9-letter words containing j, m
- jotunheim — the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.
- judgement — an act or instance of judging.
- judgmatic — judicious.
- judgments — Plural form of judgment.
- juice man — an extortionist.
- jumada ii — the sixth month of the Muslim year
- jumbo jet — a widebody jet airliner.
- jumboized — Simple past tense and past participle of jumboize.
- jumbotron — A very large video screen, typically used in a stadium or concert venue to show close-up shots.
- jumentous — Of, relating to, or smelling like horse urine.
- jump bail — property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- jump ball — a ball tossed into the air above and between two opposing players by the referee in putting the ball into play.
- jump boot — a heavy leather boot originally designed for wear by paratroopers.
- jump dial — a timepiece dial in which the numbers are seen through apertures.
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- jump lead — Jump leads are thick electrical leads that are used to connect a flat battery in a vehicle to an external charged battery, such as the battery of another vehicle, so that the first vehicle can be started.
- jump line — a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued.
- jump pass — a pass in which a player leaps into the air and throws the ball to a teammate before returning to the ground.
- jump rope — Also, jump roping. a children's game or an exercise for children and adults in which a rope is swung over and under the standing jumper, who must leap over it each time it reaches the feet.
- jump seat — a movable or folding seat, as in a carriage, taxicab, or limousine, used as an extra seat.
- jump ship — to desert, esp to leave a ship in which one is legally bound to serve
- jump shot — a shot with one or both hands in which a player leaps into the air and shoots the ball at the basket at the moment of reaching the highest point of the leap.
- jump suit — a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.
- jump turn — a turn in which a skier plants one or both poles in the snow in advance of the forward ski, bends close to the ground, and pivots in the air around the pole or poles.
- jump wire — jumper1 (def 6).
- jumped-up — having recently gained prominence or fame and appearing arrogant.
- jumpiness — The state of being jumpy.
- jumpstart — Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
- jumpsuits — Plural form of jumpsuit.
- junglegym — climbing frame for children
- junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail or email.
- junk room — a room in a house that is used as a store room
- junkerdom — the Junkers as a group.
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- jury room — a private room, adjacent to a courtroom, where a trial jury discusses a case and reaches its verdict.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- jurywomen — Plural form of jurywoman.
- kuo mo-jo — Guo Moruo.
- lim fjord — a fjord in N Denmark running E from the North Sea to the Kattegat. About 110 miles (175 km) long.
- long jump — athletics: competition to jump the furthest
- long-jump — Track and Field. to execute a long jump.
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- mah-jongg — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahajanga — a port in NW Madagascar, on Bombetoka Bay. Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)
- maharajah — (formerly) a ruling prince in India, especially of one of the major states.
- maharajas — Plural form of maharaja.
- maj. gen. — Major General
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- majesties — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
- major key — a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale.