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
jacksontown
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
jahwism
jahwist
jahwistic
jamestown
jamestown
Proper noun
Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions
In Virginia, the first English settlement in America.
The capital of the island Saint Helena.
A small city in Kentucky, USA
jasminewood
jasperware
jasperware
noun
(ceramics) A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It is a popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.
jasperwares
jasperwares
noun
plural of jasperware
jawans
jawans
noun
plural of jawan
jawbones
jawbones
noun
plural of jawbone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jawbone
jawbreakers
jawbreakers
noun
plural of jawbreaker
jawcrusher
jawfish
jawfish
noun
Any of many marine fish, of the family Opistognathidae, that have large mouths.
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
jawlensky
jawless
jawless
adj
Lacking a jaw.
jawlines
jawlines
noun
plural of jawline
jaworski
jaws
jaws
noun
(colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.
(plural only) the borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
(plural only) the mouth
plural of jaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaw
jawsmith
jawsmith
noun
(US, slang) A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World.
(US, slang) An orator, especially a demagogue.
jawtwister
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jaywalks
jaywalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk
jigsaw
jigsaw
noun
A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
verb
(transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.
jigsawed
jigsawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jigsaw
jigsawing
jigsawing
verb
present participle of jigsaw
jigsawn
jigsawn
verb
past participle of jigsaw
jigsaws
jigsaws
noun
plural of jigsaw
jinrickshaw
jowars
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
kabbeljaws
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
longjaws
ojibwas
rajewski
schwejda
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.