(dated, derogatory) An impudent or mischievous person.
(obsolete) A monkey.
plural of jackanape
jackarooed
jackarooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackaroo
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
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
jackerooed
jackerooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackeroo
jacketless
jacketless
adj
Without a jacket (book cover).
Without a jacket (coat).
jacketlike
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jackfishes
jackfishes
noun
plural of jackfish
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.
jackknifed
jackknifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackknife
jackknifes
jackknifes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife
jackknives
jackknives
noun
plural of jackknife
jackquelin
jackrolled
jackrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jackroll
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jacksmelts
jacksmelts
noun
plural of jacksmelt
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
jacksonite
jacksonite
Noun
A Jacksonian.
jackstones
jackstones
noun
plural of jackstone
jackyarder
jailbreaks
jailbreaks
noun
plural of jailbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jailbreak
jailkeeper
jailkeeper
noun
One who keeps a jail; a jailer.
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jenkintown
jerkinhead
jerkinhead
noun
(architecture) The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
jinrikimen
jinrikimen
noun
plural of jinrikiman
jockeylike
jockeylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jockey (rider of racehorses).
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
jogglework
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
junkdealer
junketeers
junketeers
noun
plural of junketeer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of junketeer
kabbeljaws
klaberjass
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
lumberjack
lumberjack
noun
A lumberjacket.
A person whose work is to fell trees.
verb
(transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.
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
perjinkety
purkinjean
purkinjean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787-1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
rattlejack
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
supplejack
supplejack
noun
A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
tearjerker
tearjerker
noun
(informal) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.