(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
jacktan
jacktan
noun
An old unit of length in Guinea, equivalent to 3.658 metres.
jacktar
jacktar
noun
(Britain) A sailor in the Royal Navy.
jackweed
jackwood
jackwood
noun
Cryptocarya glaucescens, a rainforest tree of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly.
jacky
jacky
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) English gin.
(slang, derogatory) A sailor.
jackyard
jackyard
noun
(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
jackyarder
jadelike
jadelike
adj
Resembling jade (the precious stone).
jaenicke
jahncke
jailbreak
jailbreak
noun
(computing) A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
verb
(transitive, computing) To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.
To escape from prison.
jailbreaker
jailbreaker
noun
One who breaks out of jail.
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jaillike
jaillike
adj
Resembling, or characteristic of, a jail.
jak
jak
noun
Alternative form of jack (“the tree Mangifera caesia”)
jakarta
jakarta
Proper noun
The capital city of Indonesia.
jake
jake
adj
(slang) Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.
noun
(New York, MTE, MLE, slang) police, a federal government officer.
(US) A juvenile male turkey.
(US, slang, uncountable) Jamaica ginger.
(slang) A police officer, a cop (on foot, rather than in a patrol car).
A Discordian prank involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to a targeted individual.
verb
(transitive) To play a Discordian prank on (somebody), involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to that person.
jakes
jakes
noun
.]](now chiefly Ireland) A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
plural of jake in its various senses.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jake: to play a form of prank
jakey
jakey
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A homeless drunk.
jakfruit
jakie
jakie
noun
A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult form.
jakin
jako
jako
noun
An African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, commonly kept as a cage bird.
jakob
jakoba
jakobson
jakop
jakos
jakos
noun
plural of jako
jakun
jakun
adj
(informal, derogatory, Singapore) Fascinated by objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
(informal, offensive, Malaysia) Overly excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
jalkar
jalkar
noun
(India, historical) A kind of tenure involving fishing rights.
jamlike
jamlike
adj
Resembling jam (the sweet spread).
jamoke
jamoke
noun
(countable, slang) Penis.
(countable, slang) Stupid person, fool.
(uncountable, slang) Coffee.
jampacked
jampacked
adj
Alternative spelling of jam-packed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jampack
janacek
janeczka
janek
jangkar
janicki
janik
janiuszck
jank
jank
adj
(computing, slang, rare) Janky.
noun
(computing, slang, rare) Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's user interface due to slow operations or poor interface design.
janka
jankell
janker
janker
noun
(Scotland) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
jankers
jankers
noun
(Britain military slang) A form of military punishment which involves being confined to barracks, performing tedious and often pointless tasks, and being subjected to frequent uniform inspections.
(Britain military slang) Defaulters' drill.
plural of janker
jankey
jannock
jannock
adj
(Northern England) Pleasant, outspoken, honest, genuine, straightforward, or generous.
noun
(Northern England) A small oatmeal loaf.
janok
januslike
jarek
jark
jark
noun
A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
verb
(slang, military, Britain) To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).
Pronunciation spelling of jerk.
jarkman
jarkman
noun
(obsolete) A forger of counterfeit seals, licenses or other documents.
(obsolete) A writer of begging letters.
jasik
jasminelike
jasminelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jasmine.
jataka
jataka
noun
(Buddhism) Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha.
jatki
jauk
jauked
jauking
jauks
javakishvili
jawbreak
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
jawbreakers
jawbreakers
noun
plural of jawbreaker
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jawlensky
jawlike
jawlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jaw.
jaworski
jayhawk
jayhawk
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To steal.
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jaywalk
jaywalk
verb
(chiefly Canada, US, law) To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.
jaywalked
jaywalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk
jaywalker
jaywalker
noun
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
jaywalks
jaywalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk
jazzlike
jazzlike
adj
Alternative spelling of jazz-like.
jedcock
jedcock
noun
Alternative form of judcock (“jacksnipe”)
jeddock
jedlicka
jeewhillikens
jekyll
jelick
jelick
noun
The bodice of women or vest of men worn in the Ottoman Empire.
jelks
jellylike
jellylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
jellylikeness
jenkel
jenkin
jenkin
Proper noun
name, either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan
variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England
jenkins
jenkins
Proper noun
a patronymicsurname of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin.
a city in Kentucky.
a city in Minnesota.
Noun
A flatterer or sycophant.
jenkinsburg
jenkinson
jenkinsville
jenkintown
jenks
jerk
jerk
noun
(Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
(Jamaica) a style of cooking in which the main ingredient—which most often is chicken but may also be beef, pork, goat, boar, seafood, or vegetables—is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; the resulting smoke is key to the flavour of the dish. (Compare jerky.)
(US, slang, derogatory) A dull or stupid person.
(obsolete) A soda jerk.
(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
(weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
verb
(US, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
(intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
(obsolete) To beat, to hit.
(obsolete) To flout with contempt.
(obsolete) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
(usually transitive, weightlifting) To lift using a jerk.
To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
jerked
jerked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jerk
jerker
jerker
noun
A North American river chub, a hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus).