)
- jellybean — a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling.
- jerfalcon — Alternative form of gyrfalcon.
- jerubbaal — Gideon (def 1).
- jerusalem — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- jet black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- jet-black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jetlagged — a temporary disruption of the body's normal biological rhythms after high-speed air travel through several time zones.
- jiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- jicarilla — a member of a group of North American Indians who once inhabited primarily northern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado and are situated in northwestern New Mexico.
- jillaroos — Plural form of jillaroo.
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- jim clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jive talk — black American slang
- jocularly — given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- joculator — (obsolete) A jester; a joker.