9-letter words containing j, a
- conjugial — A form of \"conjugal\" used by Swedenborg and his followers, used to distinguish their ideas about marital relations.
- cool jazz — a restrained, fluid modern-jazz style of the 1950s, marked by intricate harmonic structures, de-emphasized dynamics, and carefully controlled phrasing and ensemble playing, often with a slight lagging behind the beat. Also called West Coast jazz. Compare bop1 , hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- cream jug — a small jug for serving cream
- crossjack — a square sail on a ship's mizzenmast
- currajong — kurrajong
- data jack — (hardware) A wall-mounted or desk-mounted connector (frequently a wide telephone-style 8-pin RJ-45) for connecting to data cabling in a building.
- dear john — a letter from a woman informing her boyfriend or fiancé that she is ending their relationship or informing her husband that she wants a divorce: Nothing is worse for a soldier's morale than getting a Dear John.
- deejaying — the activity of performing as a disc jockey
- disadjust — (transitive) to undo an adjustment.
- disjasked — dilapidated; decayed; broken.
- disjaskit — fatigued or rundown
- djajapura — a city in and the capital of Irian Jaya, on the NE coast, in Indonesia.
- djellabah — a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa.
- djellabas — Plural form of djellaba.
- door jack — a frame for holding a door while its edge is being planed.
- doorjambs — Plural form of doorjamb.
- einherjar — (Norse mythology) the undead spirits of warriors who died bravely in battle, brought to Valhalla by the valkyries, where they eternally feast and prepare daily for the inevitable events of Ragnarok.
- ejaculate — (of a man or male animal) eject semen from the body at the moment of sexual climax.
- ejectable — Able to be ejected.
- enjoyable — (of an activity or occasion) giving delight or pleasure.
- enjoyably — In an enjoyable manner.
- feijoadas — Plural form of feijoada.
- flapjacks — Plural form of flapjack; pancakes.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- free jazz — spontaneously experimental, free-form jazz, popularized as an avant-garde phenomenon in the 1960s by various soloists and characterized by random expression and disregard for traditional structures, tonalities, and rhythms.
- fruit jar — a glass jar for preserving fruit or vegetables, usually holding one pint or one quart and having an airtight cap.
- ganga jal — sacred water from the River Ganges in India
- genoa jib — a large triangular jib sail, often with a foot that extends as far aft as the clew of the mainsail
- glass jaw — a person's jaw, especially that of a boxer, that is vulnerable to even a light blow.
- half-jack — a flat pocket-sized bottle of alcohol
- halleluja — Alternative spelling of hallelujah.
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hijacking — Present participle of hijack.
- hu jintao — born 1942, Chinese Communist statesman; president of China (2003–2013)
- injectant — a substance injected through the skin, as bee-sting venom or penicillin administered by injection, that causes an allergic reaction.
- irukandji — a tiny but highly venomous Australian jellyfish
- j. random — (jargon) /J rand'm/ (Generalised from J. Random Hacker) Arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old. "J. Random" is often prefixed to a noun to make a name out of it. It means roughly "some particular" or "any specific one". "Would you let J. Random Loser marry your daughter?" The most common uses are "J. Random Hacker", "J. Random Loser", and "J. Random Nerd" ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to gun down other people?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version of random in any sense.
- j. wanhal — Johann Baptist, Vanhal, Jan Křtitel.
- jabbering — rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
- jaborandi — any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
- jacaranda — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Jacaranda, of the catalpa family, having showy clusters of usually purplish flowers.
- jack arch — flat arch.
- jack bean — a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown especially for forage.
- jack cade — Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.
- jack kemp — Jack F. 1935–2009, U.S. politician: congressman 1970–89.
- jack pine — a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.
- jack post — a post for supporting a floor beam, having two telescoping sections, adjustable to any height.
- jack rope — a rope for bending the foot of a sail to a boom.
- jack rose — a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.