(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jacketing
jacketing
noun
(countable, UK, dialect, archaic) A thrashing; a beating.
(countable, uncountable) A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket.
(countable, uncountable) Material used to make jackets.
verb
present participle of jacket
jacketlike
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
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.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
jackrabbit
jackrabbit
noun
any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus
verb
(US) To make a sudden, rapid movement
jackrabbits
jackrabbits
noun
plural of jackrabbit
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
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.