(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
jacobinisation
jacobinise
jacobinised
jacobinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jacobinise
jacobinising
jacobinising
verb
present participle of jacobinise
jacobinism
jacobinism
Noun
The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.