10-letter words containing e, j, a
- jasperware — a compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings.
- jaspideous — Jaspidean; made of jasper.
- jauntiness — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- javelineer — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- javelinier — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- jawbreaker — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jaywalkers — Plural form of jaywalker.
- jazz-dance — to perform jazz dance.
- jazzercise — vigorous dancing done to jazz dance music as an exercise for physical fitness.
- jazzpeople — Plural form of jazzperson.
- jazzperson — A jazz musician.
- jealousies — Plural form of jealousy.
- jean blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- jean genet — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- jebel musa — a mountain in NW Morocco, opposite Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 2775 feet (846 meters).
- jedding ax — a stonemason's ax, similar to a kevel, having a head with one flat and one pointed face.
- jef raskin — (person) The person who started the Macintosh project at Apple Computer, Inc. but left the company before the product was launched.
- jelly baby — soft gelatine sweet
- jelly bean — candy: small chewy sweet
- jelly bear — a small sweet made from a gelatinous substance formed to resemble a bear in shape
- jelly coat — an ovum-produced glycoprotein that causes adhesion of sperm to the ovum; fertilizin.
- jellybeans — Plural form of jellybean.
- jellygraph — a device that uses a plate of jelly to make copies of a sheet of writing, etc
- 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.
- jentacular — Of or pertaining to a breakfast taken early in the morning, or immediately on getting up.
- 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.
- jervis bay — an inlet of the Pacific in SE Australia, in Jervis Bay Territory on the coast of S New South Wales: regarded for some purposes as part of the Australian Capital Territory: site of the Royal Australian Naval College
- jesuitical — of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
- jet stream — strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth.
- jet-lagged — Someone who is jet-lagged is suffering from jet lag.
- jetstreams — Plural form of jetstream.
- jew's harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- jew's-harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- jewel case — a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.
- jib-headed — (of a sail) pointed at the top or head
- jiggermast — a small mast set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast.
- job market — the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- joe doakes — Joe Blow.
- joey glass — a small tumbler of the 17th century; dram glass.
- john jakes — John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- jouissance — Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.