(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
(poker slang) A pair of jacks.
(slang, now chiefly Ireland) Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.
plural of jack
jacksaw
jacksaw
noun
A bird, the merganser.
jacksboro
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
jackshay
jackshay
noun
(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jackshea
jackslave
jackslave
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A low servant; a mean fellow.
jacksmelt
jacksmelt
noun
Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jackson
jackson
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
President of the United States (1829–1837).
singer and entertainer (1958–2009).
The capital city of the state of Mississippi, USA
A city in Alabama.
A city in California.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A city in Kentucky.
A town in Louisiana.
A town in Maine.
A city in Michigan
A city in Minnesota
A city in Missouri
A village in Nebraska.
A town in New Hampshire.
A town in New York.
A town in North Carolina
A city in Ohio
A town in Queensland, Australia.
A town in South Carolina.
A city in Tennessee
Any of three towns in Wisconsin.
A town in Wyoming.
A 20-dollar banknote.
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacksonia
jacksonian
jacksonian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Jacksonian
jacksonism
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jacksonport
jacksontown
jacksonville
jacksonville
Proper noun
Name for a number of cities and towns in the United States, including the largest city in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
jackstock
jackstone
jackstone
noun
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
janiuszck
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
skipjack
skipjack
noun
(obsolete) An upstart.
A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
An elaterid; a click beetle.
Katsuwonus pelamis.
Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.
The alewife
The bonito
The butterfish
The common bluefish
The cutlass fish
The jurel
The leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
The runner.
The saurel.
The saury.
skipjackly
skipjacks
skipjacks
noun
plural of skipjack
skyjack
skyjack
noun
Synonym of scissor lift
verb
To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.
skyjacked
skyjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skyjack
skyjacker
skyjacker
noun
A person who commits skyjacking, who skyjacks.
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
skyjacking
skyjacking
noun
The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.
verb
present participle of skyjack
skyjackings
skyjackings
noun
plural of skyjacking
skyjacks
skyjacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skyjack
slapjack
slapjack
noun
(countable, US, dialect) A type of pancake, or flapjack.
(uncountable) A simple card game similar to snap.
slapjacks
slapjacks
noun
plural of slapjack
smokejack
smokejack
noun
A device for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
snapjack
snipjack
sourjack
steeplejack
steeplejack
noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
steeplejacks
steeplejacks
noun
plural of steeplejack
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
straightjacket
straightjacket
noun
Misspelling of straitjacket.
straitjacket
straitjacket
noun
(figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
verb
(by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.
(literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.
subjack
supplejack
supplejack
noun
A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.