10-letter words containing n, o, j
- join issue — to join in controversy
- joint heir — a person who shares with another, or others, the right to inherit a person's money, property, or title when that person dies
- jointuress — A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
- jointworms — Plural form of jointworm.
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- jon postel — (person) (Jonathan Bruce Postel, 1943 - 1998-10-16) /p*-stel'/ One of the Internet's founding fathers. Jon's name is prominent on many of the fundamental standards on which the Internet is built, such as UDP. He ran IANA for as long as anybody could remember, in fact for most of the time he *was* IANA. He wrote STD 1, STD 2 and several dozen other RFCs. His friend Vinton Cerf noted his passing in RFC 2468.
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- jordan arc — simple arc.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- jostlement — Crowding; hustling.
- jotunnheim — the home of the giants
- jouissance — Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- journeyman — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- journeymen — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- jouy print — toile de Jouy.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jovysaunce — joy
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyousness — The state of being joyous.
- juan peron — Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- juantorena — Alberto (alˈβɛrto). born 1951, Cuban runner: won the 400 metres and the 800 metres in the 1976 Olympic Games
- jubilation — a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation: Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.
- judication — the act of judging
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- juke joint — an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- jumbotrons — Plural form of jumbotron.
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- junk bonds — any corporate bond with a low rating and a high yield, often involving high risk.
- knee joint — articulation of the leg
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- logjamming — the act of logs accumulating in a river and becoming jammed
- long jenny — an in-off up the cushion into a far pocket
- long johns — long underwear, especially for winter use.
- marjolaine — (italics) French. marjoram.
- miniconjou — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota Indians and originally inhabiting parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
- misjoinder — a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined.
- mount fuji — an extinct volcano in central Japan, in S central Honshu: the highest mountain in Japan, famous for its symmetrical snow-capped cone. Height: 3776 m (12 388 ft)
- mount jaya — a mountain in E Indonesia, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in the Sudirman Range: the highest mountain in New Guinea. Height: 5039 m (16 532 ft)
- ninja loan — a type of high-risk loan issued to borrowers with no income, no job, and no assets