10-letter words containing j
- juke joint — an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- juliet cap — a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.
- julius iii — (Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte; Giovanni Maria del Monte) 1487–1555, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1550–55.
- jumblingly — in a jumbling or tumultuous manner
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- jumbo-boom — a very large person, animal, or thing.
- jumbotrons — Plural form of jumbotron.
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- jump spark — spark1 (def 2).
- jump to it — to begin something quickly and efficiently
- jump-shift — a jump bid in a suit different from the suit just bid by one's partner.
- jump-start — Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
- jumper ant — bulldog ant.
- jumpmaster — a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists.
- jumpstarts — Plural form of jumpstart.
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- juneteenth — June 19, celebrated by African Americans as the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865.
- jungle gym — children's climbing frame
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- junglelike — Resemblng a jungle.
- junk bonds — any corporate bond with a low rating and a high yield, often involving high risk.
- junketeers — Plural form of junketeer.
- junketings — Plural form of junketing.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- jury wheel — a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection.
- jus civile — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- just about — more or less
- just cause — a standard that must be met to justify the disciplining or dismissal of an employee
- just do it — take action, do not hesitate
- just folks — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- just think — You say just think when you feel excited, fascinated, or shocked by something, and you want the person to whom you are talking to feel the same.
- justiciars — Plural form of justiciar.
- justiciary — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- justifying — Present participle of justify.
- jute board — a strong, bendable cardboard made from rags and sulfite, used chiefly in the manufacture of shipping cartons.
- juvenalian — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- juvenility — juvenile state, character, or manner.
- juvenilize — to make juvenile or immature: to juvenilize the classics for quick reading.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtaposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kilojoules — Plural form of kilojoule.
- klaberjass — a card game played with a 32-card pack, made by removing all cards below the sevens from a regular 52-card pack, in which scoring values are assigned to certain cards taken in tricks, to sequences in the same suit, to the king and queen of trumps, and to the last trick.
- knee joint — articulation of the leg
- kragujevac — a town in E central Serbia; capital of Serbia (1818–39); automobile industry. Pop: 145 890 (2002)
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.