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13-letter words containing j, i, a

  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
  • prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
  • prejudicative — tending to prejudge
  • prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • pride and joy — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
  • readjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • rejective art — minimal art.
  • riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
  • roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
  • safari jacket — bush jacket.
  • san juan hill — a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
  • scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
  • scissors jack — a horizontal screw that raises or lowers a hinged, diamond-shaped frame.
  • sino-japanese — having to do with both China and Japan
  • standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
  • standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
  • strait-jacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
  • supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
  • tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
  • trujillo alto — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SE of San Juan.
  • unadjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • unjustifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • unjustifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • vijaya pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
  • wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
  • wang jing wei — 1883–1944, Chinese politician. A leading revolutionary, he struggled (1927–32) with Chiang Kai-shek for control of the Kuomintang. During World War II he was head of a Japanese puppet government in Nanjing
  • weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
  • wild marjoram — a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare
  • zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
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