12-letter words containing s, j
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- rejectionist — an Arab leader or country that opposes accommodation or compromise in negotiations with Israel.
- res judicata — a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
- rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- rustic joint — a joint between stones recessed from the faces between sunken drafts or bevels.
- saddle joint — (on a sill, coping, or the like) a vertical joint raised above the level of the washes on each side.
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- saint john's — an island state comprising Antigua and two smaller islands: a member of the former West Indies Associated States; formerly a British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 171 sq. mi. (442 sq. km). Capital: St. John's.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- scissor jump — a type of jump involving a scissor-like movement of the legs
- sea of japan — the sea between mainland Asia and Japan
- sejant-erect — (of an animal) represented as seated upright with forelegs raised: a lion sejant-erect.
- shahjahanpur — a city in central Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- shell jacket — a close-fitting, semiformal jacket, with a short back, worn in the tropics in place of a tuxedo.
- shijiazhuang — a province in NE China. 81,479 sq. mi. (211,031 sq. km). Capital: Shijiazhuang.
- shirt jacket — a shirtlike jacket.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- silver jenny — a silvery mojarra, Eucinostomus gula, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, along sandy shores.
- sir jeffreys — George (1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem) 1648–89, English jurist.
- sloppy joe's — a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.
- smoke jumper — an employee of the forest service parachuted to strategic spots in fighting forest fires
- socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
- soup du jour — the soup featured by a restaurant on a particular day.
- special jury — struck jury.
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- square-jawed — having a regular, approximately rectangular jaw
- star jasmine — a shrubby, evergreen vine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, of the dogbane family, native to China, having small clusters of fragrant, white flowers, often cultivated as an ornamental.
- steam jacket — a casing, as on the cylinder of a steam engine, filled with live steam to keep the interior hot.
- stephen jobs — (person) Stephen P. Jobs (born 24 February 1955). The co-founder and ex-president of Apple Computer, leader of the team that produced the Macintosh. In 1979, when he was president of Apple, Steven Jobs saw a demonstration of Smalltalk at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. He and other Apple employees were "very impressed with the unique and revolutionary user-friendly design". The first Macintosh was released in January 1984. Jobs described it as insanely great. Jobs was ousted from Apple in 1985 and founded Next, Inc.. In December 1996 he was re-employed by Apple when they bought NeXT. See also lithium lick, Mathematica.
- straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- subjectified — to make subjective.
- subjectifies — to make subjective.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- subjectively — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- subjectivise — make subjective
- subjectivism — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- subjectivist — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- subjectivity — the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.
- subjectivize — to make subjective
- subjudiciary — the judicial branch of government.
- surrejoinder — a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rejoinder.
- syrtis major — an area in the northern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the saltsjön — an inlet of the Baltic Sea in Sweden
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- tool subject — a subject that, when mastered, equips students with a skill useful in studying other subjects: Grammar is a tool subject for English composition.
- trans-jordan — 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.
- trojan horse — Classical Mythology. a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy. The Trojans took it into Troy and Greek soldiers concealed in the horse opened the gates to the Greek army at night and conquered the city.
- unadjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.