10-letter words containing j, e, a, n
- javelineer — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- javelinier — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- jazz-dance — to perform jazz dance.
- jazzperson — A jazz musician.
- jean blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- jean genet — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- jedding ax — a stonemason's ax, similar to a kevel, having a head with one flat and one pointed face.
- jef raskin — (person) The person who started the Macintosh project at Apple Computer, Inc. but left the company before the product was launched.
- jelly bean — candy: small chewy sweet
- jellybeans — Plural form of jellybean.
- jenga code — (humour, programming) A style of programming which results in the whole thing collapsing when you touch a single block of code. Named after the game where players try to remove wooden blocks from a tower without it falling down. Also known as Crispy Noodle Code.
- jentacular — Of or pertaining to a breakfast taken early in the morning, or immediately on getting up.
- jeoparding — Present participle of jeopard.
- jerkinhead — a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable.
- john jakes — John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- jouissance — Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- journeyman — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jovysaunce — joy
- juan peron — Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- juantorena — Alberto (alˈβɛrto). born 1951, Cuban runner: won the 400 metres and the 800 metres in the 1976 Olympic Games
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- juggernaut — (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
- jumper ant — bulldog ant.
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- juvenalian — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- marjolaine — (italics) French. marjoram.
- mary janes — flat or low-heeled shoes for women or girls, usually with a rounded toe and a single strap that buckles across the instep
- mujahadeen — Alternative spelling of mujahideen.
- mujahedeen — Alternative spelling of mujahideen.
- mujahideen — Guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, especially those who are fighting against non-Muslim forces.
- natterjack — a European toad, Bufo calamita, that moves by running.
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- plain jane — girl: unattractive
- plain-jane — simple and modest; unadorned; basic: a plain-Jane car dressed up with leather upholstery.
- re-adjourn — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- rejoneador — a bullfighter who rides horseback during a fight and spears the bull with lances