13-letter words containing j, r, o
- object oberon — Oberon plus classes and methods by H. Moessenboeck & J. Templ, 1989. See Oberon-2.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- office junior — a young person, esp a school-leaver, employed in an office for running errands and doing other minor jobs
- open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
- plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
- 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
- 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.
- projection tv — a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray tube, for projecting video images onto a large screen
- projectionist — an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
- ramon y cajal — Santiago [sahn-tyah-gaw] /sɑnˈtyɑ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1934, Spanish histologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1906.
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- rond de jambe — a circular movement of the leg.
- rough justice — If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law.
- 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.
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- soupe du jour — the special, sometimes the only, soup served in a restaurant on any particular day
- sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
- sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- trujillo alto — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SE of San Juan.
- unconjectured — not hypothesized
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
- wild marjoram — a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare
- yellow jersey — (in the Tour de France) a yellow jersey worn by the overall leader
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.