jack-in-the-box
Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out…Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.
Meaning
3 sensesChildren’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.
Schachtelteufel, Springteufel
чёртик из коро́бочкиčórtik iz koróbočki, чёрт из табаке́ркиčort iz tabakérki
plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
(historical)A small but powerful kind of screw, used by burglars to break open safes.
(obsolete)A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.
Translations
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Forms
plural: jacks-in-boxes / jacks-in-the-boxes / jack-in-the-boxes / jacks-in-the-box| Singular | jack-in-the-box |
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| Plural | jacks-in-boxes / jacks-in-the-boxes / jack-in-the-boxes / jacks-in-the-box |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.