Meaning

7 senses
  1. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).

  2. A female creature of certain kinds:

    A female donkey.

    female donkey

  3. A female wren.

  4. A female cat.

  5. (Australia)A female crab.

  6. A catmill.

  7. In billiards and similar games, a powerful follow shot with plenty of topspin.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Jenny has a gun.

    Дженні має пістолет.

    ruУ Дженни есть пистолет.

    deJenny hat eine Waffe.

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  2. Jenny died of cancer.

    Джені померла від раку.

    ruДженни умерла от рака.

    deJenny starb an Krebs.

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  3. Does Jenny want to go home?

    Дженні хоче йти додому?

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  4. Jenny thanked me for the gift.

    ruДженни поблагодарила меня за подарок.

    deJenny bedankte sich bei mir für das Geschenk.

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  5. Jenny washed the kitchen wall twice a year.

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Origin

Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from in

Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.

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Forms

plural: jennies
Singularjenny
Pluraljennies

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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