11-letter words containing j, a, e
- hatchet job — a maliciously destructive critique or act: The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal.
- head injury — wound to the head
- ijssel lake — a shallow lake in the NW Netherlands; formed from the S part of the Zuider Zee by the construction of the IJsselmeer Dam in 1932; salt water gradually replaced by fresh water from the IJssel River; fisheries (formerly marine fish, now esp eels). Area: (before reclamation) 3690 sq km (1425 sq miles). Estimated final area: 1243 sq km (480 sq miles)
- in jeopardy — in danger, at risk
- interjacent — between or among others; intervening; intermediate.
- jabberingly — in a jabbering manner
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jack cheese — a mild, moist cheddar, made from whole, skimmed, or partially skimmed milk: first made in Monterey County, California.
- jack ladder — Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- jack rafter — a rafter having less than the full length of the roof slope, as one meeting a hip or a valley.
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jacobinized — Simple past tense and past participle of jacobinize.
- jailbreaker — One who breaks out of jail.
- 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 clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- james range — a mountain range in central Australia.
- james riley — James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- jane addams — Charles (Samuel) 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
- janissaries — Plural form of janissary.
- 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.
- 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.
- javel water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- jaw-breaker — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jawbreakers — Plural form of jawbreaker.
- jayawardene — Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)
- jazz ballet — ballet danced to jazz music
- 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.
- jealoushood — jealousy
- 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.
- jehoshaphat — a king of Judah, son of Asa, who reigned in the 9th century b.c. I Kings 22:41–50.
- jehovah god — (among the Jehovah's Witnesses) God.
- jeopardised — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardized — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardize.
- jeopardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopardize.
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
- jesus freak — a member of any of several fundamentalist groups of chiefly young people (Jesus people) originating in the early 1970s and emphasizing intense personal devotion to and study of Jesus Christ and His teachings.
- jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
- 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.
- jiang zemin — born 1926, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1989–2002, president of China 1993–2003.
- jiggermasts — Plural form of jiggermast.