13-letter words containing a, t, o, j
- journal entry — sth written in a diary
- jovian planet — any of the four large outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- juan de onate — Juan de [hwahn de] /ʰwɑn dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1550?–1624, Spanish explorer who colonized New Mexico.
- junior rating — a military rank for non-officer personnel in the navy
- just a moment — an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- 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
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- major prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
- tap loop jump — a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate, makes one full rotation in the air, and lands on the back outer edge of the same skate.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- trujillo alto — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SE of San Juan.
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
- yellow jacket — any of several paper wasps of the family Vespidae, having black and bright yellow bands.
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.