14-letter words starting with j
- j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
- jack crosstree — jack1 (def 9b).
- jack-in-office — a self-important petty official
- jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
- jacking engine — an engine for moving an idle reciprocating engine or turbine to permit inspection and repairs.
- jackknife clam — any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- jacobite glass — an English drinking glass of the late 17th or early 18th century, engraved with Jacobite mottoes and symbols.
- jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- jamaica ginger — an alcoholic extract of ginger used as a flavoring.
- james breasted — James Henry, 1865–1935, U.S. archaeologist and historian of ancient Egypt.
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- james stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- japanese holly — an evergreen shrub, Ilex crenata, of Japan, having black fruit and box-shaped foliage, widely grown as an ornamental.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- japanese maple — a small, graceful maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having small, purple flowers, the foliage turning bright red in autumn.
- japanese paper — paper of a high rag content, used for woodcuts, engravings, etc.
- japanese quail — any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail) widely used as a laboratory animal.
- jarabe tapatio — a dance of Mexican origin, performed by a couple and consisting of nine figures and melodies, in which the partners often dance facing each other but not touching.
- jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
- java black rot — a disease of stored sweet potatoes, characterized by dry rot of and black protuberances on the tubers, caused by a fungus, Diplodia tubericola.
- jean e. sammet — (person) Author of several surveys of early programming languages, refererred to in many entries in this dictionary. E-mail: [email protected] Relevant publications include:
- jeff davis pie — a custard pie baked in a pastry shell and containing spices, raisins, pecans, etc.
- jefferson city — a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- jeffersonville — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
- jelly doughnut — a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam and sometimes sprinkled with powdered sugar.
- jeremy collier — Jeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman and author.
- jerkwater town — a small unimportant town
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- jersey barrier — a type of concrete barricade used especially as a highway divider to protect each side from traffic crossing over.
- jerusalem date — butterfly flower.
- jesuits' resin — an oleoresin obtained from several tropical, chiefly South American trees belonging to the genus Copaifera, of the legume family, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers, for removing old oil varnish from or for brightening oil paintings, and formerly in medicine in the treatment of certain mucous-membrane conditions.
- jesus movement — Christian movement that combined a hippy communal way of life with zealous evangelicalism
- jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
- jeune premiere — the female juvenile lead in a play or movie.
- jeunesse doree — rich and fashionable young people
- jewel neckline — a plain, slightly rounded neckline without a collar, as on a dress or sweater
- jiggery-pokery — trickery, hocus-pocus; fraud; humbug.
- jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- john atanasoff — John Vincent Atanasoff
- john c fremont — John Charles, 1813–90, U.S. general and explorer: first Republican presidential candidate, 1856.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
- john of leyden — Lucas van Leyden.
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
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