10-letter words containing s, j
- 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.
- 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.
- judas tree — a purple-flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind upon which Judas hanged himself.
- judgements — an act or instance of judging.
- judgeships — Plural form of judgeship.
- jugendstil — art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries.
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- juiceheads — Plural form of juicehead.
- juke house — a cheap roadhouse.
- julius iii — (Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte; Giovanni Maria del Monte) 1487–1555, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1550–55.
- jumbotrons — Plural form of jumbotron.
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- jump spark — spark1 (def 2).
- jump-shift — a jump bid in a suit different from the suit just bid by one's partner.
- jump-start — Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
- jumpmaster — a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists.
- jumpstarts — Plural form of jumpstart.
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- junk bonds — any corporate bond with a low rating and a high yield, often involving high risk.
- junketeers — Plural form of junketeer.
- junketings — Plural form of junketing.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- jus civile — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- just about — more or less
- just cause — a standard that must be met to justify the disciplining or dismissal of an employee
- just do it — take action, do not hesitate
- just folks — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- just think — You say just think when you feel excited, fascinated, or shocked by something, and you want the person to whom you are talking to feel the same.
- justiciars — Plural form of justiciar.
- justiciary — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- justifying — Present participle of justify.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtaposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose.
- kilojoules — Plural form of kilojoule.
- klaberjass — a card game played with a 32-card pack, made by removing all cards below the sevens from a regular 52-card pack, in which scoring values are assigned to certain cards taken in tricks, to sequences in the same suit, to the king and queen of trumps, and to the last trick.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- long johns — long underwear, especially for winter use.
- maharajahs — Plural form of maharajah.
- majestical — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- major axis — the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
- major suit — hearts or spades, especially with reference to their higher point values.
- majordomos — Plural form of majordomo.
- majorettes — Plural form of majorette.
- majorities — Plural form of majority.