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15-letter words containing j, i, a

  • silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
  • simple majority — less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.
  • sir arthur john — Sir (Arthur) John, 1904–2000, English actor and director.
  • special subject — an area of knowledge in which someone specializes
  • subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • telamonian ajax — Ajax (def 1).
  • the job in hand — The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
  • trans-jordanian — of or relating to the former Trans-Jordan (now Jordan) or its inhabitants
  • trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
  • universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
  • unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
  • unobjectionably — without objection
  • whiplash injury — the lash of a whip.
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