10-letter words containing j, a, n, o
- john logan — John or James (Tah-gah-jute) c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- johnny raw — a novice; new recruit
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- johnsonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson or his works.
- join hands — clasp each another's hands
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- jordan arc — simple arc.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- jouissance — Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- journeyman — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jovysaunce — joy
- juan peron — Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- juantorena — Alberto (alˈβɛrto). born 1951, Cuban runner: won the 400 metres and the 800 metres in the 1976 Olympic Games
- jubilation — a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation: Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.
- judication — the act of judging
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- logjamming — the act of logs accumulating in a river and becoming jammed
- marjolaine — (italics) French. marjoram.
- mount jaya — a mountain in E Indonesia, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in the Sudirman Range: the highest mountain in New Guinea. Height: 5039 m (16 532 ft)
- ninja loan — a type of high-risk loan issued to borrowers with no income, no job, and no assets
- objuration — (rare) A firm binding by oath.
- odd-jobman — a person who does casual work, esp domestic repairs
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- pinyon jay — a grayish-blue, uncrested jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus, found in mountainous parts of the western U.S.
- re-adjourn — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- rejoneador — a bullfighter who rides horseback during a fight and spears the bull with lances
- saint joan — a play (1923) by G. B. Shaw.
- saint john — Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
- sognafjord — a fjord in the Norwegian Sea in SW Norway: the longest in Norway. 126 miles (203 km) long and up to 4291 feet (1308 meters) deep.
- trajection — to transport, transmit, or transpose.
- trojan war — a ten-year war waged by the confederated Greeks under Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan king Priam, and ending in the plundering and burning of Troy.
- unconjugal — unfaithful or not appropriate for marriage
- union jack — a jack consisting of the union of a national flag or ensign, as the U.S. jack, which has the white stars and blue field of the union of the U.S. national flag.
- zeta-jones — Catherine, original name Catherine Jones. born 1969, Welsh actress, who made her name in the TV series The Darling Buds of May (1991–93) before starring in the films Traffic (2000), Chicago (2002), and Smoke and Mirrors (2004)