10-letter words containing y, j
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joey glass — a small tumbler of the 17th century; dram glass.
- john henry — Informal. a person's signature.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- john tukey — (person) The eminent statistician credited with coining the term "bit" in 1949.
- john tyler — John, 1790–1862, 10th president of the U.S. 1841–45.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- johnny raw — a novice; new recruit
- johnny reb — U.S. History. a Confederate soldier.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- jolly boat — a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel.
- jolly well — Jolly well is sometimes used to emphasize an opinion or intention, and to express annoyance or anger.
- jollyboats — Plural form of jollyboat.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- journeyman — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- journeymen — a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
- jouy print — toile de Jouy.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovysaunce — joy
- joy buzzer — a device used for a practical joke with a handshake, concealed in the palm of the hand and producing a buzzing sound and an unpleasant vibrating sensation when it is pressed against the victim's hand.
- joy-popper — Slang. to take a narcotic drug occasionally, but without being an addict.
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyousness — The state of being joyous.
- jubilantly — With jubilation or triumph.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
- judicially — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- jugglingly — in a juggling or manipulative manner
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- jumblingly — in a jumbling or tumultuous manner
- jungle gym — children's climbing frame
- jury wheel — a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection.
- justiciary — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- justifying — Present participle of justify.
- juvenility — juvenile state, character, or manner.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- long jenny — an in-off up the cushion into a far pocket
- loya jirga — an assembly of regional leaders and tribal chiefs in Afghanistan
- mary janes — flat or low-heeled shoes for women or girls, usually with a rounded toe and a single strap that buckles across the instep
- mbuji-mayi — a city in the S central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mint jelly — a jelly (or sauce) flavored with mint leaves, served esp. with lamb
- mount jaya — a mountain in E Indonesia, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in the Sudirman Range: the highest mountain in New Guinea. Height: 5039 m (16 532 ft)
- new jersey — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7836 sq. mi. (20,295 sq. km). Capital: Trenton. Abbreviation: NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.
- non-injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- petit jury — petty jury.
- phossy jaw — gangrenous condition of the lower jawbone