11-letter words containing j
- jackass rig — a rig of sails not conforming to a recognized type.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- jackrabbits — Plural form of jackrabbit.
- jackson day — January 8, a holiday commemorating Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815: a legal holiday in Louisiana.
- jacob's rod — asphodel (sense 1)
- jacobinized — Simple past tense and past participle of jacobinize.
- jactitation — Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.
- jaguarundis — Plural form of jaguarundi.
- jailbreaker — One who breaks out of jail.
- jam session — a meeting of a group of musicians, especially jazz musicians, to play for their own enjoyment.
- jamaica rum — a heavy, pungent, slowly fermented rum made in Jamaica.
- james bland — James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- james clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- james range — a mountain range in central Australia.
- james riley — James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- jane addams — Charles (Samuel) 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
- janissaries — Plural form of janissary.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- janus-faced — having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus.
- japan cedar — an evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of Japan, characterized by the pyramidal manner of growth of its branches.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- jasmine tea — tea scented with jasmine blossoms.
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- javel water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- jaw-breaker — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jawbreakers — Plural form of jawbreaker.
- jawdropping — Alternative form of jaw-dropping.
- jayawardene — Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)
- jazz ballet — ballet danced to jazz music
- jazz singer — a singer whose vocal technique is similar to that of a musical instrument, and whose singing has a strong jazz feeling, chiefly imparted through phrasing, melodic improvisation, and rhythmic subtlety.
- jazz-fusion — jazz-rock.
- jealoushood — jealousy
- jealousness — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jean goujon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1510–c1568, French sculptor.
- jean piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- jebel druze — region in S Syria, on the N Jordanian border, inhabited by the Druses: 2,584 sq mi (6,693 sq km)
- jehoshaphat — a king of Judah, son of Asa, who reigned in the 9th century b.c. I Kings 22:41–50.
- jehovah god — (among the Jehovah's Witnesses) God.
- jejunectomy — excision of part or all of the jejunum.
- jejunostomy — an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
- jelly mould — a mould made of glass, copper, etc, used to make a jelly in a decorative shape
- jellyfishes — Plural form of jellyfish.
- jeopardised — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardized — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardize.