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jack / Jack > 13 senses
NOUN1jack, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shitA small worthless amount
2Jack, mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dogA man who serves as a sailor
3jack, laborer, manual laborer, labourerSomeone who works with their hands
4jack, jackfruit, jakImmense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of
5jackAn electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
6jackGame equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
7jackSmall flag indicating a ship's nationality
8jack, knaveOne of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
9jackTool for exerting pressure or lifting
10jackAny of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas
11jack, jackassMale donkey
VERB1jack, jack upLift with a special device
2jack, jacklightHunt with a jacklight
jack / Jack > pronunciation
Soundsjhae'k
Rhymesaback, almanac, amnesiac, and 120 more rhymes in aek at the HyperDic website...
jack > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA small worthless amount.
Examples"you don't know jack"
Synonymsdiddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
Broadersmall indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Jack > noun 2, person
MeaningA man who serves as a sailor.
Synonymsmariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
Narrowerable seaman, able-bodied seaman; boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun; deckhand, roustabout; helmsman, steersman, steerer; lighterman, bargeman, bargee; officer, ship's officer; pilot; sea lawyer; whaler
Broadersailor, crewman
jack > noun 3, person
MeaningSomeone who works with their hands. Someone engaged in manual labor.
Synonymslaborer, manual laborer, labourer
Narroweragricultural laborer, agricultural labourer; bracero; cleaner; day laborer, day labourer; digger; dishwasher; drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave; gandy dancer; gravedigger; hewer; hired hand, hand, hired man; hod carrier, hodman; itinerant; lumberman, lumberjack, feller, faller; miner, mineworker; muleteer, mule skinner, mule driver, skinner; platelayer, tracklayer; porter; rail-splitter, splitter; sawyer; section hand; sprayer; stacker; steeplejack; stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock worker, dock-walloper, lumper; stoker, fireman; woodcutter; wrecker; yardman
Broaderworkman, working man, working person
jack > noun 4, food
MeaningImmense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of. Its seeds are commonly roasted.
Synonymsjackfruit, jak
Part ofjackfruit, jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus
Broaderedible fruit
jack > noun 5, artifact
MeaningAn electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug.
Narrowertelephone jack, phone jack
Broaderelectrical device
jack > noun 6, artifact
MeaningGame equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks.
Broadergame equipment
jack > noun 7, artifact
MeaningSmall flag indicating a ship's nationality.
Broaderflag
jack > noun 8, artifact
MeaningOne of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince.
Synonymsknave
Broaderface card, picture card, court card
jack > noun 9, artifact
MeaningTool for exerting pressure or lifting.
Narrowerbumper jack; jackscrew, screw jack
Broadertool
Verbsjack
jack > noun 10, animal
MeaningAny of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas.
Member ofCarangidae, family Carangidae
Narrowercrevalle jack, jack crevalle, Caranx hippos; yellow jack, Caranx bartholomaei; runner, blue runner, Caranx crysos; rainbow runner, Elagatis bipinnulata; leatherjacket, leatherjack; threadfish, thread-fish, Alectis ciliaris; amberjack, amberfish; yellowtail, Seriola dorsalis; rudderfish, banded rudderfish, Seriola zonata; kingfish, Seriola grandis
Broadercarangid fish, carangid
jack > noun 11, animal
MeaningMale donkey.
Synonymsjackass
Broaderass
jack > verb 1, contact
MeaningLift with a special device.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"jack up the car so you can change the tire"
Synonymsjack up
Broaderraise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Nounsjack
jack > verb 2, competition
MeaningHunt with a jacklight.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonymsjacklight
Broaderhunt, run, hunt down, track down

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