12-letter words containing u, n, s
- jelly fungus — any of various fungi of the order Tremellales, distinguished by gelatinous basidiocarp.
- jodo shinshu — the largest sect of Jodo, stressing simple trust rather than ritual as the means to salvation.
- jogging suit — an outfit consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt, used while exercising or as sportswear.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- johnny house — Johnny (def 3).
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- jumpstations — Plural form of jumpstation.
- jungle books — a series of jungle stories in two volumes (1894, 1895) by Rudyard Kipling.
- junior class — the penultimate class in high school or college
- junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.
- jurisconsult — Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- just in case — if it should happen that
- just in time — Business. noting or pertaining to a method of inventory control that keeps inventories low by scheduling needed goods and equipment to arrive a short time before a production run begins. Abbreviation: JIT.
- just-in-time — dynamic translation
- justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- justinian ii — 669–711 ad, Byzantine emperor (685–95, 705–11). Banished (695) after a revolt against his oppressive rule, he regained the throne with the help of the Bulgars. He was killed in a second revolt
- justinianian — of or relating to Justinian I or the Byzantine dynasty (a.d. 518–610) named after him.
- juvenescence — being or becoming youthful; young.
- juventa fons — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed through a telescope.
- k'ung fu-tse — Chinese name of Confucius.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- keratogenous — producing horn or a horny substance.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- kneeling bus — a bus that can lower its body or entrance door to facilitate boarding by the elderly or people with disabilities.
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- laguna hills — a city in SW California.
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languageless — without language or a language
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- last but one — next to last
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- latitudinous — having latitude, scope, range, breadth, etc., especially of ideas, interests, interpretations, or the like: a Renaissance man of latitudinous outlook.
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
- laughing gas — nitrous oxide.