8-letter words containing j, a
- judahite — a member of the tribe of Judah or of the kingdom of Judah.
- judicare — a federally funded program providing free or low-cost legal services to the poor.
- judicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- jug band — a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- jugulate — to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
- jugurtha — died 104 b.c, king of Numidia 113–104.
- jumada i — the fifth month of the Muslim year
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- jungfrau — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).
- junk art — sculptural assemblage constructed from discarded materials, as glass, scrap metal, plastic, and wood.
- junk dna — DNA that consists of repeated sequences of nucleotide and has no apparent function
- junkhead — (slang) a junkie, drug addict.
- junkheap — A collection or pile of unwanted things.
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- jurassic — noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
- juration — an act of taking or administering an oath.
- juratory — pertaining to, constituting, or expressed in an oath.
- jurymast — a temporary mast assembled to replace a broken one
- justicia — any of numerous plants and shrubs of the genus Justicia, which includes the shrimp plant and water willow.
- justitia — the ancient Roman personification of justice.
- kabeljou — a large marine sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, that is an important food fish of South African waters
- khadijah — 554–619 ad, the first wife of the Prophet Mohammed, regarded as the first convert to Islam
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- kinkajou — a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
- knifejaw — Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
- komitaji — a rebel or revolutionary belonging to a guerrilla group in Macedonia or the Balkans
- la jolla — a resort area in San Diego, in S California.
- la rioja — a city in W Argentina.
- lock-jaw — tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- maharaja — (formerly) a ruling prince in India, especially of one of the major states.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- majestic — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- majestie — Archaic form of majesty.
- majlises — Plural form of majlis.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- majorcan — a native or inhabitant of Majorca
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- man jack — a single individual (in the phrases every man jack, no man jack)
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- maracuja — A passion fruit.
- marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- marjorie — a feminine name
- minijack — A small jack (electrical connector).
- modjeska — Helena [huh-ley-nuh] /həˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), (Helena Opid Modrzejewska) 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.
- mujtahid — a person who has been certified as capable of interpreting religious law.
- muntjacs — Plural form of muntjac.
- naartjie — (South Africa) Citrus reticulata, (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.