9-letter words containing s, j
- jemminess — neatness or smartness
- jenkinson — Robert Banks, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1770–1828, British statesman: prime minister 1812–27.
- jensenism — the theory that an individual's IQ is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.
- jeremiads — Plural form of jeremiad.
- jerkiness — characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
- jeroboams — Plural form of jeroboam.
- jerseyman — a native or inhabitant of the island of Jersey.
- jerusalem — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- jespersen — (Jens) Otto (Harry) [yens ot-oh hahr-ee] /yɛns ˈɒt oʊ ˈhɑr i/ (Show IPA), 1860–1943, Danish philologist.
- jessamine — a female given name, form of Jasmine.
- jesselton — former name of Kota Kinabalu.
- jesserant — a flexible coat of armour consisting of small metal plates sewn onto cloth
- jestingly — Said, written or done in jest.
- jesuitism — the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.
- jesuitize — to make Jesuitic
- jetliners — Plural form of jetliner.
- jetsetter — a fashionable social set composed of wealthy people who travel frequently by jetliner to parties and resorts.
- jetstream — Alternative spelling of jet stream.
- jettisons — Plural form of jettison.
- jewelfish — a brightly colored cichlid fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus, native to Africa: popular in home aquariums.
- jewellers — Plural form of jeweller.
- jewelries — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- jewfishes — Plural form of jewfish.
- jibberish — Alternative spelling of gibberish.
- jig is up — a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.
- jig-is-up — a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.
- jigsawing — Present participle of jigsaw.
- jihadists — Plural form of jihadist.
- jillaroos — Plural form of jillaroo.
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- jinriksha — A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- job corps — an organization within the Department of Labor that operates rural conservation camps and urban training centers for poor youths.
- job share — If two people job share, they share the same job by working part-time, for example one person working in the mornings and the other in the afternoons.
- job-share — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- jobseeker — A person seeking employment.
- jobstears — (used with a plural verb) the hard, nearly spherical bracts that surround the female flowers of an Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, and which when ripe are used as beads.
- jobsworth — (chiefly, British) A minor worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer.
- jock scot — an artificial fly having a yellow floss body, black silk tag, scarlet and yellow tail, wings of scarlet and of jungle cock feathers spotted with yellow and gray, and hackle of guinea fowl and grouse feathers.
- jockeyish — resembling a jockey
- jockeyism — the skills and practices of jockeys
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- joe louis — Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
- johnboats — Plural form of johnboat.
- johnstown — a city in SW Pennsylvania: disastrous flood 1889.
- jointings — Plural form of jointing.
- jointless — without a joint; lacking a joint.
- jointness — The state or quality of being joint.
- jointress — a woman on whom a jointure has been settled.
- jointures — Plural form of jointure.
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.