HANGMAN SOLVER

noun

1. (architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.

noun

1. (nautical) A seaman of a British warship
2. (nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
3. A uniformed policeman.

noun

1. plural of bluejacket

noun

1. a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.

noun

1. plural of bootjack

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack

noun

1. (nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).

noun

1. (informal, by extension) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.
2. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.

verb

1. (intransitive) To march in jackboots.
2. (transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot.

adj

1. (figuratively) Authoritarian or oppressive, especially in a cruel or violent manner.
2. Wearing jackboots.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of jackboot

noun

1. plural of jackboot

noun

1. (Appalachia) A vest(US); a waistcoat (UK)
2. (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that they are not the child’s biological father.
3. (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
4. (slang) A police record.
5. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
6. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
7. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
8. The tough outer skin of a baked potato.

verb

1. (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
2. To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.

adj

1. Dressed in a jacket.
2. Encased or enclosed inside a jacket.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of jacket

noun

1. (countable, UK, dialect, archaic) A thrashing; a beating.
2. (countable, uncountable) A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket.
3. (countable, uncountable) Material used to make jackets.

verb

1. present participle of jacket

adj

1. Without a jacket (book cover).
2. Without a jacket (coat).

noun

1. plural of jacket

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jacket

adv

1. In the manner of a jacket.

adj

1. Resembling or characteristic of a jacket.

noun

1. A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
2. The large fruit from this tree.

noun

1. (Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.

verb

1. (hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.

noun

1. A hunter who jacklights.

noun

1. (hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.

verb

1. present participle of jacklight

noun

1. (Western US) A difficult situation.
2. (forestry) A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
3. (pinball) A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
4. A jumble of felled timber.
5. A large cash prize or money.
6. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
7. An unexpected windfall or reward.

verb

1. (of a slot machine, intransitive) To issue a jackpot.

noun

1. plural of jackpot

noun

1. any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus

verb

1. (US) To make a sudden, rapid movement

noun

1. plural of jackrabbit

noun

1. A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
2. A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.

verb

1. To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.

noun

1. Atherinopsis californiensis, an edible neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of North America.

noun

1. plural of jacksmelt

noun

1. A smith who makes jacks.

Noun

1. A Jacksonian.

noun

1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
4. (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.

noun

1. plural of jackstay

noun

1. A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.

noun

1. plural of jackstone

adj

1. (obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
2. Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.

noun

1. (dated) An insignificant person.
2. (usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.

noun

1. plural of jackstraw

noun

1. An old unit of length in Guinea, equivalent to 3.658 metres.

noun

1. (Britain) A sailor in the Royal Navy.

noun

1. (US, slang) The female equivalent of a jock.
2. (informal, dated) A female jockey.

noun

1. plural of jockette

noun

1. (sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

noun

1. plural of jockstrap

noun

1. (Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.

noun

1. A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

verb

1. (rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.

noun

1. plural of joystick

adj

1. Alternative form of justice-like

noun

1. (pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.

noun

1. Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
2. Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
3. The larva of some crane flies

noun

1. A lumberjack shirt.

noun

1. A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very loud mating call.

verb

1. (transitive) To outdo; to outvie.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of outjockey

verb

1. present participle of outjockey

verb

1. (transitive) To cover (a book, etc.) with a new jacket.

verb

1. present participle of rejacket

noun

1. A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.

noun

1. plural of steeplejack

noun

1. Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.

noun

1. (Britain, derogatory, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
2. (chiefly Britain, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.

noun

1. plural of stockjobber

noun

1. (trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.

noun

1. Misspelling of straitjacket.

noun

1. (figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
2. 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

1. (by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.
2. (literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.

adj

1. Resembling or characteristic of a subject.

adj

1. Not jacketed

adj

1. Not subjectlike.