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11-letter words containing e, j, a

  • multijugate — (of a leaf) having several pairs of leaflets
  • natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
  • neoadjuvant — (medicine) Describing an adjuvant preparation given before a course of treatment.
  • nonadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
  • object ball — the first ball struck by the cue ball in making a carom. Compare carom ball.
  • objectional — Objectionable.
  • objet d'art — an object of artistic worth or curiosity, especially a small object.
  • objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
  • prejudicant — judging beforehand
  • prejudicate — to judge beforehand
  • prejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • project mac — (project)   A project suggested by J C R Licklider; its founding director was MIT Prof. Robert M Fano. MAC stood for Multiple Access Computers on the 5th floor of Tech Square, and Man and Computer on the 9th floor. The major efforts were Corbato's Multics development and Marvin Minsky's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In 1963 Project MAC hosted a summer study, which brought many well-known computer scientists to Cambridge to use CTSS and to discuss the future of computing. Funding for Project MAC was provided by the Information Processing Techniques Office of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the US Department of Defense. See also Early PL/I, MacLisp, MACSYMA, MDL, Multipop-68, OCAL.
  • projectable — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
  • readjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
  • red jasmine — a fragrant shrub with fragrant flowers, also known as frangipani
  • rejoneadora — a female bullfighter who rides horseback during a fight and spears the bull with lances
  • rejuvenated — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
  • rejuvenator — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
  • royal jelly — a viscous substance secreted from the pharyngeal glands of worker honeybees, fed to all larvae during their first few days and afterward only to those larvae selected to be queens.
  • shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
  • slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
  • snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
  • steeplejack — a person who climbs steeples, towers, or the like, to build or repair them.
  • subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
  • subjectable — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
  • superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
  • take a joke — have a sense of humour
  • tear-jerker — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • the javelin — the event or sport of throwing the javelin
  • trial judge — the judge in a trial
  • unenjoyable — giving or capable of giving joy or pleasure: a very enjoyable film.
  • unjaundiced — devoid of distorted or prejudiced views.
  • unjudgeable — a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
  • west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
  • whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
  • windjammers — Plural form of windjammer.
  • ye jianying — 1898–1986, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1971–78.
  • yellow jack — Informal. quarantine flag.
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