13-letter words containing u, j
- open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- pick-up joint — a place where people go with the intention of meeting someone to start a sexual relationship with
- plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
- plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- puddle jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
- puddle-jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
- punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
- purkinje cell — a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain.
- queue-jumping — If you accuse someone of queue-jumping, you mean that they are trying to get to the front of a queue or waiting list unfairly.
- readjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- rejuvenescent — becoming young again.
- right-justify — If printed text is right-justified, each line finishes at the same distance from the right-hand edge of the page or column.
- rough justice — If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law.
- runjeet singh — Ranjit Singh.
- san juan hill — a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
- self-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- sitting judge — a presiding judge; a judge in office
- soupe du jour — the special, sometimes the only, soup served in a restaurant on any particular day
- sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- tanjungkarang — a city in Indonesia, in S Sumatra on the Sunda Strait; merged with Telukbetung to form the city of Bandar Lampung
- tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
- tap loop jump — a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate, makes one full rotation in the air, and lands on the back outer edge of the same skate.
- the high jump — an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports
- the jig is up — that ends it; all chances for success are gone
- toile de jouy — a cotton or linen fabric characterized by monochromatic prints on a light background.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- traverse jury — petty jury.
- triple jumper — a person who takes part in the triple jump
- trujillo alto — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SE of San Juan.
- ujung pandang — a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia.
- unadjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- unconjectured — not hypothesized
- unconjunctive — unable to be joined
- unjustifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- unjustifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- well-adjusted — arranged or fitted properly: Properly adjusted shelving will accommodate books of various heights.
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.