11-letter words containing j, a
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- jackrabbits — Plural form of jackrabbit.
- jackson day — January 8, a holiday commemorating Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815: a legal holiday in Louisiana.
- jacob's rod — asphodel (sense 1)
- jacobinized — Simple past tense and past participle of jacobinize.
- jactitation — Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.
- jaguarundis — Plural form of jaguarundi.
- 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.
- jamaica rum — a heavy, pungent, slowly fermented rum made in Jamaica.
- 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.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- 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.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical 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.
- jawdropping — Alternative form of jaw-dropping.
- 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.
- jazz-fusion — jazz-rock.
- 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.