13-letter words containing j
- jacob s coxey — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
- jacob's staff — Astronomy. cross-staff.
- jacquard card — (in a Jacquard loom) one of a series of perforated cards that control the manipulation of the warp threads and determine the intricate pattern woven on the material.
- jacquard loom — a loom for producing elaborate designs in an intricate weave (Jacquard weave) constructed from a variety of basic weaves.
- jail delivery — a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.
- jail sentence — a term of imprisonment imposed by a court
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- james gosling — (person) The software engineer who wrote GOSMACS, and served as Sun Microsystems, Inc. project leader for both NeWS, and Java. He is currently (1997) a Vice President and "Distinguished Engineer" at Sun.
- james madison — Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- jamon serrano — a variety of Spanish cured ham
- january sales — sales held after Christmas to encourage customers back to the shops
- japan current — a warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the E coast of Japan towards the North Pacific
- japanese chin — one of a Japanese breed of toy dogs having a long, silky, black and white or red and white coat and a tail carried over the back.
- japanese iris — a plant, Iris kaempferi, native to Japan, having broad, showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- japanese mink — a dark-brown arboreal marten, Martes melampus, native to Japan, having a long body and bushy tail.
- japanese plum — a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
- japanese silk — raw silk of usually high quality produced in Japan, used in the manufacture of such fabrics as shantung and habutai.
- japanese wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus hodophylax, of Japan.
- jasperization — The act or process of jasperizing.
- java servelet — Java servlet
- javelle water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- jean de meung — real name Jean Clopinel. ?1250–?1305, French poet, who continued Guillaume de Lorris' Roman de la Rose. His portion of the poem consists of some 18 000 lines and contains satirical attacks on women and the Church
- jebel ed druz — a mountainous region in S Syria: inhabited by Druses. About 2700 sq. mi. (6995 sq. km).
- jebel toubkal — a mountain in SW Morocco: highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. 13,671 feet (4167 meters).
- jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
- jeffersontown — a town in N Kentucky.
- jejunostomies — Plural form of jejunostomy.
- jellification — The process or result of jellifying.
- jequitinhonha — a river in E Brazil, flowing from the state of Minas Gerais to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- jerry sussman — Gerald Sussman
- jerusalem oak — feather geranium.
- jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
- jesus sandals — simple leather sandals of a type often worn by hippies
- jet condenser — a steam condenser in which a jet of water is sprayed into the condenser chamber.
- jet-propelled — propelled by a jet engine or engines.
- jeune premier — the male juvenile lead in a play or movie.
- jibber-jabber — foolish or worthless talk; nonsense
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- jimmy woodser — a man who drinks by himself
- jitterbugging — Present participle of jitterbug.
- job applicant — candidate for an advertised post
- job interview — a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a post of employment
- jockey shorts — Jockey shorts are a type of men's underpants.
- jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
- jogging shoes — shoes designed for jogging
- johann herder — Johann Gottfried von [yoh-hahn gawt-freet fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt frit fən/ (Show IPA), 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.
- johann tetzel — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.
- john endicott — John, Endecott, John.
- john fletcher — John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
- john marshall — Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.