8-letter words containing s, j
- jigsawed — Simple past tense and past participle of jigsaw.
- jihadism — a jihadi.
- jihadist — a jihadi.
- jillions — Plural form of jillion.
- jim dash — a dash, often three ems long, used within a headline, between the headline and the main body of printed matter, between items in a single column, or between related but different material within a story.
- jimpness — the quality of being jimp
- jingoish — Jingoistic.
- jingoism — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jiujitsu — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
- jiujutsu — Alt form jujitsu.
- job case — any of various cases for holding type, especially one of several that accommodate both uppercase and lowercase letters. Compare California job case, case2 (def 8).
- job loss — the act or an instance of a person losing his or her job
- job shop — an agency or plant that supplies technical personnel or performs a specific function in a manufacturing process, usually on short-term temporary contracts.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- jocosely — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- jodhpurs — Also called Marwar. a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.
- joe soap — a person who is regarded as unintelligent and imposed upon as a stooge or scapegoat
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- johannes — a gold coin formerly used as currency in Portugal, first issued in the early 18th century.
- johnnies — Plural form of johnny.
- johnsons — Plural form of johnson.
- johnston — Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- joinders — Plural form of joinder.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jokeless — Devoid of jokes.
- jokesome — Joky, humorous.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- jokiness — The state or condition of being joky.
- jolliest — Superlative form of jolly.
- jonesing — Present participle of jones.
- jonquils — Plural form of jonquil.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- joseph i — 1678–1711, king of Hungary 1687–1711; king of Germany 1690–1711; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1705–11 (son of Leopold I).
- josephus — Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), (Joseph ben Matthias) a.d. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.
- jostling — to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
- jottings — Plural form of jotting.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- journies — Plural form of journy.
- jousters — Plural form of jouster.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- jowliest — Superlative form of jowly.
- joyously — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- jubilees — Plural form of jubilee.
- jugglers — Plural form of juggler.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.