8-letter words containing ja
- jipijapa — Also called Panama-hat plant. a tropical American, palmlike plant, Carludovica palmata.
- khadijah — 554–619 ad, the first wife of the Prophet Mohammed, regarded as the first convert to Islam
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- knifejaw — Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
- la rioja — a city in W Argentina.
- lock-jaw — tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.
- maharaja — (formerly) a ruling prince in India, especially of one of the major states.
- man jack — a single individual (in the phrases every man jack, no man jack)
- maracuja — A passion fruit.
- minijack — A small jack (electrical connector).
- muntjacs — Plural form of muntjac.
- ndjamena — Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation).
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- nonjaded — Not jaded; fresh.
- on a jar — (of a door) slightly open; ajar
- open-jaw — relating to a ticket that allows a traveller to arrive in one place and depart from another
- pajamaed — wearing pajamas
- popinjay — a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
- ramanuja — 1017–1134, Indian leader of the Shri-Vaishnavite sect.
- rejacket — a new covering or jacket, esp for a book
- skipjack — any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
- slapjack — a simple card game.
- slop jar — a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.
- stickjaw — a food item that is difficult to chew such as toffee
- surabaja — seaport in NE Java, Indonesia, opposite Madura: pop. 2,028,000
- the jack — venereal disease
- the jaws — a dangerously close position
- tjanting — a pen-like tool used in batik for applying melted wax to fabric in order to draw pictures and patterns
- un-jaded — dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
- underjaw — the lower jaw
- whipjack — a beggar imitating a distressed sailor
- zidkijah — Zedekiah (def 1).