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14-letter words containing j, s, a

  • justifiability — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • justifications — Plural form of justification.
  • justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
  • juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
  • last judgement — In the Christian religion, the Last Judgement is the last day of the world when God will judge everyone who has died and decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.
  • leatherjackets — Plural form of leatherjacket.
  • majesticalness — the glory or majesty of someone or something
  • major prophets — theology
  • major seminary — a Roman Catholic theological college devoted to training for the priesthood and usually offering a six-year program emphasizing philosophy and theology.
  • maladjustments — Plural form of maladjustment.
  • matjes herring — young herring that have not spawned, often prepared with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
  • new jersey tea — a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.
  • new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
  • non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • objective case — objective (def 2a).
  • objective-case — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
  • overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
  • parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
  • projectisation — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
  • quasi-judicial — noting, pertaining to, or exercising powers or functions that resemble those of a court or a judge: a quasi-judicial agency.
  • reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
  • res adjudicata — res judicata.
  • san jose scale — a scale insect, Aspidiotus perniciosus, that is highly destructive to fruit trees and shrubs throughout the U.S.
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • semimajor axis — Geometry. one half the major axis of an ellipse.
  • sergeant major — U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit headquarters.
  • serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
  • siraj-ud-daula — 1728?–57, nawab of Bengal 1756–57.
  • smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
  • st. john's day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
  • stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
  • straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
  • straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
  • subject matter — the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
  • subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
  • surajah dowlah — Siraj-ud-daula.
  • sweet 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.
  • tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
  • telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television
  • the joe blakes — the DT's
  • the july sales — a traditional retail event occurring in the month of July, when shops sell things at less than their normal price
  • traveler's-joy — a woody vine, Clematis vitalba, of the buttercup family, native to Europe and northern Africa, having long-plumed fruit and slightly fragrant, white flowers.
  • vestmannaeyjar — a group of 14 small Icelandic islands off the S coast of Iceland.
  • winter jasmine — a shrub, Jasminum nudiflorum, of China, having winter-blooming, yellow flowers.
  • yellow jasmine — Carolina jessamine.
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