10-letter words containing j, l
- jojoba oil — a valuable oil extracted from the seeds of the jojoba that is used in cosmetics
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- jolly boat — a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel.
- jolly well — Jolly well is sometimes used to emphasize an opinion or intention, and to express annoyance or anger.
- jollyboats — Plural form of jollyboat.
- jon postel — (person) (Jonathan Bruce Postel, 1943 - 1998-10-16) /p*-stel'/ One of the Internet's founding fathers. Jon's name is prominent on many of the fundamental standards on which the Internet is built, such as UDP. He ran IANA for as long as anybody could remember, in fact for most of the time he *was* IANA. He wrote STD 1, STD 2 and several dozen other RFCs. His friend Vinton Cerf noted his passing in RFC 2468.
- jostlement — Crowding; hustling.
- 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.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- jubbulpore — Jabalpur.
- jubilantly — With jubilation or triumph.
- jubilarian — a person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years of religious life.
- jubilating — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- jubilation — a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation: Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- judiciable — judicable.
- judicially — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- jugendstil — art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries.
- jugglingly — in a juggling or manipulative manner
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- juliet cap — a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.
- julius iii — (Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte; Giovanni Maria del Monte) 1487–1555, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1550–55.
- jumblingly — in a jumbling or tumultuous manner
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- jungle gym — children's climbing frame
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- junglelike — Resemblng a jungle.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- jury wheel — a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection.
- jus civile — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- just folks — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- juvenalian — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- juvenility — juvenile state, character, or manner.
- juvenilize — to make juvenile or immature: to juvenilize the classics for quick reading.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kilojoules — Plural form of kilojoule.
- klaberjass — a card game played with a 32-card pack, made by removing all cards below the sevens from a regular 52-card pack, in which scoring values are assigned to certain cards taken in tricks, to sequences in the same suit, to the king and queen of trumps, and to the last trick.
- 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.
- lifejacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.