Definition of jack

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of jack is as below...

"Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John..

Lern More About Jack

Strake :: Strait-waistcoat (n.) Same as Strait-jacket.
Bootjack :: Bootjack (n.) A device for pulling off boots.
Jigger :: "Jigger (n.) A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i)..
Jackslave :: Jackslave (n.) A low servant; a mean fellow.
Jacketed :: "Jacketed (a.) Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak..
Knave :: Knave (n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat..
Jurel :: "Jurel (n.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) An elater; a snap bug, or snapping beetle..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc..
Jacketing :: "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing..
Spinet :: Spinet (n.) A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used..
Jack :: Jack (n.) The wall-eyed pike.
Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.
Slapjack :: Slapjack (n.) A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake.
Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A short jacket worn by men and by women.
Jane-of-apes :: "Jane-of-apes (n.) A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A young pike; a pickerel.
Caddow :: Caddow (n.) A jackdaw.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us