8-letter words containing j, a
- nartjies — Plural form of nartjie.
- ndjamena — Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation).
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- nonjaded — Not jaded; fresh.
- nonmajor — not related to or counting towards a specialist subject or course
- obasanjo — Olusegun (ɒlʊˈseɪɡən). born 1937, Nigerian politician and general; head of the military government (1976–79); president (1999–2007)
- on a jar — (of a door) slightly open; ajar
- ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
- open-jaw — relating to a ticket that allows a traveller to arrive in one place and depart from another
- pajamaed — wearing pajamas
- pb&j — peanut butter and jelly (sandwich)
- pejorate — to change for the worse
- popinjay — a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
- ramanuja — 1017–1134, Indian leader of the Shri-Vaishnavite sect.
- readjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- rejacket — a new covering or jacket, esp for a book
- rijndael — Advanced Encryption Standard
- san josé — a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). Capital: San José.
- san juan — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- scramjet — a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
- serajevo — Sarajevo.
- serjeant — a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- sjælland — Zealand
- skipjack — any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
- slapjack — a simple card game.
- slop jar — a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- st.-jean — Lac [lak] /lak/ (Show IPA) a lake in S central Quebec, Canada, NNW of Quebec City, drained by the Saguenay River. 387 sq. mi. (1003 sq. km).
- stickjaw — a food item that is difficult to chew such as toffee
- surabaja — seaport in NE Java, Indonesia, opposite Madura: pop. 2,028,000
- the jack — venereal disease
- the jaws — a dangerously close position
- tjanting — a pen-like tool used in batik for applying melted wax to fabric in order to draw pictures and patterns
- un-jaded — dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
- underjaw — the lower jaw
- vajpayee — A(tal) B(ihari). born 1924, Indian politician; prime minister of India (1996, 1998–2004)
- waterjet — a stream of water forced out through a small aperture.
- whackjob — (colloquial, pejorative) A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
- whipjack — a beggar imitating a distressed sailor
- xinjiang — autonomous region of NW China, between Tibet & Kazakhstan: 635,832 sq mi (1,646,799 sq km); pop. 15,370,000; cap. Ürümqi
- zhejiang — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- zidkijah — Zedekiah (def 1).