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13-letter words containing p, j

  • juxtoposition — Misspelling of juxtaposition.
  • major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
  • major premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
  • major prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
  • nonpejorative — Not pejorative.
  • nonprejudiced — Not prejudiced.
  • object pascal — (language)   An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
  • open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • pick-up joint — a place where people go with the intention of meeting someone to start a sexual relationship with
  • plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
  • plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
  • plus juncture — open juncture.
  • postinjection — the act of injecting.
  • prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
  • prejudicative — tending to prejudge
  • prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • pride and joy — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
  • projection tv — a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray tube, for projecting video images onto a large screen
  • projectionist — an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
  • puddle jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
  • puddle-jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
  • punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
  • purkinje cell — a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain.
  • queue-jumping — If you accuse someone of queue-jumping, you mean that they are trying to get to the front of a queue or waiting list unfairly.
  • raspberry jam — jam made using raspberries
  • sino-japanese — having to do with both China and Japan
  • soupe du jour — the special, sometimes the only, soup served in a restaurant on any particular day
  • sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
  • sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
  • standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
  • supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
  • tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
  • tap loop jump — a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate, makes one full rotation in the air, and lands on the back outer edge of the same skate.
  • the high jump — an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports
  • the jig is up — that ends it; all chances for success are gone
  • triple jumper — a person who takes part in the triple jump
  • ujung pandang — a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia.
  • vijaya pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
  • zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
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