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11-letter words containing k, a, j

  • 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 janskyKarl 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).
  • leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
  • life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
  • lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
  • 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.
  • natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
  • prajadhipok — 1893–1941, king of Siam 1925–35.
  • puncak jaya — a mountain in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, on W New Guinea: highest island point in the world. 16,503 feet (5030 meters).
  • punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
  • shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
  • slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
  • snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
  • steeplejack — a person who climbs steeples, towers, or the like, to build or repair them.
  • take a joke — have a sense of humour
  • tear-jerker — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
  • whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
  • yellow jack — Informal. quarantine flag.
  • zhangjiakou — a city in NW Hebei province, in NE China: capital of the former Qahar province.
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