11-letter words containing j
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- junk dealer — a person who buys and sells discarded or secondhand objects
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- junk market — the market for junk bonds
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- jure divino — by divine law.
- jure humano — by human law.
- juridically — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- jury system — a legal system used to determine the facts in a lawsuit
- jury-rigged — Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc.
- jus divinum — divine law.
- jus gentium — 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)
- jus naturae — law of nature; natural law
- justaucorps — a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- justiceable — Liable to trial in a court of justice.
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- justiciable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- justifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- justinian i — (Flavius Anicius Justinianus"Justinian the Great") a.d. 483–565, Byzantine emperor 527–565.
- juvenescent — being or becoming youthful; young.
- juxtaposing — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kana-majiri — the standard script of modern Japanese, in which kanji are used for root elements, supplemented by kana for inflections and particles and sometimes for indication of the Japanese pronunciation of kanji.
- karl jansky — Karl Guthe, 1905–50, U.S. engineer: pioneer in radio astronomy.
- kilimanjaro — a volcanic mountain in N Tanzania: highest peak in Africa. 19,321 feet (5889 meters).
- kim jong il — 1942–2011, president of North Korea 1994–2011 (son of Kim Il Sung).
- kim jong-il — 1942–2011, North Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea (1994–2011): son of Kim Il-sung
- kim jong-un — born 1984, Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea from 2011: son of Kim Jong-il
- lantern jaw — a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons
- life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
- lime-juicer — a British sailor.
- little john — a large, powerful yeoman who was a member of Robin Hood's band.
- long jumper — an athlete who does the long jump
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- major order — the degree or grade of priesthood, diaconate, or subdiaconate.
- major party — a political party with enough electoral strength to periodically gain control of the government or to effectively oppose the party in power.
- major piece — a queen or rook.
- major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
- major triad — a triad consisting in root position of a root tone with a major third and a perfect fifth above.
- majoretting — the practice of performing as majorettes
- majoritaire — a member of the majority faction in a political party
- maladjusted — badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.
- megaproject — A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
- mess jacket — a short, tailless jacket extending to just below the waist, used for semiformal military occasions and now especially as part of the uniform of waiters, bellhops, etc.
- microinject — to inject into a single cell or cell part.
- misadjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misjoinders — Plural form of misjoinder.
- misjudgment — An act of misjudging, a mistake in judgment.