9-letter words containing n, a, j
- jharkhand — a state in NE India, created in 2000 from S Bihar. 28,833 sq. mi. (74,677 sq. km). Capital: Ranchi.
- jiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- jib crane — a crane having an arm guyed at a fixed angle to the head of a rotating mast.
- jigsawing — Present participle of jigsaw.
- jim-dandy — of superior quality; excellent: a jim-dandy sports car.
- jinriksha — A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- johannine — of or relating to the apostle John or to the books in the New Testament attributed to him.
- john paul — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- johnboats — Plural form of johnboat.
- joint bar — one of a pair of bars used to join two rails longitudinally.
- jonnycake — Alternative spelling of johnnycake.
- jonsonian — Ben, 1573?–1637, English dramatist and poet.
- jordanian — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- jouisance — joy; delight
- jubilance — showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
- jubilancy — (rare) Jubilation.
- juice man — an extortionist.
- junctural — of or relating to phonological juncture.
- juneating — an early-season apple
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- junk call — a telephone call soliciting a donation or selling a product or service by a caller making many such calls to a list of prospects.
- junk heap — an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail or email.
- junkyards — Plural form of junkyard.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- jusserand — Jean (Adrien Antoine) Jules [zhahn a-dree-ahn ahn-twan zhyl] /ʒɑ̃ a driˈɑ̃ ɑnˈtwan ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, French diplomat, historian, and essayist.
- justinian — (Flavius Anicius Justinianus"Justinian the Great") a.d. 483–565, Byzantine emperor 527–565.
- jutlander — a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).
- juvenilia — (literature, plural only) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.
- kajillion — (slang, hyperbole) An unspecified large number (of).
- kinkajous — Plural form of kinkajou.
- koorajong — kurrajong.
- kurrajong — an Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- kwajalein — an atoll in the Marshall Islands, in E Micronesia. About 78 miles (126 km) long.
- la granja — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
- ljubljana — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- mah-jongg — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahajanga — a port in NW Madagascar, on Bombetoka Bay. Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)
- maj. gen. — Major General
- marijuana — hemp (def 1).
- mary jane — marijuana. Abbreviation: MJ.
- mason jar — a glass jar with a wide mouth and an airtight screw top, much used in home canning.
- mom jeans — Informal. unstylish women's jeans.
- mujahedin — Alt form mujahideen.
- mujahidin — Alternative form of mujahideen; Plural form of mujahid.
- n'djamena — Chadic.
- nagarjuna — c. 150–c. 250 ad, Indian Buddhist monk, founder of the Madhyamika (Middle Path) school of Mahayana Buddhism: noted for his philosophical writings
- nightjars — Plural form of nightjar.