17-letter words containing jo
- absolute majority — If a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.
- april fool's joke — (humour, event) (AFJ) Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the *only* seasonal holiday marked by customary observances on the hacker networks.
- articulated joint — Anatomy. a flexible joint.
- columnar jointing — (in basaltic igneous rocks) a series of generally hexagonal columns formed by vertical joints as a result of contraction during cooling.
- contraction joint — a joint between two parts of a structure, designed to compensate for the contraction to which either part may be subject.
- dow jones average — The Dow Jones Average is a daily measurement of stock-exchange prices, based on the average price of a selected number of securities.
- get one's jollies — to have fun or get pleasure; often, specif., from that which is cheap or disreputable
- joachim du bellay — Joachim [French zhaw-a-keem] /French ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), Bellay, Joachim du.
- job advertisement — an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
- job specification — a detailed description of the qualifications, skills, and experience required for a particular post of employment
- job-order costing — a method of cost accounting by which the total cost of a given unit or quantity is determined by computing the costs that go into making a product as it moves through the manufacturing process.
- jobs for the boys — If you refer to work as jobs for the boys, you mean that the work is unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations, even though they may not be the best qualified people to do it.
- john of lancaster — Duke of Bedford, 1389–1435, Bedford, John of Lancaster, Duke of.
- john of salisbury — c1115–80, English prelate and scholar.
- john of the cross — Saint (Juan de Yepis y Álvarez) 1542–91, Spanish mystic, writer, and theologian: cofounder with Saint Theresa of the order of Discalced Carmelites.
- john peter zenger — John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.
- john wilkes booth — Ballington [bal-ing-tuh n] /ˈbæl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
- joined at the hip — friends: inseparable
- journeyman joiner — a joiner who is qualified to work in the employment of another
- loose-joint hinge — a hinge having a knuckle formed from half of each flap, and with the upper half removable from the pin.
- majority decision — a decision supported by more than half the people involved
- majority-minority — relating to a population in which more than half represent social, ethnic, or racial minorities, and in which fewer members of the more socially, politically, or financially dominant group are represented: majority-minority public schools.
- margaret of anjou — 1430–82, queen of Henry VI of England.
- on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
- relative majority — the excess of votes or seats won by the winner of an election over the runner-up when no candidate or party has more than 50 per cent
- saint john's wort — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.
- slip-joint pliers — pliers having a sliding joint, permitting the span of the jaws to be adjusted.
- stage-door johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
- the joke is on sb — If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.
- the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
- yellow journalism — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
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