An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
blackjack
blackjack
noun
(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
(card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
(card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
(weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
A blackjack oak.
Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
verb
To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
jablonsky
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jackplane
jackplane
noun
Alternative spelling of jack plane
jackrolls
jackrolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackroll
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.
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.
januslike
jawlensky
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.
jellylike
jellylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
jerkingly
jerkingly
adv
With jerking motions; unsteadily.
jewellike
jewellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jewel.
jockteleg
jockteleg
noun
(Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.
judaslike
judgelike
judgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a judge.
kabeljous
kabeljous
noun
plural of kabeljou
kackavalj
kilojoule
kilojoule
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ