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14-letter words containing n, j, c

  • adjunctiveness — The state or quality of being adjunctive.
  • andrew jacksonAndrew ("Old Hickory") 1767–1845, U.S. general: 7th president of the U.S. 1829–37.
  • andrew project — (project)   A distributed system project for support of educational and research computing at Carnegie Mellon University, named after Andrew Carnegie, an American philanthropist who provided money to establish CMU. See also Andrew File System, Andrew Message System, Andrew Toolkit, class.
  • arc-jet engine — a type of rocket engine using propellant gas heated by an electric arc.
  • chinook jargon — a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America
  • cine projector — a machine which projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures
  • clean and jerk — a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor to shoulder height where it is brought to rest and then, with a lunging movement by the lifter, is thrust overhead so the arms extend straight in the air, being held in this position for a short, specified length of time.
  • clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
  • close juncture — continuity in the articulation of two successive sounds, as in the normal transition between sounds within a word; absence of juncture (opposed to open juncture). Compare juncture (def 7), open juncture, terminal juncture.
  • cognate object — a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song
  • common objects — (language)   An object-oriented Lisp from Hewlett-Packard.
  • conjoined twin — Conjoined twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.
  • conjugate axis — the axis of a hyperbola perpendicular to the transverse axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
  • conjunctivitis — Conjunctivitis is an eye infection which causes the thin skin that covers the eye to become red.
  • console jockey — terminal junkie
  • coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
  • coroner's jury — a jury called to give a decision by a coroner's inquest
  • cottony jujube — an Indian evergreen shrub or small tree, Ziziphus mauritiana, of the buckthorn family, having leaves that are rusty-hairy on the underside and small, round, red, acid fruit.
  • counter jumper — a sales assistant in a shop
  • counterproject — an opposing project or scheme
  • countersubject — (in a fugue) the theme in one voice that accompanies the statement of the subject in another
  • creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
  • crimen injuria — an action that injures the dignity of another person, esp use of racially offensive language
  • every man jack — everyone without exception
  • fuel injection — the spraying of liquid fuel into the cylinders or combustion chambers of an engine.
  • grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
  • hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
  • in conjunction — together, jointly
  • injection pump — An injection pump is a device that supplies fuel under pressure to the injector of a fuel injection system.
  • injection well — a deep well into which pressurized fluids are injected for waste disposal, to improve the recovery of petroleum, or in solution mining.
  • interjectional — Being or pertaining to an interjection.
  • jack-in-office — a self-important petty official
  • jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
  • jacking engine — an engine for moving an idle reciprocating engine or turbine to permit inspection and repairs.
  • jackknife clam — any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
  • jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
  • jackson method — (programming)   A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
  • jacques neckerJacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
  • jamaica ginger — an alcoholic extract of ginger used as a flavoring.
  • james buchananJames, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
  • japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
  • japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
  • jefferson city — a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
  • jewel neckline — a plain, slightly rounded neckline without a collar, as on a dress or sweater
  • jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
  • john c fremontJohn Charles, 1813–90, U.S. general and explorer: first Republican presidential candidate, 1856.
  • john constableJohn, 1776–1837, English painter.
  • john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
  • john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
  • joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.

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