15-letter words containing a, n, t, i, j
- retained object — an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the active construction from which it is derived, as the picture in I was shown the picture, which is also the direct object in the active construction (They) showed me the picture.
- saint-john-lake — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
- san jacinto day — a legal holiday observed in Texas on April 21.
- serpentine jade — a green variety of serpentine used as a gem: not a true jade.
- silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
- sir arthur john — Sir (Arthur) John, 1904–2000, English actor and director.
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- telamonian ajax — Ajax (def 1).
- the job in hand — The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
- trans-jordanian — of or relating to the former Trans-Jordan (now Jordan) or its inhabitants
- trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
- universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
- unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- unobjectionably — without objection