11-letter words containing j, a
- 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.
- jnana-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- joan of arc — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- joao pessoa — a state in E Brazil. 21,760 sq. mi. (56,360 sq. km). Capital: João Pessoa.
- job sharing — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- job vacancy — a job which has not been filled
- job's-tears — (used with a plural verb) the hard, nearly spherical bracts that surround the female flowers of an Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, and which when ripe are used as beads.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- joel barlow — Joel, 1754–1812, U.S. poet and diplomat.
- john calvin — John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- john dalton — John, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist.
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- john thomas — an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- johnny cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- johnny-cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- join battle — to start fighting
- joined case — a trial combining multiple related claims, etc
- jolie laide — a woman whose ugliness forms her chief fascination
- joseph raff — Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
- joule's law — the principle that the rate of production of heat by a constant direct current is directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit and to the square of the current.
- journal box — a box or housing for a journal and its bearing.
- journalists — Plural form of journalist.
- journalized — Simple past tense and past participle of journalize.
- journalizer — One who records events in a journal.
- journalling — journal
- juan carlos — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- jubal early — Jubal Anderson [joo-buh l] /ˈdʒu bəl/ (Show IPA), 1816–94, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- judeophobia — Alternative case form of Judeophobia.
- judgemental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- judicatures — Plural form of judicature.
- judiciaries — Plural form of judiciary.
- jugged hare — a stew made of wild rabbit, usually cooked in an earthenware jug or stone pot.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- julian alps — a range of the Alps in NW Slovenia. Highest peak, Mt. Triglav, 9394 feet (2863 meters).
- julius raab — Julius, 1891–1964, Austrian engineer and statesman: chancellor of Austria 1953–61.
- jumble sale — rummage sale.
- jumpmasters — Plural form of jumpmaster.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- junk dealer — a person who buys and sells discarded or secondhand objects
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- junk market — the market for junk bonds
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- jure humano — by human law.
- juridically — of or relating to the administration of justice.