(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
bootjack
bootjack
noun
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
coinjock
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
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
jackassification
jackassification
noun
(nonce word) The condition or process of being or becoming a jackass (stupid person).
jackboot
jackboot
noun
(informal, by extension) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.
A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
verb
(intransitive) To march in jackboots.
(transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot.
jackbooted
jackbooted
adj
(figuratively) Authoritarian or oppressive, especially in a cruel or violent manner.
Wearing jackboots.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackboot
jackboots
jackboots
noun
plural of jackboot
jackbox
jackbox
noun
A device for routing electrical signals by means of a number of jacks.
jackboy
jackboy
noun
A street thug who is part of a gang of thieves.
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
jackhorn
jacko
jacko
noun
(Australia, informal) laughing kookaburra
jackpot
jackpot
noun
(Western US) A difficult situation.
(forestry) A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
(pinball) A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
A jumble of felled timber.
A large cash prize or money.
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
An unexpected windfall or reward.
verb
(of a slot machine, intransitive) To issue a jackpot.
jackpots
jackpots
noun
plural of jackpot
jackpuddinghood
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
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
jackstock
jackstone
jackstone
noun
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jackwood
jackwood
noun
Cryptocarya glaucescens, a rainforest tree of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly.
jannock
jannock
adj
(Northern England) Pleasant, outspoken, honest, genuine, straightforward, or generous.
noun
(Northern England) A small oatmeal loaf.
jedcock
jedcock
noun
Alternative form of judcock (“jacksnipe”)
jeddock
jestingstock
jock
jock
noun
(Britain, slang, derogatory) A Scotsman.
(US, dated computing slang, in combination) A specialist computer programmer.
(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
(US, slang, derogatory) An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests, often stereotyped as slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength.
(informal) A jockey.
(slang) A disc jockey.
(slang, archaic) A common man.
(slang, rare, dated) The penis.
An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports.
verb
(slang) to humiliate
(slang) to masturbate
(slang) to steal
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.
jockette
jockette
noun
(US, slang) The female equivalent of a jock.
(informal, dated) A female jockey.
jockettes
jockettes
noun
plural of jockette
jockey
jockey
noun
(Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
(dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
(dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
One who rides racehorses competitively.
That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
The selling of an unsound horse for a sound price is regarded by a Yorkshire jockey
verb
To cheat or trick.
To jostle by riding against.
To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
To ride (a horse) in a race.
jockeydom
jockeydom
noun
The realm or sphere of jockeys (riders of racehorses).
jockeyed
jockeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jockey
jockeying
jockeying
noun
The act of one who jockeys.
verb
present participle of jockey
jockeyish
jockeyism
jockeyism
noun
The practice or techniques of jockeys; the skill of riding a horse in a race.
jockeylike
jockeylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jockey (rider of racehorses).
jockeys
jockeys
noun
Synonym of jockey shorts
plural of jockey
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jockey
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
jocko
jocko
noun
(archaic) A chimpanzee.
(informal) A lawn jockey.
jockos
jocks
jocks
noun
(Australia, slang) Men’s briefs
plural of jock
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
jockteleg
jockteleg
noun
(Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
jonnick
jonnock
jonnock
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Honest.
intj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Used to emphasise that one is telling the truth.
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
joystick
joystick
noun
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
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
joysticks
joysticks
noun
plural of joystick
judcock
judcock
noun
The jacksnipe.
juddock
juddock
noun
judcock, jacksnipe
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.
lockjaw
lockjaw
noun
(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
lonejack
mobjack
outjockey
outjockey
verb
(transitive) To outdo; to outvie.
outjockeyed
outjockeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outjockey
outjockeying
outjockeying
verb
present participle of outjockey
overjacket
pajock
pajock
noun
(archaic) A peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
(obsolete, derogatory) A person. (The precise implications of this term are unclear, but it may suggest vanity.)
smokejack
smokejack
noun
A device for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
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
stockjobbing
stockjobbing
noun
(trading, dated) Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.