8-letter words containing j, r, o
- jim crow — racial segregation
- jim-crow — favoring or supporting Jim Crow.
- job work — miscellaneous printing work, as distinguished from books, periodicals, etc.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- jodhpuri — of or relating to Jodhpur or its inhabitants
- jodhpurs — Also called Marwar. a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.
- jog trot — a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse.
- joinders — Plural form of joinder.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jointure — an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- jongleur — (in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- journall — Obsolete form of journal.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- journies — Plural form of journy.
- jousters — Plural form of jouster.
- joy ride — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- joyrider — A person who goes on a joyride.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- jumprock — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Moxostoma, of the southeastern U.S.
- juration — an act of taking or administering an oath.
- juratory — pertaining to, constituting, or expressed in an oath.
- jury box — courtroom: area where jury sits
- kortrijk — Flemish name of Courtrai.
- la rioja — a city in W Argentina.
- lord jim — a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.
- majorcan — a native or inhabitant of Majorca
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- marjorie — a feminine name
- microjet — a light jet-propelled aircraft
- nonjuror — a person who refuses to take a required oath, as of allegiance.
- nonmajor — not related to or counting towards a specialist subject or course
- objector — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- on a jar — (of a door) slightly open; ajar
- overjump — to jump too far over
- overjust — too just
- pejorate — to change for the worse
- poor joe — a heron.
- re-enjoy — to experience with joy; take pleasure in: He enjoys Chinese food.
- rejoined — to say in answer; reply, especially to counterreply.
- reobject — to object again
- rush job — something created quickly, urgently, or without due care
- ryojunko — former Japanese name of Lüshun.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- serajevo — Sarajevo.
- slop jar — a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.