Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
anklejack
applejack
applejack
noun
An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
backjoint
backjoint
noun
(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
blackjack
blackjack
noun
(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
(card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
(card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
(weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
A blackjack oak.
Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
verb
To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
bootjacks
bootjacks
noun
plural of bootjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootjack
cheapjack
cheapjack
adj
shabby
noun
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
crossjack
crossjack
noun
(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail
demjanjuk
disjasked
disjasket
disjasket
adj
Alternative form of disjaskit
disjaskit
disjaskit
adj
(UK, dialect) worn out
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
forjaskit
forjesket
hammarskj
highjacks
highjacks
noun
plural of highjack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highjack
hijackers
hijackers
noun
plural of hijacker
hijacking
hijacking
noun
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
verb
present participle of hijack
jablonsky
jackaroos
jackaroos
noun
plural of jackaroo
jackasses
jackasses
noun
plural of jackass
jackboots
jackboots
noun
plural of jackboot
jackeroos
jackeroos
noun
plural of jackeroo
jacketing
jacketing
noun
(countable, UK, dialect, archaic) A thrashing; a beating.
(countable, uncountable) A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket.
(countable, uncountable) Material used to make jackets.
verb
present participle of jacket
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
jackknife
jackknife
noun
(statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
Alternative spelling of jack-knife
jacklight
jacklight
noun
(Canada, US) A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car.
verb
(hunting, US, Canada) To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
jacknifed
jacknives
jackplane
jackplane
noun
Alternative spelling of jack plane
jackrolls
jackrolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackroll
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.
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.
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.
jacksmith
jacksmith
noun
A smith who makes jacks.
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jacksonia
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
jackstock
jackstone
jackstone
noun
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.
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.
jailbreak
jailbreak
noun
(computing) A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
verb
(transitive, computing) To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.
To escape from prison.
jampacked
jampacked
adj
Alternative spelling of jam-packed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jampack
janiuszck
januslike
jawlensky
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jaywalked
jaywalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk
jaywalker
jaywalker
noun
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
jellylike
jellylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
jenkinson
jerkiness
jerkiness
noun
The state or quality of being jerky.
jerkingly
jerkingly
adv
With jerking motions; unsteadily.
jerkwater
jerkwater
adj
(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
noun
(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
A jerkwater town.
jessakeed
jessakeed
noun
(archaic) A Native American prophet or medicine man.
jewellike
jewellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jewel.
jinniwink
jinniwink
noun
A kind of derrick.
jinnywink
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
jockettes
jockettes
noun
plural of jockette
jockeydom
jockeydom
noun
The realm or sphere of jockeys (riders of racehorses).
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.
jockstrap
jockstrap
noun
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
jockteleg
jockteleg
noun
(Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.
jokeproof
jokeproof
adj
(rare) Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.
(rare) Unable to be joked about.
jokesmith
jokesmith
noun
(humorous) A person who devises jokes.
jokesters
jokesters
noun
plural of jokester
jonkoping
jossakeed
jossakeed
noun
A prophet or medicine man among certain Native American peoples.
joysticks
joysticks
noun
plural of joystick
judaslike
judgelike
judgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a judge.
jukeboxes
jukeboxes
noun
plural of jukebox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jukebox
jumprocks
jumprocks
noun
plural of jumprock
junkboard
junkboard
noun
A kind of heavy millboard.
junkerdom
junkerdom
noun
The policies or attitudes of junkers.
junkerish
junkerish
adj
(historical) Characteristic of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junkerism
junkerism
noun
(historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
junketeer
junketeer
noun
A junketer.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a junket or banquet etc.
junketers
junketers
noun
plural of junketer
junketing
junketing
noun
A celebratory feast or banquet.
verb
present participle of junket
junketter
junkyards
junkyards
noun
plural of junkyard
kabeljous
kabeljous
noun
plural of kabeljou
kackavalj
kharijite
kilojoule
kilojoule
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ
kinkajous
kinkajous
noun
plural of kinkajou
komitadji
koorajong
kurrajong
kurrajong
noun
(Australia) A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.
(Australia) Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.
kwajalein
kwajalein
Proper noun
Kwajalein atoll.
Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.
lancejack
lancejack
noun
Alternative form of lance-jack
nordenskj
outjockey
outjockey
verb
(transitive) To outdo; to outvie.
perjinkly
redjacket
reykjavik
sanjakate
sanjakate
noun
Synonym of sanjak
sanjakbeg
sanjakbeg
noun
(historical) Alternative form of sanjakbey: an official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a sanjak.
seljukian
seljukian
Adjective
Seljuk
Proper noun
Seljuk
skijorers
skijorers
noun
plural of skijorer
skijoring
skijoring
noun
(skiing) The winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs
verb
present participle of skijor
present participle of skijore
skipjacks
skipjacks
noun
plural of skipjack
skyjacked
skyjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skyjack
skyjacker
skyjacker
noun
A person who commits skyjacking, who skyjacks.
slapjacks
slapjacks
noun
plural of slapjack
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.