13-letter words containing a, j
- jus sanguinis — the principle that the country of nationality of a child is that of the country of nationality of the parents.
- just a minute — wait, stop
- just a moment — an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
- just the same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- justificative — Justificatory.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- justin martyr — Saint, a.d. c100–163? early church historian and philosopher.
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kangchenjunga — a mountain on the border between Nepal and Sikkim, in the Himalayas: the third highest mountain in the world. Height: 8598 m (28 208 ft)
- katzenjammers — Plural form of katzenjammer.
- lantern-jawed — having a lantern jaw.
- last judgment — judgment (def 8).
- leatherjacket — Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, especially Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters.
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- major barbara — a comedy (1905) by G. B. Shaw.
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major general — a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.
- major leaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
- major medical — insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- major premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- major prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
- major release — (programming) A release of a piece of software which is not merely a revision or a bug fix release but which contains substantial changes (e.g., an overhaul of the interface, change in compatibility). Traditionally, major releases are numbered as X.0; for example, WordPerfect 6.0 is a major release, significantly different from any previous version; whereas WordPerfect 6.1 has only minor changes, and is, thus, only a revision. See also major delivery.
- major-leaguer — a member of a major-league team.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- measuring jug — a graduated jug used in cooking to measure ingredients
- mineral jelly — a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.
- misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
- mojave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- mutt and jeff — a very short and a very tall person who are paired as companions, teammates, or associates.
- nailing jelly — like nailing jelly to a tree
- new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
- night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
- non-juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nonpejorative — Not pejorative.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- object pascal — (language) An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- objectionably — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.