(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.
jacklighted
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
junggrammatiker
katjepiering
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
kharijite
kjeldahlization
mijakite
mijakite
noun
(mineralogy) An andesite from the Japanese island of Mijakeshima, porphyritic with phenocrysts of bytownite, augite, hypersthene, and biotite.
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
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.