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10-letter words containing j, m

  • jumbo-boom — a very large person, animal, or thing.
  • jumbotrons — Plural form of jumbotron.
  • 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.
  • jump spark — spark1 (def 2).
  • jump to it — to begin something quickly and efficiently
  • jump-shift — a jump bid in a suit different from the suit just bid by one's partner.
  • jump-start — Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
  • jumper ant — bulldog ant.
  • jumpmaster — a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists.
  • jumpstarts — Plural form of jumpstart.
  • jungle gym — children's climbing frame
  • lime juice — sharp-tasting juice of limes
  • logjamming — the act of logs accumulating in a river and becoming jammed
  • lumberjack — a person who works at lumbering; logger.
  • maharajahs — Plural form of maharajah.
  • majestical — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
  • major axis — the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
  • major mode — major scale.
  • major suit — hearts or spades, especially with reference to their higher point values.
  • major term — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
  • major-domo — a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.
  • majordomos — Plural form of majordomo.
  • majorettes — Plural form of majorette.
  • majorities — Plural form of majority.
  • majusculae — Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
  • majuscular — (of letters) uppercase, capitalized.
  • majuscules — Plural form of majuscule.
  • mao jacket — a plain, shirtlike jacket, usually blue or gray, with pockets and a high collar, worn by Mao Zedong and universally adopted in the People's Republic of China during his regime.
  • 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
  • mbuji-mayi — a city in the S central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • megajoules — Plural form of megajoule.
  • miniconjou — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota Indians and originally inhabiting parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
  • mint jelly — a jelly (or sauce) flavored with mint leaves, served esp. with lamb
  • mint julep — an alcoholic drink traditionally made with bourbon, sugar, and finely cracked ice and garnished with sprigs of mint, served in a tall, frosted glass: also made with other kinds of whiskey, brandy, and sometimes rum.
  • misjoinder — a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined.
  • misjudging — Present participle of misjudge.
  • miss julie — a play (1888) by Strindberg.
  • mount fuji — an extinct volcano in central Japan, in S central Honshu: the highest mountain in Japan, famous for its symmetrical snow-capped cone. Height: 3776 m (12 388 ft)
  • mount jaya — a mountain in E Indonesia, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in the Sudirman Range: the highest mountain in New Guinea. Height: 5039 m (16 532 ft)
  • ms project — Microsoft Project
  • mudanjiang — a city in Heilongjiang province, NE China.
  • 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.
  • odd-jobman — a person who does casual work, esp domestic repairs
  • oojamaflip — a thing whose name is temporarily forgotten
  • panjandrum — a self-important or pretentious official.
  • pipe major — the noncommissioned officer, generally of warrant officer's rank, who is responsible for the training, duty, and discipline of a military or civilian pipe band
  • queue-jump — go in front of others waiting
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