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1. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 53 | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas | |
Related terms: | carangid_fish yellow_jack threadfish runner rainbow_runner leatherjacket crevalle_jack amberjack yellowtail rudderfish kingfish Carangidae | |
3. | [ noun ] (cards) one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince | |
Synonyms: | knave | |
Related terms: | face_card | |
4. | [ noun ] (nautical) small flag indicating a ship's nationality | |
Related terms: | flag | |
5. | [ noun ] (games) game equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks | |
Related terms: | game_equipment | |
6. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3217 | |
7. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted | |
Synonyms: | jak jackfruit | |
Related terms: | edible_fruit jackfruit | |
8. | [ verb ] hunt with a jacklight | |
Synonyms: | jacklight | |
Related terms: | hunt | |
9. | [ verb ] lift with a special device | |
Synonyms: | jack_up | |
Examples: | "jack up the car so you can change the tire" |
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Related terms: | raise | |
10. | [ noun ] (nautical,work) a man who serves as a sailor | |
Synonyms: | seaman seafarer sea_dog old_salt Jack-tar gob tar mariner | |
Related terms: | sailor boatswain officer sea_lawyer lighterman helmsman pilot deckhand whaler able_seaman | |
11. | [ noun ] (work) someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | |
Synonyms: | laborer labourer manual_laborer | |
Related terms: | workman muleteer hired_hand miner stevedore porter gravedigger hewer digger sprayer hod_carrier dishwasher cleaner lumberman wrecker rail-splitter sawyer section_hand drudge steeplejack yardman stoker woodcutter gandy_dancer day_laborer stacker agricultural_laborer bracero itinerant platelayer labor | |
12. | [ noun ] a small worthless amount | |
Synonyms: | diddly diddly-shit diddly-squat diddlyshit diddlysquat shit squat diddley | |
Examples: | "you don't know jack" |
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Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity | |
13. | [ noun ] (physics) an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug | |
Related terms: | electrical_device telephone_jack | |
14. | [ noun ] tool for exerting pressure or lifting | |
Related terms: | tool jackscrew bumper_jack | |
15. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1852 | |
16. | [ noun ] (zoology) male donkey | |
Synonyms: | jackass | |
Related terms: | ass | |
Similar spelling: |
jacks Jacko Jacki jak Jackie Jake jag jazz jaws Jaso Jago Jaco |