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9-letter words containing j, a, e

  • jug-eared — having ears (jug ears) that stick out from the head resembling the way that a handle sticks out from a jug
  • juice man — an extortionist.
  • juicehead — a heavy drinker of alcoholic liquor.
  • jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
  • jump lead — Jump leads are thick electrical leads that are used to connect a flat battery in a vehicle to an external charged battery, such as the battery of another vehicle, so that the first vehicle can be started.
  • jump seat — a movable or folding seat, as in a carriage, taxicab, or limousine, used as an extra seat.
  • juneating — an early-season apple
  • juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
  • junk heap — an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
  • jusserand — Jean (Adrien Antoine) Jules [zhahn a-dree-ahn ahn-twan zhyl] /ʒɑ̃ a driˈɑ̃ ɑnˈtwan ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, French diplomat, historian, and essayist.
  • jutlander — a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).
  • juvenilia — (literature, plural only) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.
  • juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
  • kharijite — a member of an ultraconservative, sometimes fanatical, sect emphasizing the importance of strict adherence to Muslim principles of conduct, and advocating the killing of anyone seriously violating those principles.
  • kwajalein — an atoll in the Marshall Islands, in E Micronesia. About 78 miles (126 km) long.
  • lancejack — a lance corporal
  • lavalleja — Juan Antonio [hwahn ahn-taw-nyaw] /ʰwɑn ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1784–1853, Uruguayan revolutionary: leader in war of independence against Brazil 1825.
  • lehrjahre — an apprenticeship
  • lower jaw — the mandible or lower part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. In higher vertebrates the lower jaw is fused to the cranium and the upper jaw
  • maj. gen. — Major General
  • majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
  • majesties — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
  • major key — a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale.
  • majorette — drum majorette.
  • majuscule — (of letters) capital.
  • mary jane — marijuana. Abbreviation: MJ.
  • megajoule — a unit of work or energy, equal to one million joules.
  • mom jeans — Informal. unstylish women's jeans.
  • moose jaw — a city in S Saskatchewan, in SW Canada.
  • mujahedin — Alt form mujahideen.
  • n'djamena — Chadic.
  • objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
  • objurgate — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
  • page-jack — to steal contents or code from a (website) and place it on another website, causing users to be redirected to the other site.
  • pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
  • preadjust — that aids in preadjusting, that makes later adjusting easier by advance preparation
  • re-adjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
  • reykjavik — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
  • rijstafel — an assortment of Indonesian side dishes accompanied by rice
  • sacajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
  • sakajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
  • serjeanty — a form of land tenure in which a tenant holding of the king rendered him exclusive services in a status below that of a knight.
  • sjaelland — Zealand.
  • smokejack — an apparatus for turning a roasting spit, set in motion by the current of ascending gases in a chimney.
  • soda jerk — a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain.
  • soerabaja — Dutch name of Surabaya.
  • st. james — a palace in London, England: the royal residence from the time of Henry VIII until the accession of Victoria.
  • subjacent — situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
  • subjugate — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
  • trijugate — having three pairs of leaflets.
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