13-letter words containing n, a, j
- katzenjammers — Plural form of katzenjammer.
- lantern-jawed — having a lantern jaw.
- last judgment — judgment (def 8).
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major general — a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- measuring jug — a graduated jug used in cooking to measure ingredients
- mineral jelly — a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.
- misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- mutt and jeff — a very short and a very tall person who are paired as companions, teammates, or associates.
- nailing jelly — like nailing jelly to a tree
- new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
- night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
- non-juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nonpejorative — Not pejorative.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- objectionably — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
- plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- pride and joy — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
- ramon y cajal — Santiago [sahn-tyah-gaw] /sɑnˈtyɑ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1934, Spanish histologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1906.
- riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- rond de jambe — a circular movement of the leg.
- san juan hill — a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- sino-japanese — having to do with both China and Japan
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
- tanjungkarang — a city in Indonesia, in S Sumatra on the Sunda Strait; merged with Telukbetung to form the city of Bandar Lampung
- tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- ujung pandang — a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia.
- unadjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- unjustifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- unjustifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- vijaya pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
- wang jing wei — 1883–1944, Chinese politician. A leading revolutionary, he struggled (1927–32) with Chiang Kai-shek for control of the Kuomintang. During World War II he was head of a Japanese puppet government in Nanjing