jack
A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leatherA coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
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» He is a jack-of-all-trades.
Er ist ein Tausendsassa. — Dalyup
Он мастер на все руки. — Helginka
Він майстер на всі руки. — deniko
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46 sensesA coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
jack of plate
jack of mail
A man.
(colloquial)A sailor.
a man who serves as a sailor
A non-tool object or thing.
The lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy on it.
More meanings 43
A mechanical device or utensil used for lifting.
A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
She used a jack to lift her car and changed the tire.
Wagenheber
домкра́тdomkrát
домкра́тdomkrát
A non-tool object or thing.
A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
Zielkugel
A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel.
Gösch
гюйсgjujs
гюйсhjujs
small flag indicating a ship's nationality
A plant or animal.
(US)A male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
осёлosjól, иша́кišák
male donkey
A mechanical device or utensil used for lifting.
Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano.
A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc.
telephone jack
Steckdose, Buchse
мамаmama
an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
A man.
(US, countable)A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
A plant or animal.
Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
A man.
(capitalized)A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque,Inherited from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques (“peasant”), from the proper name Jacques. Compare jacquerie.
Transferred use of the personal name Jack.
From Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka).
Named after Scottish botanist William Jack, who described the species.
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Forms
plural: jacksSynonyms
92 synonyms- a man who serves as a sailor:marinerseamantarJack-tarold saltseafarergobsea dog
- a small worthless amount:doodly-squatdiddly-squatdiddlysquatdiddlyshitdiddlydiddleysquat
- someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor:laborermanual laborerlabourer
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted:jackfruitjak
- game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks:jackstones
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince:knave
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
124 related wordsSee also
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