11-letter words containing r, j
- interjected — Simple past tense and past participle of interject.
- interjector — One who interjects.
- interjoined — Simple past tense and past participle of interjoin.
- introjected — Simple past tense and past participle of introject.
- jabberingly — in a jabbering manner
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jack around — to spend time in useless activity
- jack ladder — Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- jack mormon — a non-Mormon living amicably among Mormons.
- jack rabbit — any of various large hares of western North America, having very long hind legs and long ears.
- jack rafter — a rafter having less than the full length of the roof slope, as one meeting a hip or a valley.
- jack-rabbit — any of various large hares of western North America, having very long hind legs and long ears.
- jack-up rig — an offshore drill rig or platform having a floating hull fitted with retractable legs that can be lowered to the seabed to elevate the hull above wave level.
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- jackass rig — a rig of sails not conforming to a recognized type.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jackrabbits — Plural form of jackrabbit.
- jacob's rod — asphodel (sense 1)
- jaguarundis — Plural form of jaguarundi.
- jailbreaker — One who breaks out of jail.
- jamaica rum — a heavy, pungent, slowly fermented rum made in Jamaica.
- james clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- james range — a mountain range in central Australia.
- james riley — James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- janissaries — Plural form of janissary.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- japan cedar — an evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of Japan, characterized by the pyramidal manner of growth of its branches.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- javel water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- jaw-breaker — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jawbreakers — Plural form of jawbreaker.
- jawdropping — Alternative form of jaw-dropping.
- jayawardene — Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)
- jazz singer — a singer whose vocal technique is similar to that of a musical instrument, and whose singing has a strong jazz feeling, chiefly imparted through phrasing, melodic improvisation, and rhythmic subtlety.
- jebel druze — region in S Syria, on the N Jordanian border, inhabited by the Druses: 2,584 sq mi (6,693 sq km)
- jeopardised — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardized — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardize.
- jeopardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopardize.
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- jerome kern — Jerome (David) 1885–1945, U.S. composer.
- jerry-build — to build cheaply and flimsily.
- jerry-built — built cheaply and flimsily.
- jersey city — a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.
- jersey pine — Virginia pine.
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.