10-letter words containing o, j, c
- jacobinism — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobinize — to imbue with Jacobinism.
- jaculation — the act of hurling or throwing
- jaculatory — relating to hurling or throwing
- jeistiecor — a tight-fitting garment
- jelly coat — an ovum-produced glycoprotein that causes adhesion of sperm to the ovum; fertilizin.
- jenga code — (humour, programming) A style of programming which results in the whole thing collapsing when you touch a single block of code. Named after the game where players try to remove wooden blocks from a tower without it falling down. Also known as Crispy Noodle Code.
- jingoistic — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- job action — any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers.
- job centre — In Britain, a job centre is a place where people who are looking for work can go to get advice on finding a job, and to look at advertisements placed by people who are looking for new employees.
- job ticket — a slip or card accompanying a job order and used for giving instructions or for recording time spent on the work.
- jockey box — a glove compartment, especially in a truck.
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- jockstraps — Plural form of jockstrap.
- jocoseness — The state of being jocose.
- jocosities — Plural form of jocosity.
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joe public — also Joe Bloggs; US = John Q. Public
- john cabot — John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- john fitch — John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat.
- john locke — Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- jordan arc — simple arc.
- joss stick — a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.
- jouissance — Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovysaunce — joy
- judication — the act of judging
- judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- mao jacket — a plain, shirtlike jacket, usually blue or gray, with pockets and a high collar, worn by Mao Zedong and universally adopted in the People's Republic of China during his regime.
- 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.
- ms project — Microsoft Project
- nonsubject — (in education) a subject of study not considered to be academically rigorous
- objectable — Capable of being put forward as an objection.
- objections — Plural form of objection.
- objectives — Plural form of objective.
- objectless — not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.
- objectlogo — A variant of LOGO with object-oriented extensions. Lexical scope. Version 2.6, for the Mac. Paradigm Software <[email protected]> (617)576-7675.
- objectness — The state of being an object.
- office job — a job based in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- projectile — an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
- projecting — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.