11-letter words containing j, e, a, n
- jealousness — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jean goujon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1510–c1568, French sculptor.
- jean piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
- jiang zemin — born 1926, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1989–2002, president of China 1993–2003.
- 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
- joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
- journalized — Simple past tense and past participle of journalize.
- journalizer — One who records events in a journal.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- judgemental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- 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.
- jus naturae — law of nature; natural law
- lantern jaw — a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.
- majoretting — the practice of performing as majorettes
- modern jazz — any of various styles of jazz that have evolved since the early 1940s and are marked generally by harmonic and rhythmic complexity, emphasis on chord progressions rather than melody, a tendency to draw on classical forms and styles, and eclectic, allusive melodic tags in improvisation. Also called progressive jazz. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, hard bop.
- natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
- neoadjuvant — (medicine) Describing an adjuvant preparation given before a course of treatment.
- nonadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- objectional — Objectionable.
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- readjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- red jasmine — a fragrant shrub with fragrant flowers, also known as frangipani
- rejoneadora — a female bullfighter who rides horseback during a fight and spears the bull with lances
- rejuvenated — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- rejuvenator — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
- the javelin — the event or sport of throwing the javelin
- unenjoyable — giving or capable of giving joy or pleasure: a very enjoyable film.
- unjaundiced — devoid of distorted or prejudiced views.
- unjudgeable — a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
- west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
- windjammers — Plural form of windjammer.
- ye jianying — 1898–1986, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1971–78.