10-letter words containing j, r
- interjoist — a space between two joists.
- interjudge — Between judges.
- introjects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of introject.
- irian jaya — the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. About 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Capital: Jayapura.
- iron-jawed — having a jaw of or like iron: an iron-jawed press; an iron-jawed fighter.
- j particle — an early name for the J/psi particle.
- j-bar lift — a ski lift having a J -shaped bar against which a skier leans in an upright position while being pulled up the slope.
- jabberings — Plural form of jabbering.
- jabberwock — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jaborandis — Plural form of jaborandi.
- jacarandas — Plural form of jacaranda.
- jack frost — frost or freezing cold personified.
- jack truss — any of a number of trapezoidal trusses for supporting those areas of a hip roof not beneath the peak or ridge, parallel to the truss or trusses that meet at the peak or ridge.
- jackassery — The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
- jackhammer — a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc.
- jackie tar — jackatar.
- jackrabbit — resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement: The car made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green.
- jackscrews — Plural form of jackscrew.
- jackstraws — one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws.
- jacob riis — Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- jacqueries — the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
- jaculatory — relating to hurling or throwing
- jade green — either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jaguarundi — a long-bodied and long-tailed tropical wildcat, Felis yagouaroundi, having a brownish-gray coat and a second color phase of reddish-brown: now reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- jail fever — a former name for typhus, once a common disease in jails
- jailbreaks — Plural form of jailbreak.
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- jamahiriya — an Arab socialist state
- jamshedpur — a city in SE Jharkhand, in NE India.
- janet reno — Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.
- janitorial — a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.
- janus word — a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings, as cleave, meaning ‘to adhere closely’ and ‘to part or split’.
- jardiniere — an ornamental receptacle or stand for holding plants, flowers, etc.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jaruzelski — Wojciech (Witold) [voi-chekh vee-tawld] /ˈvɔɪ tʃɛx ˈvi tɔld/ (Show IPA), 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.
- jasperated — Containing particles of jasper, mixed with jasper.
- jasperware — a compact, opaque, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, usually colored red: often used in decorative carvings.
- javascript — Alternative capitalization of JavaScript.
- javelineer — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- javelinier — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- jaw's-harp — Jew's harp.
- jawbreaker — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jaywalkers — Plural form of jaywalker.
- jazzercise — vigorous dancing done to jazz dance music as an exercise for physical fitness.
- jazzperson — A jazz musician.
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- jef raskin — (person) The person who started the Macintosh project at Apple Computer, Inc. but left the company before the product was launched.
- jeistiecor — a tight-fitting garment
- jelly bear — a small sweet made from a gelatinous substance formed to resemble a bear in shape