10-letter words containing n, a, j
- jabberings — Plural form of jabbering.
- jaborandis — Plural form of jaborandi.
- jabotinsky — Vladimir, 1880–1940, Russian Zionist leader in Palestine.
- jacarandas — Plural form of jacaranda.
- jack benny — Jack (Benjamin Kubelsky) 1894–1974, U.S. comedian.
- jack chain — a chain having open links in the form of a figure 8, with one loop at right angles to the other.
- jack plane — a plane for rough surfacing.
- jack-knife — a large pocketknife.
- jackanapes — an impertinent, presumptuous person, especially a young man; whippersnapper.
- jackknifed — Simple past tense and past participle of jackknife.
- jackknifes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife.
- jackknives — Plural form of jackknife.
- jacksonian — of or relating to Andrew Jackson, his ideas, the period of his presidency, or the political principles or social values associated with him: Jacksonian democracy.
- jacksonism — the group of political principles or attitudes associated with Andrew Jackson.
- jackstones — Plural form of jackstone.
- jacobethan — noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.
- jacobinism — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobinize — to imbue with Jacobinism.
- jacqueline — a female given name.
- jaculation — the act of hurling or throwing
- jade green — either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- jade plant — a succulent shrub, Crassula argentea, of the stonecrop family, native to southern Africa, having fleshy, oval leaves, often grown as a houseplant.
- jaggedness — The state of being jagged.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jaguarundi — a long-bodied and long-tailed tropical wildcat, Felis yagouaroundi, having a brownish-gray coat and a second color phase of reddish-brown: now reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- james dean — James (Byron) 1931–55, U.S. actor.
- jamesonite — a metallic, dark-gray mineral, lead and iron antimony sulfide: formerly mined for lead.
- jana sangh — a political party in India from 1951 to 1977; in 1977 it merged with several other parties to form the Janata Party. After the Janata Party split in 1980, it re-formed as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- janesville — a city in S Wisconsin.
- janet reno — Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.
- janitorial — a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.
- janus word — a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings, as cleave, meaning ‘to adhere closely’ and ‘to part or split’.
- japanese's — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- japanesque — having a Japanese style.
- jardiniere — an ornamental receptacle or stand for holding plants, flowers, etc.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jaundicing — Present participle of jaundice.
- jauntiness — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- java finch — a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird.
- javelineer — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- javelinier — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- jaywalking — to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
- jazz hands — a movement in modern dance in which a performer shakes both hands rapidly with the palms facing forwards and the fingers extended
- jazz-dance — to perform jazz dance.
- jazzperson — A jazz musician.
- jean blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- jean genet — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- jedding ax — a stonemason's ax, similar to a kevel, having a head with one flat and one pointed face.