7-letter words containing j
- justine — a female given name: derived from Justin.
- justing — joust.
- jutland — a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).
- jutting — to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
- juvarra — Filippo [fee-leep-paw] /fiˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA), 1678–1736, Italian architect.
- juvenal — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- jylland — Danish name of Jutland.
- kajaani — a city in central Finland.
- kajawah — a pannier used on a camel
- karajan — Herbert von [hur-bert von;; German her-buh rt fuh n] /ˈhɜr bərt vɒn;; German ˈhɛr bərt fən/ (Show IPA), 1908–1989, Austrian conductor.
- khafaje — the site of an ancient city in E Iraq: occupied at different times by the Akkadians and the Sumerians.
- khanjar — a curved dagger of Islamic countries.
- khojent — a town in Tajikistan on the Syr Darya River: one of the oldest towns in central Asia; textile industries. Pop: 146 000 (2005 est)
- khujand — a city in NW Tajikistan, on the Syr Darya River.
- killjoy — a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport.
- kindjal — a double-edged knife of the Caucasus, having a broad blade with edges parallel for most of their length, terminating in a long, sharp point.
- kipunji — an arboreal Old World monkey found in E Africa
- koradji — boyla.
- krajina — a largely Serbian region in S Croatia, bordering on W Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- kunjoos — mean or stingy
- kwangju — a city in SW South Korea.
- kwartje — a silver 25-cent piece of the Netherlands.
- kwyjibo — A particular yo-yo trick.
- lejeune — John Archer [ahr-cher] /ˈɑr tʃər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1942, U.S. Marine Corps general.
- liepaja — a seaport in W Latvia, on the Baltic.
- lockjaw — tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.
- log jam — an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.
- logjams — Plural form of logjam.
- lovejoy — Elijah P(arish) 1802–37, U.S. abolitionist and newspaper editor.
- maatjes — a pickled young herring
- mahjong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
- majorat — the right of succession which belongs to the first-born child or son of a family
- majorca — a Spanish island in the W Mediterranean: the largest of the Balearic Islands. 1405 sq. mi. (3640 sq. km). Capital: Palma.
- majored — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majorly — Slang. extremely; thoroughly: The class was majorly hard.
- majunga — a seaport on NW Madagascar.
- malanje — a city in N Angola.
- manjack — a west Indian tree with slimy fruit
- marjory — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- masjids — Plural form of masjid.
- misjoin — To join wrongly or improperly.
- mjolnir — the hammer of Thor, used as a weapon against the Jotuns, heard as thunder by humans.
- mojarra — any of several chiefly tropical, silvery fishes of the family Gerridae, having a protrusible mouth and grooves at the bases of the dorsal and anal fins into which the fins can be folded.
- mojitos — Plural form of mojito.
- monojet — A single jet.
- moujiks — Plural form of moujik.
- mudejar — a Muslim permitted to remain in Spain after the Christian reconquest, especially during the 8th to the 13th centuries.
- muhajir — (Islam) a person who has performed the hajj.
- mujahid — (Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.