10-letter words containing s, j
- jeopardies — Plural form of jeopardy.
- jeopardise — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- jeopardous — perilous; dangerous; hazardous; risky.
- jervis bay — an inlet of the Pacific in SE Australia, in Jervis Bay Territory on the coast of S New South Wales: regarded for some purposes as part of the Australian Capital Territory: site of the Royal Australian Naval College
- jesse tree — a pictorial or sculpted image representing the family tree of Christ.
- jesuitical — of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
- jet stream — strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth.
- jetsetting — Alternative spelling of jet-setting.
- jetstreams — Plural form of jetstream.
- jettisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of jettison.
- jew's harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- jew's-harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- jewel case — a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.
- jewelweeds — Plural form of jewelweed.
- jewishness — the state or quality of being Jewish.
- jiggermast — a small mast set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast.
- jimsonweed — (botany, US) A poisonous plant Datura stramonium, in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
- jingoistic — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jinricksha — Alternative spelling of jinriksha.
- jinrikisha — a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China.
- jinrikshas — Plural form of jinriksha.
- jitterbugs — Plural form of jitterbug.
- job seeker — a person who is actively looking for employment.
- job setter — a worker who readies or adjusts machinery for tooling on the production line.
- jobholders — Plural form of jobholder.
- jobseekers — Plural form of jobseeker.
- jobsworths — Plural form of jobsworth.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- jockstraps — Plural form of jockstrap.
- jocoseness — The state of being jocose.
- jocosities — Plural form of jocosity.
- joe bloggs — an average or typical man
- joe doakes — Joe Blow.
- joey glass — a small tumbler of the 17th century; dram glass.
- john jakes — John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
- john smith — Adam, 1723–90, Scottish economist.
- johnsonese — a literary style characterized by rhetorically balanced, often pompous phraseology and an excessively Latinate vocabulary: so called from the style of writing practiced by Samuel Johnson.
- johnsonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson or his works.
- join hands — clasp each another's hands
- join issue — to join in controversy
- jointuress — A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
- jointworms — Plural form of jointworm.
- jollyboats — Plural form of jollyboat.
- 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.
- joss house — a Chinese temple for idol worship.
- joss stick — a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.
- jostlement — Crowding; hustling.
- 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.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.