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11-letter words containing s, j

  • objectivise — to cause to become concrete or objective; objectify.
  • objectivism — a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.
  • objectivist — a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.
  • objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
  • over-joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
  • postel, jon — Jon Postel
  • punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
  • rajya sabha — the upper house of parliament in India.
  • red jasmine — a fragrant shrub with fragrant flowers, also known as frangipani
  • reject shop — a shop that sells damaged or imperfect products that cannot be sold at the full price
  • rejuvenesce — to make or become youthful or restored to vitality
  • rijksmuseum — a museum in Amsterdam housing the national art collection of the Netherlands
  • san jacinto — a river in E Texas, flowing SE to Galveston Bay: Texans defeated Mexicans near the mouth of this river 1836.
  • san joaquin — a river in California, flowing NW from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Sacramento River. 350 miles (560 km) long.
  • scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
  • screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
  • set-jetting — the practice of visiting places used as locations in feature films
  • shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
  • short jenny — an in-off into a middle pocket
  • show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
  • showjumping — horseriding event
  • ski jumping — a competitive event, included in the Nordic combined, in which a skier jumps from a ski jump, often traveling 230 to 300 feet (70 to 90 meters) in the air, with scores being based on both the skier's form and the distance of the jump.
  • ski-jumping — the sport or activity of (skiers) jumping from a high ramp overhanging a slope
  • slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
  • smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
  • snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
  • sojournment — the state of sojourning
  • steeplejack — a person who climbs steeples, towers, or the like, to build or repair them.
  • stirrup jar — pseudamphora.
  • stockjobber — a stock salesperson, especially one who sells or promotes worthless securities.
  • strip joint — a nightclub or other establishment featuring striptease performances.
  • struck jury — a jury obtained by special agreement between the opposing attorneys, each taking turns in eliminating a member of the impaneled group until 12 members remain.
  • sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
  • subjectable — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
  • subjectless — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
  • subjectship — the state of being a subject or citizen
  • subjudicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
  • subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
  • subjunction — an act of subjoining.
  • subjunctive — (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason. Compare imperative (def 3), indicative (def 2).
  • superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
  • the bejesus — (intensifier) used in such phrases as beat the bejesus out of, scare the bejesus out of, etc
  • the jitters — nervousness and anxiety
  • the jobless — those who are unemployed
  • transjordan — an area east of the Jordan River, in SW Asia: a British mandate (1921–23); an emirate (1923–49); now the major part of the kingdom of Jordan.
  • unjustified — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
  • unsubjected — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
  • west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
  • whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
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