Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
archjockey
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
carjackings
carjackings
noun
plural of carjacking
crackajack
crackajacks
crackajacks
noun
plural of crackajack
crackerjack
crackerjack
adj
(US, slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that constitute the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
Expert, top-rated or high-performing.
noun
(US, slang) A U.S. Navy sailor.
(US, slang, in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
(US, uncountable) Popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
crackerjacks
crackerjacks
noun
plural of crackerjack
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
crojack
crojik
crojik
noun
A triangular sail on old sailing ships.
crojiks
crojiks
noun
plural of crojik
crossjack
crossjack
noun
(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail
highjacker
highjacker
noun
Alternative spelling of hijacker
hijacker
hijacker
noun
(computing) Hijackware.
Someone who hijacks.
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
horsejockey
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
jackaroo
jackaroo
noun
(Australia) A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
(Australia, Queensland, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a jackaroo.
jackarooed
jackarooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackaroo
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackaroos
jackaroos
noun
plural of jackaroo
jackasseries
jackasseries
noun
plural of jackassery
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackbird
jackbird
noun
A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species.
jacker
jacker
noun
(archaic) One who hunts at night using a jacklight.
(colloquial) A computer hacker or pirate
(colloquial) A robber.
jackeroo
jackeroo
noun
Alternative spelling of jackaroo
jackerooed
jackerooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackeroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackeroos
jackeroos
noun
plural of jackeroo
jackers
jackers
noun
plural of jacker
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
jackhammer
jackhammer
noun
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
verb
(intransitive) To use a jackhammer.
(intransitive, figurative) To move like a jackhammer.
(of the heart or pulse) To beat hard, to pound.
(transitive) To break (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive) To form (something) using a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To move (something) like a jackhammer.
(transitive, figurative) To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound.
jackhammered
jackhammered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackhammer
jackhammers
jackhammers
noun
plural of jackhammer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackhammer
jackhorn
jacklighter
jacklighter
noun
A hunter who jacklights.
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
jackrod
jackroll
jackroll
verb
(transitive) To rob or mug (a person).
(transitive, South Africa) To perpetrate male gang rape against women (jackrolling).
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
jackrolls
jackrolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackroll
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
jacksonboro
jacksonburg
jacksonport
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
jacktar
jacktar
noun
(Britain) A sailor in the Royal Navy.
jackyard
jackyard
noun
(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
jackyarder
jimcrack
jimcrack
adj
Alternative spelling of gimcrack
jinricksha
jinricksha
noun
Alternative spelling of jinriksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshas
noun
plural of jinricksha
jinrickshaw
jocker
jocker
noun
(slang) A man who perceives himself as straight and is the aggressive top in a relationship between two men, especially in prison.
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockstraps
jockstraps
noun
plural of jockstrap
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
jumprock
jumprock
noun
Any of a number of North American fish in the sucker genus Moxostoma
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
jurkoic
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
leatherjacket
leatherjacket
noun
Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
The larva of some crane flies
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
natterjack
natterjack
noun
A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very loud mating call.
overjacket
rattlejack
redjacket
rejacket
rejacket
verb
(transitive) To cover (a book, etc.) with a new jacket.
rejacketing
rejacketing
verb
present participle of rejacket
skyjacker
skyjacker
noun
A person who commits skyjacking, who skyjacks.
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
sourjack
stockjobber
stockjobber
noun
(Britain, derogatory, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
(chiefly Britain, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
stockjobbers
stockjobbers
noun
plural of stockjobber
stockjobbery
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.