18-letter words containing s, j
- objective idealism — a form of idealism asserting that the act of experiencing has a reality combining and transcending the natures of the object experienced and of the mind of the observer.
- peters' projection — a form of modified world map projection that attempts to reflect accurately the relative surface areas of landmasses, an approach which gives greater prominence (than do standard representations) to equatorial countries
- rolled-steel joist — a steel beam, esp one with a cross section in the form of a letter H or I
- russo-japanese war — the war (1904–1905) between Russia and Japan.
- saint john's bread — carob (def 2).
- san juan mountains — a mountain range in SW Colorado and N New Mexico: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak: Uncompahgre Peak, 4363 m (14 314 ft)
- sao joao de meriti — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- self-justification — the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like.
- sit up like jackie — to sit bolt upright, esp cheekily
- spaghetti junction — an interchange, usually between motorways, in which there are a large number of underpasses and overpasses and intersecting roads used by a large volume of high-speed traffic
- st john chrysostom — Saint John, a.d. 347?–407, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
- st. james's palace — a palace in London, England: the royal residence from the time of Henry VIII until the accession of Victoria.
- stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
- subject complement — a word or a group of words, usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers became sleepy.
- teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
- the heebie-jeebies — apprehension and nervousness
- treaty of rijswijk — a treaty signed at Rijswijk in the Netherlands in 1697, ending the War of the Grand Alliance