12-letter words containing j, a, r, e
- johore bahru — a city in and the capital of Johore state, Malaysia, in the S part.
- jordan curve — simple closed curve.
- jordan river — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- journeywoman — The female equivalent of a journeyman.
- jubilee year — jubilee (def 5a).
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- jugular vein — vein that carries blood from head to heart
- juiz de fora — a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.
- julian bream — Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- katzenjammer — the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover.
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- major league — The major leagues are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.
- major orders — the degree or grade of priesthood, diaconate, or subdiaconate.
- major planet — planet (def 1a).
- major tenace — the ace and queen of a suit held by one player.
- major-league — Sports. of, relating to, or characteristic of the major leagues.
- major-planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- majorleaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- nailer joist — a steel joist having a permanently attached nailing strip, as for securing wooden flooring.
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- over-jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- private joke — a joke that is understood only by a certain social group
- pro-japanese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- ratchet jack — a screw jack rotated by a ratchet mechanism.
- reaching jib — genoa.
- readjudicate — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- rejectamenta — things that have been thrown away as worthless
- rejuvenating — making young again
- rejuvenation — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- rejuvenative — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- res judicata — a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
- rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- sejant-erect — (of an animal) represented as seated upright with forelegs raised: a lion sejant-erect.
- shirt jacket — a shirtlike jacket.
- special jury — struck jury.
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- square-jawed — having a regular, approximately rectangular jaw
- star jasmine — a shrubby, evergreen vine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, of the dogbane family, native to China, having small clusters of fragrant, white flowers, often cultivated as an ornamental.
- straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system