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15-letter words containing n, a, j

  • re-adjudication — an act of adjudicating.
  • rear projection — the projection of filmed action or stills on a translucent screen in front of which actors are lit and filmed: used to simulate an outdoor or location background in the studio.
  • rear-projection — the projection of filmed action or stills on a translucent screen in front of which actors are lit and filmed: used to simulate an outdoor or location background in the studio.
  • retained object — an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the active construction from which it is derived, as the picture in I was shown the picture, which is also the direct object in the active construction (They) showed me the picture.
  • saint-john-lakeHenry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
  • sammet, jean e. — Jean E. Sammet
  • san jacinto day — a legal holiday observed in Texas on April 21.
  • self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
  • serjeant at law — (formerly in England) a barrister of a special rank, to which he was raised by a writ under the Great Seal
  • serpentine jade — a green variety of serpentine used as a gem: not a true jade.
  • silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
  • sir arthur john — Sir (Arthur) John, 1904–2000, English actor and director.
  • subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • telamonian ajax — Ajax (def 1).
  • the job in hand — The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
  • trans-jordanian — of or relating to the former Trans-Jordan (now Jordan) or its inhabitants
  • trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
  • universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
  • unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
  • unobjectionably — without objection
  • whiplash injury — the lash of a whip.
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