English-Thai Dictionary
Jack Jones
SL ด้วยตัวเอง ด้วย ตัว คนเดียว duai-tua-ang
Jack and Danny
SL ช่องคลอด chue-tua-ang
Jack the Lad
N หนุ่ม เสเพล (แสลง หนุ่ม เจ้าสำราญ num-sea-pea
jack
N ตัวเชื่อม กระแสไฟ ตัวเชื่อม ต่อ tua-chuam-kra-sea-fai-fa
jack
N ต้น ขนุน jackfruit ton-ka-nun
jack
N ลูก ขนุน jackfruit luk-ka-nun
jack
N เสื้อ หนัง ทหาร (ใช้ ใน สมัยกลาง suan-nang-ta-han
jack
N แม่แรง mea-rang
jack
N ไพ่ แจ็ค สูง กว่า สิบ ต่ำกว่า ควีน knave pai-jack-sung-kwa-sib-tam-kwa-kiwn
jack in
PHRV อัด เข้าไป pack in ad-kao-pai
jack in
PHRV เลิก ทำ หยุด ทำ pack in give up stop continue maintain lok-tam
jack of all trades
IDM คน ที่ทำงาน หลายอย่าง kon-ti-tam-ngan-lai-yang
jack rabbit
N กระต่าย ขนาดใหญ่ ใน ทวีปอเมริกาเหนือ มี หู และ ขา หลังยาว มาก large hare kra-tai-ka-nad-yai-nai-ta-wib-ar-me-ri-ka-nuea-me-hu-lae-ka-lang-yao-mak
jack up
PHRV กระตุ้น ให้ รับผิดชอบ kra-tun-hai-rab-pid-chob
jack up
PHRV ขึ้นราคา สูง มาก ปรับราคา ขึ้น สูง hike hike up kuan-ra-ka-suang-mak
jack up
PHRV จัดการ ทุกสิ่ง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ เตรียมพร้อม jad-kan-tuk-sing
jack up
PHRV ดุด่า (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ตำหนิ จัด ผิด du-da
jack up
PHRV มี กำลัง มากขึ้น (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ me-kam-lang-mak-kuan
jack up
PHRV ยก ด้วย แม่แรง yok-duai-mea-rang
jack up
PHRV ยก รถ ขึ้น ด้วย เครื่องมือ yok-rod-kuan-duai-kruang-mue
jack up
PHRV เพิ่ม ราคา หรือ ค่าจ้าง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ poen-ra-ka-rue-ka-jang
jack-a-dandy
N ชาย ผู้ ชอบ เรื่อง การ แต่งตัว มากเกินไป ชาย สำรวย
jack-in-the-box
N กล่อง ของเล่น ที่ มี ตุ๊กตา โผล่ ขึ้นมา เมื่อ เปิด กล่อง klong-kong-len-ti-me-tuk-ka-ta-plo-kuen-ma-muea-poed-klong
jack-in-the-pulpit
N ต้นไม้ เนื้ออ่อน พวก Arisaema triphyllum
jack-o'-lantern
N ผล ฟักทอง ที่ เจาะ ตา จมูก และ ปาก แล้ว ใส่ เทียน ไว้ ข้างใน (ใน คืน วัน เทศกาล ฮา โล วีน pon-fak-tong-ti-jo-ta-ja-muk-lae-pak-laeo-sai-tian-wai-kang-nai
jack-of-all-trades
N คนที่ ช่ำชอง ใน งาน สารพัด อย่าง kon-ti-cham-chong-nai-ngan-sa-ra-phad-yang
jackal
N คนที่ ไม่ ซื่อตรง คน ทุจริต kon-ti-mai-sue-trong
jackal
N ลูกสมุน สมุน รับใช้ ลิ่วล้อ underling minion lackey subordinate luk-sa-mun
jackal
N หมาใน (พบ ใน แอฟริกา และ เอเชีย Canis aureus ma-nai
jackanapes
N เด็กหนุ่ม ทะลึ่ง เด็ก ซน เด็กหนุ่ม ที่ ชอบ เลือก
jackaroo
N คน เริ่ม หัด ใน ไร่ปศุสัตว์ jackeroo
jackass
N ลา ตัวผู้ คนโง่ ทึ่ม
jackboot
N การปกครอง ที่ โหดเหี้ยม และไม่ เป็น ประชาธิปไตย kan-pok-krong-ti-hod-hiam-lae-mai-pen-pra-cha-ti-pa-tai
jackboot
N รองเท้า บู๊ต มี ความสูง ถึง เข่า leather boot rong-tao-bud-me-kwam-sung-tueng-kao
jackdaw
N นก ตระกูล อีกา (มี สี ดำ หรือ สีเทา nok-tra-kun-e-ka
jacket
N กระดาษ หุ้ม หนังสือ กระดาษ ห่อ หนังสือ dust cover wrapper kra-dad-hum-ngan-sue
jacket
N เปลือก (มันฝรั่ง อบ potato skin pleak
jacket
N เสื้อ ชั้นนอก แจ็คเก็ต short coat sua-chan-nok
jackfruit
N ต้น ขนุน jackfruit tree Artocarpus heterophyllus ton-ka-nun
jackfruit
N ลูก ขนุน jak jack luk-ka-nun
jackhammer
N เครื่อง เจาะ หิน โดย ใช้ แรงอัด ของ อากาศ
jackknife
N มีดพับ mid-pab
jackleg
ADJ ที่ ไม่ชำนาญ amateur unskilled skilled ti-mai-cham-nan
jackleg
N คนงาน ที่ ยัง ไม่มี ความชำนาญ kon-ti-yang-mai-cham-nan
jacklight
N ตะเกียง ที่ ใช้ ล่าสัตว์ ตอนกลางคืน
jackpot
N เงิน รางวัล จาก การ เล่น เกม หรือ เสี่ยงโชค prize reward bonanza ngen-rang-wan-jak-kan-len-kem-rue-siang-chok
jackscrew
N แม่แรง ยก ของ ที่ ใช้ เกลียว หมุน screw jack mae-raeng-yok-kong-ti-chai-kliao-mun
jacksnipe
N นก เล็ก พวก Limnocryptes minimus มี ปาก สั้น
jackstay
N ไม้ คำ เชือก ค้ำ
jackstone
N หมากเก็บ jacks mak-kab
jackstraw
N แท่ง ไม้ เล็ก ที่ ใช้ เล่น เกม ส์
jacky
N กะลาสี เรือ เหล้า ยีน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
JACK
n. 1. A nickname or diminutive of John, used as a general term of contempt for any saucy of paltry fellow.
2. The name of an instrument that supplies the place of a boy; an instrument to pull off boots.
3. An engine to turn a spit; as a kitchen jack; a smoke jack.
4. A young pike.
5. A coat of mail.
6. A pitcher of waxed leather.
7. A small bowl thrown out for a mark to the bowlers.
8. Part of a musical instrument called a virginal.
9. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
1 . A horse or wooden frame on which wood or timer is sawed.
11. In sea-language, a flag, ensign or colors, displayed from a staff on the end of a bow-sprit.
12. In Yorkshire, half a pint. A quarter of a pint.
Jack of all trades, a person who can turn his hand to any king of business.
Jack by the hedge, a plant of the genus Erysimum, that grown under hedges.
Jack in a box, a plant of the genus Hernandia.
1. A large wooden male screw, turning in a female one.
Jack with a lantern, an ignis fatuus, a meteor that appears in low moist lands.
Jack of the clock-house, a little man that strikes the quarters in a clock.
JACKALENT
n.[Jack in lent, a poor starved fellow. ] A simple sheepish fellow.
JACKANAPES
n.[jack and ape. ] A monkey, an ape. 1. A coxcomb; an impertinent fellow.
A young upstart jackanapes.
JACKASS
n.The male of the ass.
JACK-BLOCK
n.A block attached to the top-gallant-tie of a ship, to sway up or to strike the yard.
JACKBOOTS
n.Boots that serve as armor for the legs.
JACKDAW
n.[jack and daw. ] A fowl of the genus Corvus, thievish and mischievous to the farmer.
JACKFLAG
n.A flag hoisted at the sprit-sail top-mast-head.
JACKPUDDING
n.[jack and pudding. ] A merry Andrew; a buffoon; a zany.
JACKSMITH
n.A smith who makes jacks for the chimney.
JACKAL
n.An animal of the genus Canis, resembling a dog and a fox; a native of Asia and Africa. It preys on poultry and other small animals. It is the Canis aureus of Linne.
JACKET
n.A short close garment worn by males, extending downwards to the hips; a short coat.
JACKETED
a.Wearing a jacket.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
JACK
Jack, n. Etym: [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot. )
Defn: A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also jak. ]
JACK
Jack, n. Etym: [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. Ya 'aq Jacob; prop. , seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey. ]
1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. Shak.
2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool. " Chaucer. Since every Jack became a gentleman, There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. Shak.
3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack; as: (a ) A device to pull off boots. (b ) A sawhorse or sawbuck. (c ) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. (b ) (Mining ) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. (e ) (Knitting Machine ) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles. (f ) (Warping Machine ) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. (g ) (Spinning ) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. (h ) A compact, portable machine for planing metal. (i ) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. (k ) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed. (l ) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught. (m ) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper. (n ) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. C. Hallock.
5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. Shak. Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon it. Sir W. Scott.
7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
8. (Zoöl.) (a ) A young pike; a pickerel. (b ) The jurel. (c ) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus ); -- called also boccaccio, and mérou. (d ) The wall-eyed pike.
9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.
1 . (Naut. ) (a ) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. (b ) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. R. H. Dana, Jr.
11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It sometimes designates something cut short or diminished in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch, etc. Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick. -- Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which receives the wort. See under 1st Back. -- Jack block (Naut. ), a block fixed in the topgallant or royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts and spars. -- Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the 17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc. -- Jack crosstree. (Naut. ) See 1 , b, above. -- Jack curlew (Zoöl.), the whimbrel. -- Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning ) See 4 (g ), above. -- Jack Frost, frost personified as a mischievous person. -- Jack hare, a male hare. Cowper. -- Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def. 4 (n.), above. -- Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work. -- Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft of a deep-well-boring apparatus. -- Jack pot (Poker Playing ), the name given to the stakes, contributions to which are made by each player successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the "pot, " which is the sum total of all the bets. -- Jack rabbit (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The California species (Lepus Californicus ), and that of Texas and New Mexico (L. callotis ), have the tail black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare (L. campestris ) has the upper side of the tail white, and in winter its fur becomes nearly white. -- Jack rafter (Arch. ), in England, one of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building. -- Jack salmon (Zoöl.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye. -- Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs. ] -- Jack shaft (Mach. ), the first intermediate shaft, in a factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft. -- Jack sinker (Knitting Mach. ), a thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles. -- Jack snipe. (Zoöl.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Jack staff (Naut. ), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon which the jack is hoisted. -- Jack timber (Arch. ), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the others. -- Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use. -- Jack truss (Arch. ), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where the roof has not its full section. -- Jack tree. (Bot. ) See 1st Jack, n. -- Jack yard (Naut. ), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond the gaff. Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. -- Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply of liquid, as oil. -- Jack-at-a-pinch. (a ) One called upon to take the place of another in an emergency. (b ) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional service for a fee. -- Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind of work. -- Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Erysimum (E.alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis ), which grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England, sauce-alone. Eng. Cyc. -- Jack-in-a-box. (a ) (Bot. ) A tropical tree (Hernandia sonora ),which bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated calyx. (b ) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which, when the lid is raised, a figure springs. (c ) (Mech. ) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a manner that their relative rotation may be variable; applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc. ; an equation box; a jack frame; -- called also compensating gearing. (d ) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the crosspiece of a rude press. -- Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. Wolcott. -- Jack-in-the-bush (Bot. ), a tropical shrub with red fruit (Cordia Cylindrostachya ). -- Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework of boughs, carried in Mayday processions. -- Jack-in-the-pulpit (Bot. ), the American plant Arisæma triphyllum, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix is inclosed. -- Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot. ), the stonecrop (Sedum acre ). -- Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old clocks, which struck the time on the bell. -- Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral. -- Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is turned out. Shak. -- Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery story. -- Jack-with-a-lantern, Jack-o'-lantern. (a ) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. "[Newspaper speculations ] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian. " Lowell. (b ) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in illumination the features of a human face, etc. -- Yellow Jack (Naut. ), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
JACK
Jack, n. Etym: [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name Jacques. Cf. Jacquerie. ]
Defn: A coarse and cheap mediæval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather. Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad. Sir J. Harrington.
JACK
Jack, n. Etym: [Named from its resemblance to a jack boot. ]
Defn: A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack. [Obs. ] Dryden.
JACK
JACK Jack, v. i.
Defn: To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n.
JACK
JACK Jack, v. t.
Defn: To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5.
JACK-A-DANDY
JACK-A-DANDY Jack `-a-dan "dy, n.
Defn: A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.
JACKAL
Jack "al `, n. Etym: [Pers. shaghal: cf. OF. jackal, F. chacal; cf. Skr. ç \'f gala. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.
Note: The common species of Southern Asia (Canis aureus ) is yellowish gray, varied with brown on the shoulders, haunches, and legs. The common African species (C. anthus ) is darker in color.
2. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated. [Colloq. ] Ld. Lytton.
JACK-A-LENT
JACK-A-LENT Jack "-a-lent, n.
Defn: A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.
JACKANAPES
Jack "a *napes, n. Etym: [For Jack o' (= of ) apes; prop. , a man who exhibits apes.] [Written also jackanape.]
1. A monkey; an ape. Shak.
2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.
JACKAROO; JACKEROO
Jack `a *roo ", n. Also Jack `e *roo ". [Jack + kangaroo. ]
Defn: A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq. , Australia ]
JACKAROO
JACKAROO Jack `a *roo ", v. i.
Defn: To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq. , Australia ]
JACKASS
Jack "ass `, n. Etym: [2d jack + ass. ]
1. The male ass; a donkey.
2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead. Jackass bark (Naut. ), a three-masted vessel, with only the foremast square-rigged; a barkentine. -- Jackass deer (Zoöl.), the koba. -- Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zoöl.). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack, n. -- Jackass penguin (Zoöl.), any species of penguin of the genus Spheniscus, of which several are known. One species (S. demersus )inhabits the islands near the Cape of Good Hope; another (S. Magellanicus ) is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like the braying of an ass; -- hence the name. -- Laughing jackass. (Zoöl.) See under Laughing.
JACKDAW
Jack "daw `, n. Etym: [Prob. 2d jack + daw, n.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Daw, n.
JACKEEN
JACKEEN Jack *een ", n.
Defn: A drunken, dissolute fellow. [Ireland ] S. C. Hall.
JACKET
Jack "et, n. Etym: [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack, n.]
1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.
2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.
3. (Mil. )
Defn: In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reënforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket. Blue jacket. (Naut. ) See under Blue. -- Steam jacket, a space filled with steam between an inner and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a receptacle, as a kettle. -- To dust one's jacket, to give one a beating. [Colloq. ]
JACKET
JACKET Jack "et, v. t.
1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
2. To thrash; to beat. [Low ]
JACKETED
JACKETED Jack "et *ed, a.
Defn: Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket.
JACKETING
JACKETING Jack "et *ing, n.
Defn: The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.
JACK KETCH
Jack " Ketch ". Etym: [Perh. fr. Jack, the proper name + Prov. E. ketch a hangman, fr. ketch, for catch to seize; but see the citations below. ]
Defn: A public executioner, or hangman. [Eng. ] The manor of Tyburn was formerly held by Richard Jaquett, where felons for a long time were executed; from whence we have Jack Ketch. Lloyd's MS. , British Museum. [Monmouth ] then accosted John Ketch, the executioner, a wretch who had butchered many brave and noble victims, and whose name has, during a century and a half, been vulgarly given to all who have succeeded him in his odious office. Macaulay.
JACKKNIFE
JACKKNIFE Jack "knife `, n.
Defn: A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
JACK-'-LANTERN
JACK-'-LANTERN Jack "-o'-lan `tern, n.
Defn: See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
JACKMAN
Jack "man, n.; pl. Jackmen (.
1. One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n. Christie. .. the laird's chief jackman. Sir W. Scott.
2. A cream cheese. [Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot.
JACK-O'-LANTERN
JACK-O'-LANTERN Jack "-o'-lan `tern, n.
Defn: See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack. JACKPOT Jackpot
Defn: 1. (a ) See "jack pot " under jack; (b ) any larger-than-usual gambling prize formed by the accumulation of unwon bets [=MW1 1 (a )(2 ) and 1 (c )]; (c ) the highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a prize on a slot machine.
Defn: 2. (a ) An unusually large success in an enterprise, either unexpected or unpredictable, esp. one providing a great financial benefit. hit the jackpotto receive an unexpectedly large (or the largest possible ) benefit from an enterprise.
JACKPUDDING
JACKPUDDING Jack "pud `ding, n.
Defn: A merry-andrew; a buffoon. Milton.
JACKSAW
JACKSAW Jack "saw `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The merganser.
JACKSCREW
JACKSCREW Jack "screw `, n.
Defn: A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.
JACKSLAVE
JACKSLAVE Jack "slave `, n.
Defn: A low servant; a mean fellow. Shak.
JACKSMITH
JACKSMITH Jack "smith `, n.
Defn: A smith who makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c. Dryden.
JACKSNIPE
JACKSNIPE Jack "snipe `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula ); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. (b ) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata ); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
JACKSTAY
JACKSTAY Jack "stay `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
JACKSTONE
JACKSTONE Jack "stone `, n.(a ) One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones. (b ) (pl. ) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
JACKSTRAW
JACKSTRAW Jack "straw `, n.
1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence. Milton.
2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc. , for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin.
JACKWOOD
JACKWOOD Jack "wood `, n.
Defn: Wood of the jack (Artocarpus integrifolia ), used in cabinetwork.
JACKY
Jack "y, n.; pl. Jackies (#). Dim. or pet from Jack. Hence: (a ) A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the latter. (b ) English gin. [Dial. Eng. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
jack
jack 1 |jak ʤæk | ▶noun 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected. 2 a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen. 3 a socket with two or more pairs of terminals, designed to receive a jack plug. 4 (also jackstone ) a small round pebble or star-shaped piece of metal used in tossing and catching games. • (jacks ) a game played by tossing and catching such pebbles or pieces of metal. 5 in lawn bowling, the small ball at which the players aim. 6 ( Jack ) informal used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known. [familiar form of the given name John . ] • informal a lumberjack. • archaic a steeplejack. • the figure of a man striking the bell on a clock. 7 a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbor to indicate its nationality. 8 informal, dated money. 9 a device for turning a spit. 10 a part of the mechanism in a spinet or harpsichord that connects a key to its corresponding string and causes the string to be plucked when the key is pressed down. 11 a marine fish that is typically laterally compressed with a row of large spiky scales along each side. Jacks are important in many places as food or game fish. Also called pompano, scad. [originally a West Indian term. ] [Family Carangidae (the jack family ): many genera and numerous species. The jack family also includes the horse mackerel, pilotfish, kingfishes, and trevallies. ] 12 the male of some animals, esp. a merlin or an ass. 13 used in names of animals that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g., jacksnipe. 14 short for jackrabbit. 15 informal short for jack shit. PHRASES before one can say Jack Robinson informal very quickly or suddenly. every man jack informal, dated each and every person (used for emphasis ): they're spies, every man jack of them . jack of all trades ( and master of none ) a person who can do many different types of work but who is not necessarily very competent at any of them. PHRASAL VERBS jack someone around informal cause someone inconvenience or problems, esp. by acting unfairly or indecisively. jack in (or into ) informal log into or connect up (a computer or electronic device ).jack off vulgar slang masturbate. jack up informal inject oneself with a narcotic drug. jack something up raise something, esp. a vehicle, with a jack. • informal increase something by a considerable amount: France jacked up its key bank interest rate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Jack, nickname for the given name John. The term was used originally to denote an ordinary man ( sense 6 ), also a youth (mid 16th cent. ), hence the ‘knave ’ in cards and ‘male animal. ’ The word also denoted various devices saving human labor, as though one had a helper ( sense 1, sense 3, sense 9, and sense 10, and in compounds such as jackhammer and jackknife ); the general sense ‘laborer ’ arose in the early 18th cent. and survives in cheapjack, lumberjack, steeplejack, etc. Since the mid 16th cent. a notion of ‘smallness ’ has arisen, hence sense 4, sense 5, sense 7, and sense 13 .
jack
jack 2 |ʤæk jak | ▶noun historical 1 another term for blackjack ( sense 4 ). 2 a sleeveless padded tunic worn by foot soldiers. [late Middle English: from Old French jaque; origin uncertain, perhaps based on Arabic. ]
jack
jack 3 |jak ʤæk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal take (something ) illicitly; steal: his MO in the studio remains the same —jack other people's tracks and present them in a new context. • rob (someone ): they jacked him for his car. ORIGIN 1990s: from hijack .
jack
jack 4 |dʒak | ▶adjective [ predic. ] Austral. informal tired of or bored with someone or something: people are getting jack of strikes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from jack up ‘give up ’.
jackal
jack al |ˈjakəl ˈʤækəl | ▶noun a slender, long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia. [Genus Canis, family Canidae: four species, including the golden jackal (C. aureus ) and the black-backed jackal (C. mesomelas ).] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack 1 .
jackanapes
jack a napes |ˈjakəˌnāps ˈʤækəˌneɪps | ▶noun 1 dated an impertinent person. 2 archaic a tame monkey. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (originally as Jack Napes ): perhaps from a playful name for a tame ape, the initial n- by elision of an ape (compare with newt ), and the final -s as in surnames such as Hobbes: hence applied to a person whose behavior resembled that of an ape.
jack arch
jack arch ▶noun a small arch only one brick in thickness, esp. as used in numbers to support a floor.
jackaroo
jack a roo |ˌjakəˈro͞o ˌʤækəˈru | ▶noun & verb variant spelling of jackeroo.
jackass
jack ass |ˈjakˌas ˈʤæˌkæs | ▶noun 1 a stupid person. 2 a male ass or donkey.
jack bean
jack bean ▶noun a tropical American climbing plant of the pea family, which yields an edible bean and pod and is widely grown for fodder in tropical countries. [Genus Canavalia, family Leguminosae: in particular C. ensiformis. ] • the seed of this plant.
jackboot
jack boot |ˈjakˌbo͞ot ˈʤækˌbut | ▶noun a large leather military boot reaching to the knee. • [ in sing. ] used as a symbol of cruel or authoritarian behavior or rule: a country under the jackboot of colonialism. DERIVATIVES jack boot ed adjective
Jack-by-the-hedge
Jack-by-the-hedge ▶noun a white-flowered European plant of the cabbage family, which grows typically in hedgerows and has leaves that smell of garlic when crushed. Also called hedge garlic. ●Alliaria petiolata, family Cruciferae.
jack chain
jack chain ▶noun a chain of links each consisting of a double loop of wire resembling a figure 8, but with the loops in planes at right angles to each other.
Jack cheese
Jack cheese |ʤæk tʃiz | ▶noun another term for Monterey Jack.
jackdaw
jack daw |ˈjakˌdô ˈʤækˌdɔ | ▶noun a small, gray-headed crow that typically nests in tall buildings and chimneys, noted for its inquisitiveness. [Genus Corvus, family Corvidae: two species, in particular the Eurasian C. monedula. ]
jackeen
jackeen |dʒaˈkiːn | ▶noun Irish, chiefly derogatory a city-dweller, especially a Dubliner. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack 1, -een ).
jackeroo
jack e roo |ˌjakəˈro͞o ˌʤækəˈru |(also jackaroo ) Austral. informal ▶noun a young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience. ▶verb [ no obj. ] work as a jackeroo. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: alteration of an Aboriginal (Queensland ) term dhugai-iu ‘wandering white man, ’ by blending jack 1 and kangaroo .
jacket
jack et |ˈjakit ˈʤækət | ▶noun an outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front. • an outer covering, esp. one placed around a tank or pipe to insulate it. • a metal casing for a bullet. • the skin of a potato: potatoes cooked in their jackets. • the dust jacket of a book. • a record sleeve. • a steel frame fixed to the seabed, forming the support structure of an oil production platform. ▶verb ( jackets, jacketing , jacketed ) [ with obj. ] cover with a jacket. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque (see jack 2 ).
jacket potato
jack et po ta to |ˈʤækət pəˈteɪdoʊ | ▶noun Brit. a baked potato served with the skin on.
jackfish
jack fish |ˈjakˌfiSH ˈʤækˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or jackfishes ) a pike or sauger, esp. the northern pike.
Jack Frost
Jack Frost |ˈˌʤæk ˈfrɔst | ▶noun a personification of frost: the seedlings battled with Jack Frost.
jackfruit
jack fruit |ˈjakˌfro͞ot ˈʤækˌfrut | ▶noun a fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to the breadfruit. [Artocarpus heterophyllus, family Moraceae. ] • the very large edible fruit of this tree, resembling a breadfruit and important as food in the tropics. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Portuguese jaca (from Malayalam chakka ) + fruit .
jackhammer
jack ham mer |ˈjakˌhamər ˈʤækˌhæmər | ▶noun a portable pneumatic hammer or drill. ▶verb [ with obj. ] beat or hammer heavily or loudly and repeatedly.
jack-in-office
jack-in-office ▶noun Brit. a self-important minor official.
jack-in-the-box
jack-in-the-box |ˈʤæk ɪn ðə ˌbɑks | ▶noun a toy consisting of a box containing a figure on a spring that pops up when the lid is opened.
jack-in-the-pulpit
jack-in-the-pul pit ▶noun any of several small plants of the arum family, in particular: [● a North American arum with a green or purple-brown spathe. Genus Arisaema, family Araceae: three species, the woodland jack-in-the-pulpit (A. atrorubens ), the small (or swamp ) jack-in-the-pulpit (A. triphyllum ), and the northern jack-in-the-pulpit (A. stewardsonii ). ● another term for cuckoopint . ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: so named because the erect spadix overarched by the spathe resembles a person in a pulpit.
jackknife
jack knife |ˈjakˌnīf ˈʤækˌnaɪf | ▶noun ( pl. jackknives ) 1 a knife with a folding blade. 2 a dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened. 3 Statistics a method of assessing the variability of data by repeating a calculation on the sets of data obtained by removing one value from the complete set. ▶verb ( jackknifed, jackknifing ) [ with obj. ] move (one's body ) into a bent or doubled-up position: the Major jackknifed his thin body at the waist | [ no obj. ] : she jackknifed into a sitting position. • [ no obj. ] (of an articulated vehicle ) bend into a V-shape in an uncontrolled skidding movement. • [ no obj. ] (of a diver ) perform a jackknife.
jackknife clam
jack knife clam ▶noun another term for razor clam.
jackknife fish
jack knife fish ▶noun a strikingly marked fish with a long, upright dorsal fin that lives among rocks and corals in the warm waters of the western Atlantic. [Equetus lanceolatus, family Sciaenidae. ]
jackleg
jack leg |ˈjakˌleg ˈʤæklɛɡ | ▶noun informal an incompetent, unskillful, or dishonest person: [ as modifier ] : a jackleg carpenter.
jacklight
jack light |ˈjakˌlīt ˈʤæklaɪt | ▶noun a portable light, esp. one used for hunting fishing at night.
Jacklin, Tony
Jack |lin |ˈdʒaklɪn | (b.1944 ), English golfer; full name Antony Jacklin. He won the British Open in 1969 and in 1970 became the first British player to win the US Open for fifty years.
jack mackerel
jack mack er el ▶noun a game fish of the jack family, occurring in the eastern Pacific. [Trachurus symmetricus, family Carangidae. ]
Jack Mormon
Jack Mor mon ▶noun informal 1 a Mormon who is not strictly observant: the only thing that's going to end up happening is me doing homework on Sundays and drinking Pepsi and being just another Jack Mormon. 2 a sympathetic non-Mormon living among Mormons.
jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lan tern |ˈjak ə ˌlantərn ˈʤæk ə ˌlæn (t )ərn | ▶noun 1 a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween. 2 archaic an ignis fatuus.
jack pine
jack pine ▶noun a small, hardy North American pine with very short needles, found chiefly in Canada. [Pinus banksiana, family Pinaceae. ]
jack plane
jack plane ▶noun a medium-sized plane for use in carpentry.
jack plug
jack plug |ˈʤæk ˌpləɡ | ▶noun a plug consisting of a single shaft used to make a connection that transmits a signal, typically used in sound equipment.
jackpot
jack pot |ˈjakˌpät ˈʤækˌpɑt | ▶noun a large cash prize in a game or lottery, esp. one that accumulates until it is won. PHRASES hit the jackpot informal 1 win a jackpot. 2 have great or unexpected success, esp. in making a lot of money quickly: the theater hit the jackpot with its first musical. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from jack 1 + pot 1. The term was originally used in a form of poker, where the pool or pot accumulated until a player could open the bidding with two jacks or better.
jackrabbit
jack rab bit |ˈjakˌrabət ˈʤækˌræbət | ▶noun a hare found in open country in western North America. [Genus Lepus, family Leporidae: several species, including the blacktail jackrabbit (L. californicus ).] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of jackass-rabbit, because of its long ears.
Jack Russell
Jack Rus sell |ˈrəsəl ˌʤæk ˈrəsəl |(also Jack Russell terrier ) ▶noun a terrier of a small working breed with short legs. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after John ( Jack )Russell (1795 –1883 ), an English clergyman famed in fox-hunting circles as a breeder of such terriers.
jack screw
jack screw ▶noun a screw that can be turned to adjust the position of an object into which it fits. • a vehicle jack worked by a screw device. Also called screw jack.
jackshaft
jack shaft |ˈjakˌSHaft ˈʤækˌʃæt | ▶noun a small auxiliary or intermediate shaft in machinery.
jack shit
jack shit |ʤæk ʃɪt | ▶noun [ usu. with negative ] vulgar slang anything at all.
jacksie
jacksie |ˈdʒaksi |(also jacksy ) ▶noun Brit. informal a person's bottom. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: diminutive of jack 1 .
jacksnipe
jack snipe |ˈjakˌsnīp ˈʤæksnaɪp | ▶noun a small dark Eurasian snipe. [Lymnocryptes minima, family Scolopacidae. ] • any similar wader, e.g., the pectoral sandpiper or the common snipe.
Jackson
Jack son |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | 1 an industrial city in south central Michigan; pop. 33,518 (est. 2008 ). 2 the capital of Mississippi, an industrial and commercial city in the central part of the state, on the Pearl River; pop. 173,861 (est. 2008 ). 3 a commercial city in western Tennessee; pop. 63,158 (est. 2008 ).
Jackson, Andrew
Jack son, Andrew |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1767 –1845 ) 7th president of the US 1829 –37; known as Old Hickory. A Tennessee Democrat, he served in the US House of Representatives 1796 –97 and as a US Senator 1797 –98, 1823 –25. As a general in the US Army during the War of 1812, he became known for his successful defense of New Orleans. As president, he vetoed the renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, opposed the nullification issue in South Carolina, and initiated the spoils system. During his administration, the national debt was paid off completely, the Wisconsin Territory was organized, Michigan was admitted as the 26th state, and the independence of Texas was recognized.
Jackson, Glenda
Jack |son |ˈdʒaks (ə )n | (b.1936 ), English actress and politician. After a film career in which she won Oscars for her performances in Women in Love (1969 ) and A Touch of Class (1973 ), she became Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate in 1992.
Jackson, Howell Edmunds
Jack son, Howell Edmunds |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1832 –95 ) US Supreme Court associate justice 1893 –95. He also served as a US Senator 1881 –86.
Jackson, Jesse
Jack son, Jesse |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1941 –), US civil rights activist, politician, and clergyman; full name Jesse Louis Jackson. After working with Martin Luther King, Jr. , in the civil rights struggle, he campaigned for but failed to win the Democratic Party's 1984 and 1988 presidential nominations. His son, Jesse Jackson, Jr. (1965 –), a Democrat from Illinois, has been a member of the US House of Representatives since 1995.
Jackson, Mahalia
Jack son, Mahalia |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1911 –72 ), US gospel singer and musician. She came into her own in the mid 1940s, when her recording of “Move Up a Little Higher ” sold over a million copies. She was a featured performer at President Kennedy's inaugural ceremony.
Jackson, Michael
Jack son, Michael |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1958 –2009 ), US singer, the top-selling pop artist of the 1980s. His hit albums include Thriller (1982 ), Bad (1987 ), Dangerous (1991 ), and HIStory (1995 ).
Jackson, Reggie
Jack son, Reggie |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1946 –) US baseball player; full name Reginald Martinez Jackson; known as Mr. October. An outfielder, he played 1967 –87, mostly for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and California Angels. Baseball Hall of Fame (1993 ).
Jackson, Robert H.
Jack son, Robert H. |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1892 –1954 ) US Supreme Court associate justice 1941 –54; full name Robert Houghwout Jackson. He was on leave from the Court to serve as chief prosecutor for the US at the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal 1945 –46.
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan
Jack son, Thomas Jonathan |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1824 –63 ), Confederate general; known as Stonewall Jackson. The commander of the Shenandoah campaign 1861 –62, he was mortally wounded by one of his own sharpshooters at Chancellorsville in 1863.
Jackson Heights
Jack son Heights a commercial and residential section of northern Queens in New York City.
Jackson Hole
Jack son Hole a valley on the Snake River in northwestern Wyoming, partly in Grand Teton National Park, home to a fashionable resort.
Jacksonian
Jack so ni an |jakˈsōnēən ʤækˈsoʊniən | ▶adjective Medicine relating to or denoting a form of epilepsy in which seizures begin at one site (typically a digit or the angle of the mouth ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the name of John H. Jackson (1835 –1911 ), English physician and neurologist, + -ian .
Jacksonville
Jack son ville |ˈjaksənˌvil ˈʤæksənvɪl | 1 a city in central Arkansas, northeast of Little Rock; pop. 31,351 est. 2008 ). 2 an industrial city and port in northeastern Florida; pop. 807,815 (est. 2008 ). 3 a city in southeastern North Carolina, a service town for nearby Camp Lejeune and other military facilities; pop. 76,233 (est. 2008 ).
jackstaff
jack staff |ˈjakˌstaf ˈʤækstæf | ▶noun a short flagpole at a ship's bow, on which a jack is flown.
jackstay
jack stay |ˈjakˌstā ˈʤæksteɪ | ▶noun Nautical a rope, bar, or batten placed along a ship's yard to bend the head of a square sail to.
jackstone
jack stone |ˈjakˌstōn ˈʤækstoʊn | ▶noun see jack 1 ( sense 4 ).
jackstraws
jack straws |ˈjakˌstrôz ˈʤækstrɔz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a game played with a heap of small rods of wood, bone, or plastic, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others.
Jack tar
Jack tar ▶noun Brit. informal or dated a sailor.
Jack the Lad
Jack the Lad ▶noun Brit. informal a brash, cocky young man. ORIGIN nickname of Jack Sheppard, an 18th -cent. thief.
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Rip per |ʤækðəˈrɪpə (r )| an unidentified 19th -century English murderer. In 1888, at least six London prostitutes were brutally killed. Authorities received taunting notes from a person called Jack the Ripper, who claimed to be the murderer, but the cases remain unsolved.
jack-up
jack-up (also jack-up rig ) ▶noun an offshore drilling rig the legs of which are lowered to the seabed from the operating platform.
Jacky
Jacky |ˈdʒaki |(also Jacky Jacky ) ▶noun ( pl. Jackies ) Austral. offensive an Aborigine. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack 1 ).
Jacky lizard
Jack y liz ard |ˈjakē ˈʤæki ˌlɪzərd | ▶noun a brownish southeastern Australian lizard that becomes paler as the temperature rises. When threatened, it puffs itself up and opens its orange mouth. [Amphibolus muricatus, family Agamidae. ]
Jacky Winter
Jack y Win ter ▶noun an Australasian flycatcher that has a gray-brown back and whitish underside and constantly wags its white-edged tail. [Microeca leucophaea, family Eopsaltridae (or Muscicapidae ). Alternative name: Australian brown flycatcher. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: diminutive form of the nickname Jack (see jack 1 ) + Winter (imitative of the bird's cry ).
Oxford Dictionary
jack
jack 1 |dʒak | ▶noun 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected. 2 a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen. 3 (also jack socket ) a socket with two or more pairs of terminals designed to receive a jack plug. 4 a small white ball in bowls, at which the players aim. 5 (jacks ) a game played by tossing and catching small round pebbles or star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic. • (also jackstone ) a pebble or piece of metal or plastic used in the game of jacks. 6 ( Jack ) informal used to typify an ordinary man: he had that world-weary look of the working Jack who'd seen everything. • chiefly US used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known. • N. Amer. a lumberjack. • a detective or police officer. • archaic a steeplejack. • the figure of a man striking the bell on a clock. 7 a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbour to indicate its nationality. 8 [ mass noun ] N. Amer. informal money. 9 a device for turning a spit. 10 a part of the mechanism in a spinet or harpsichord that connects a key to its corresponding string and causes the string to be plucked when the key is pressed down. 11 a marine fish that is typically laterally compressed with a row of large spiky scales along each side, important in many places as food or game fish. Also called pompano, scad. [originally a West Indian term. ] ●Family Carangidae (the jack family ): many genera and numerous species. The jack family also includes the horse mackerel, pilotfish, kingfishes, and trevallies. 12 the male of various animals, especially a merlin or ( US ) an ass. 13 used in names of animals that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g. jack snipe. 14 US informal short for jack shit. PHRASES before one can say Jack Robinson informal very quickly or suddenly. every man jack informal each and every person (used for emphasis ): they're spies, every man jack of them . I'm all right, Jack informal used to express selfish complacency. jack of all trades ( and master of none ) a person who can do many different types of work but who is not necessarily very competent at any of them. on one's jack (or Jack Jones ) Brit. rhyming slang on one's own. PHRASAL VERBS jack someone around N. Amer. informal cause someone inconvenience or problems, especially by acting unfairly or indecisively. jack in (or into ) informal log into or connect up (a computer or electronic device ).jack something in Brit. informal give up or stop doing something, especially a job. jack off vulgar slang masturbate. jack up informal 1 inject oneself with a narcotic drug. 2 Austral. give up or refuse to participate in something. jack something up 1 raise something, especially a vehicle, with a jack. • informal increase something by a considerable amount: France jacked up its key bank interest rate. 2 NZ informal arrange or organize something. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Jack, pet form of the given name John. The term was used originally to denote an ordinary man ( sense 6 ), also a youth (mid 16th cent. ), hence the ‘knave ’ in cards and ‘male animal ’. The word also denoted various devices saving human labour, as though one had a helper ( sense 1, sense 3, sense 9, sense 10, and in compounds such as jackhammer and jackknife ); the general sense ‘labourer ’ arose in the early 18th cent. and survives in cheapjack, lumberjack, steeplejack, etc. Since the mid 16th cent. a notion of ‘smallness ’ has arisen, hence sense 4, sense 5, sense 7, sense 13 .
jack
jack 2 |dʒak | ▶noun historical 1 another term for blackjack ( sense 5 ). 2 a sleeveless padded tunic worn by foot soldiers. [late Middle English: from Old French jaque; origin uncertain, perhaps based on Arabic. ]
jack
jack 3 |dʒak | ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal take (something ) illicitly; steal: what's wrong is to jack somebody's lyrics and not acknowledge the fact. • rob (someone ). ORIGIN 1990s: from hijack .
jack
jack 4 |dʒak | ▶adjective [ predic. ] Austral. informal tired of or bored with someone or something: people are getting jack of strikes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from jack up ‘give up ’.
jackal
jackal |ˈdʒakəl, -kɔːl | ▶noun a slender long-legged wild dog that feeds on carrion, game, and fruit and often hunts cooperatively, found in Africa and southern Asia. ●Genus Canis, family Canidae: four species. . ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Turkish çakal, from Persian šagāl. The change in the first syllable was due to association with jack 1 .
jackanapes
jackanapes |ˈdʒakəneɪps | ▶noun 1 dated a cheeky or impertinent person. 2 archaic a tame monkey. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (originally as Jack Napes ): perhaps from a playful name for a tame ape, the initial n- by elision of an ape (compare with newt ), and the final -s as in surnames such as Hobbes: applied to a person whose behaviour resembled that of an ape.
jack arch
jack arch ▶noun a small arch only one brick in thickness, especially as used in numbers to support a floor.
jackaroo
jackaroo |ˌdʒakəˈruː |(also jackeroo ) Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun a young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience. ▶verb (usu. jackeroo ) [ no obj. ] work as a jackaroo. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: perhaps a blend of jack 1 and kangaroo .
jackass
jack |ass |ˈdʒakas | ▶noun 1 a stupid person. 2 a male ass or donkey. 3 Austral. short for laughing jackass.
jack bean
jack bean ▶noun a tropical American climbing plant of the pea family, which yields an edible bean and pod and is widely grown for fodder in tropical countries. ●Genus Canavalia, family Leguminosae: in particular C. ensiformis.
jackboot
jack |boot |ˈdʒakbuːt | ▶noun a large leather military boot reaching to the knee. • used as a symbol of cruel or authoritarian behaviour or rule: a country under the jackboot of colonialism. DERIVATIVES jackbooted adjective
Jack-by-the-hedge
Jack-by-the-hedge ▶noun a white-flowered European plant of the cabbage family, which grows typically in hedgerows and has leaves that smell of garlic when crushed. Also called hedge garlic. ●Alliaria petiolata, family Cruciferae.
jack chain
jack chain ▶noun a chain of links each consisting of a double loop of wire resembling a figure of eight, but with the loops in planes at right angles to each other.
Jack cheese
Jack cheese ▶noun North American term for Monterey Jack.
jackdaw
jack |daw |ˈdʒakdɔː | ▶noun a small grey-headed crow that typically nests in tall buildings and chimneys, noted for its inquisitiveness. ●Genus Corvus, family Corvidae: two species, in particular the Eurasian C. monedula.
jackeen
jackeen |dʒaˈkiːn | ▶noun Irish, chiefly derogatory a city-dweller, especially a Dubliner. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack 1, -een ).
jackeroo
jack |eroo ▶noun & verb variant spelling of jackaroo.
jacket
jacket |ˈdʒakɪt | ▶noun 1 an outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front. 2 an outer covering, especially one placed round a tank or pipe to insulate it. • the dust jacket of a book. • a record sleeve. 3 Brit. the skin of a potato: potatoes cooked in their jackets. • informal a jacket potato. 4 US a folder or envelope containing an official document or file. 5 a steel frame fixed to the seabed, forming the support structure of an oil production platform. ▶verb ( jackets, jacketing, jacketed ) [ with obj. ] cover with a jacket. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque (see jack 2 ).
jacket potato
jacket po ¦tato ▶noun Brit. a baked potato served with the skin on.
jackfish
jack |fish |ˈdʒakfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or jackfishes ) chiefly N. Amer. a pike or sauger, especially the northern pike.
Jack Frost
Jack Frost ▶noun a personification of frost: the seedlings battled with Jack Frost.
jackfruit
jack |fruit |ˈdʒakfruːt | ▶noun a fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to the breadfruit. ●Artocarpus heterophyllus, family Moraceae. • the very large edible fruit of the jackfruit tree, resembling a breadfruit and important as food in the tropics. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Portuguese jaca (from Malayalam chakka ) + fruit .
jackhammer
jackhammer |ˈdʒakhamə |chiefly N. Amer. ▶noun a portable pneumatic hammer or drill. ▶verb [ with obj. ] beat or hammer heavily or loudly and repeatedly.
jackie hangman
jackie hang |man ▶noun South African term for fiscal ( sense 2 of the noun ). ORIGIN early 20th cent.: apparently so named because of the bird's habit of impaling its prey on long sharp thorns.
jack-in-office
jack-in-office ▶noun Brit. a self-important minor official.
jack-in-the-box
jack-in-the-box ▶noun a toy consisting of a box containing a figure on a spring which pops up when the lid is opened.
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jack-in-the-pulpit ▶noun either of two small plants of the arum family: ● another term for cuckoo pint ● a North American arum with a green or purple-brown spathe (Arisaema triphyllum, family Araceae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: so named because the erect spadix overarched by the spathe resembles a person in a pulpit.
jackknife
jack |knife |ˈdʒaknʌɪf | ▶noun ( pl. jackknives ) 1 a large knife with a folding blade. 2 a dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened. 3 Statistics a method of assessing the variability of data by repeating a calculation on the sets of data obtained by removing one value from the complete set. ▶verb ( jackknifes, jackknifing, jackknifed ) [ no obj. ] move one's body into a bent or doubled-up position: she jackknifed into a sitting position. • (of an articulated vehicle ) bend into a V-shape in an uncontrolled skidding movement. • (of a diver ) perform a jackknife.
jackknife clam
jack |knife clam ▶noun North American term for razor shell.
jackknife fish
jack |knife fish ▶noun a strikingly marked fish with a long upright dorsal fin, which lives among rocks and corals in the warm waters of the western Atlantic. ●Equetus lanceolatus, family Sciaenidae.
jackleg
jack |leg |ˈdʒaklɛg | ▶noun US informal an incompetent, unskilful, or dishonest person.
jack light
jack light ▶noun N. Amer. a portable light, especially one used for fishing at night.
Jacklin, Tony
Jack |lin |ˈdʒaklɪn | (b.1944 ), English golfer; full name Antony Jacklin. He won the British Open in 1969 and in 1970 became the first British player to win the US Open for fifty years.
jack mackerel
jack mack |erel ▶noun a game fish of the jack family, occurring in the eastern Pacific. ●Trachurus symmetricus, family Carangidae.
Jack Mormon
Jack Mor mon ▶noun informal 1 a Mormon who is not strictly observant: the only thing that's going to end up happening is me doing homework on Sundays and drinking Pepsi and being just another Jack Mormon. 2 a sympathetic non-Mormon living among Mormons.
jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lantern |ʤakəˈlantən | ▶noun 1 a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin or turnip in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween. 2 archaic a will-o'-the-wisp.
jack pine
jack pine ▶noun a small, hardy North American pine with short needles. ●Pinus banksiana, family Pinaceae.
jack plane
jack plane ▶noun a medium-sized plane for use in rough joinery.
jack plug
jack plug ▶noun a plug consisting of a single shaft used to make a connection which transmits a signal, typically used in sound equipment.
jackpot
jack |pot |ˈdʒakpɒt | ▶noun a large cash prize in a game or lottery, especially one that accumulates until it is won. PHRASES hit the jackpot informal 1 win a jackpot. 2 have great or unexpected success, especially in making a lot of money quickly: the theatre hit the jackpot with its first musical. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from jack 1 + pot 1. The term was originally used in a form of poker, where the pool or pot accumulated until a player could open the bidding with two jacks or better.
jackrabbit
jack |rab ¦bit |ˈdʒakrabɪt | ▶noun a hare found on the prairies and steppes of North America. ●Genus Lepus, family Leporidae: several species. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of jackass-rabbit, because of its long ears.
Jack Russell
Jack Russell |ʤakˈrʌsl |(also Jack Russell terrier ) ▶noun a terrier of a small working breed with short legs. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after the Revd John ( Jack )Russell (1795 –1883 ), an English clergyman famed in fox-hunting circles as a breeder of such terriers.
jacks
jacks |ʤaks | ▶noun Irish a toilet. ORIGIN variant form of jakes .
jack screw
jack screw ▶noun 1 a screw which can be turned to adjust the position of an object into which it fits. 2 another term for screw jack.
jack shaft
jack shaft ▶noun a small auxiliary or intermediate shaft in machinery.
jack shit
jack |shit ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ usu. with negative ] US vulgar slang anything at all.
jacksie
jacksie |ˈdʒaksi |(also jacksy ) ▶noun Brit. informal a person's bottom. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: diminutive of jack 1 .
jack snipe
jack snipe ▶noun a small dark Eurasian snipe. ●Lymnocryptes minima, family Scolopacidae. • N. Amer. any wader similar to the jack snipe, e.g. the pectoral sandpiper or the common snipe.
jack socket
jack socket ▶noun see jack 1 ( sense 3 ).
Jackson
Jack |son |ˈdʒaks (ə )n | the state capital of Mississippi; pop. 173,861 (est. 2008 ). ORIGIN originally known as Le Fleur's Bluff, it was later named after President Andrew Jackson.
Jackson, Andrew
Jack |son |ˈdʒaks (ə )n | (1767 –1845 ), American general and Democratic statesman, 7th President of the US 1829 –37; known as Old Hickory. As President he replaced an estimated 20 per cent of those in public office with Democrat supporters, a practice that became known as the spoils system.
Jackson, Glenda
Jack |son |ˈdʒaks (ə )n | (b.1936 ), English actress and politician. After a film career in which she won Oscars for her performances in Women in Love (1969 ) and A Touch of Class (1973 ), she became Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate in 1992.
Jackson, Howell Edmunds
Jack son, Howell Edmunds |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1832 –95 ) US Supreme Court associate justice 1893 –95. He also served as a US Senator 1881 –86.
Jackson, Jesse
Jack son, Jesse |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1941 –), US civil rights activist, politician, and clergyman; full name Jesse Louis Jackson. After working with Martin Luther King, Jr. , in the civil rights struggle, he campaigned for but failed to win the Democratic Party's 1984 and 1988 presidential nominations. His son, Jesse Jackson, Jr. (1965 –), a Democrat from Illinois, has been a member of the US House of Representatives since 1995.
Jackson, Mahalia
Jack son, Mahalia |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1911 –72 ), US gospel singer and musician. She came into her own in the mid 1940s, when her recording of “Move Up a Little Higher ” sold over a million copies. She was a featured performer at President Kennedy's inaugural ceremony.
Jackson, Michael
Jack |son |ˈdʒaks (ə )n | (1958 –2009 ), American pop singer and songwriter; full name Michael Joe Jackson. Having started singing with his four brothers, as the Jackson Five, he became the most commercially successful American star of the 1980s with the albums Thriller (1982 ) and Bad (1987 ).
Jackson, Reggie
Jack son, Reggie |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1946 –) US baseball player; full name Reginald Martinez Jackson; known as Mr. October. An outfielder, he played 1967 –87, mostly for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and California Angels. Baseball Hall of Fame (1993 ).
Jackson, Robert H.
Jack son, Robert H. |ˈjaksən ˈʤæksən | (1892 –1954 ) US Supreme Court associate justice 1941 –54; full name Robert Houghwout Jackson. He was on leave from the Court to serve as chief prosecutor for the US at the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal 1945 –46.
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan
Jack |son |ˈdʒaks (ə )n | (1824 –63 ), American Confederate general; known as Stonewall Jackson. During the American Civil War he made his mark as a commander at the first battle of Bull Run in 1861 and later became the deputy of Robert E. Lee.
Jackson Heights
Jack son Heights a commercial and residential section of northern Queens in New York City.
Jackson Hole
Jack son Hole a valley on the Snake River in northwestern Wyoming, partly in Grand Teton National Park, home to a fashionable resort.
Jacksonian
Jacksonian |dʒakˈsəʊnɪən | ▶adjective Medicine relating to or denoting a form of epilepsy in which seizures begin at one site (typically a digit or the angle of the mouth ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the name of John H. Jackson (1835 –1911 ), English physician and neurologist, + -ian .
Jacksonville
Jack ¦son |ville |ˈdʒaks (ə )nvɪl | an industrial city and port in NE Florida; pop. 807,815 (est. 2008 ). ORIGIN named in honour of President Andrew Jackson.
jackstaff
jack |staff |ˈdʒakstɑːf | ▶noun a short staff at a ship's bow, on which a jack is hoisted.
jackstay
jack |stay ▶noun Nautical a rope, bar, or batten placed along a ship's yard to bend the head of a square sail to. • a line secured at both ends to serve as a support, e.g. for an awning.
jackstone
jack |stone |ˈdʒakstəʊn | ▶noun see jack 1 ( sense 5 ).
jackstraw
jack |straw |ˈdʒakstrɔː | ▶noun another term for spillikin.
jackstraws
jack straws |ˈjakˌstrôz ˈʤækstrɔz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a game played with a heap of small rods of wood, bone, or plastic, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others.
jacksy
jacksy ▶noun ( pl. jacksies ) variant spelling of jacksie.
Jack tar
Jack tar ▶noun Brit. informal, dated a sailor.
Jack the Lad
Jack the Lad ▶noun Brit. informal a brash, cocky young man. ORIGIN nickname of Jack Sheppard, an 18th -cent. thief.
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper |ʤakðəˈrɪpə (r )| an unidentified 19th -century English murderer. In 1888 at least six prostitutes were brutally killed in the East End of London, the bodies being mutilated in a way that indicated a knowledge of anatomy. The authorities received taunting notes from a person calling himself Jack the Ripper and claiming to be the murderer, but the cases remain unsolved.
jack-up
jack-up ▶noun 1 (also jack-up rig ) an offshore drilling rig the legs of which are lowered to the seabed from the operating platform. 2 NZ informal a dishonest or underhand way of achieving something.
Jacky
Jacky |ˈdʒaki |(also Jacky Jacky ) ▶noun ( pl. Jackies ) Austral. offensive an Aborigine. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack 1 ).
Jacky lizard
Jacky liz ¦ard ▶noun a brownish SE Australian lizard which becomes paler as the temperature rises. When threatened it puffs itself up and opens its orange mouth. ●Amphibolus muricatus, family Agamidae.
Jacky Winter
Jacky Win ¦ter ▶noun an Australasian flycatcher which has a grey-brown back and whitish underside and constantly wags its white-edged tail. ●Microeca leucophaea, family Eopsaltridae (or Muscicapidae ). Alternative name: Australian brown flycatcher. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: diminutive form of the pet name Jack (see jack 1 ) + Winter (imitative of the bird's cry ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
jack
jack noun a phone jack: socket, outlet, plug, connection. PHRASES jack something up 1 they jacked up the car: raise, hoist, lift (up ), winch up, lever up, hitch up, elevate. 2 informal they may need to jack up interest rates: increase, raise, up, mark up; informal hike (up ), bump up, boost.
jackpot
jackpot noun this week's lottery jackpot: top prize, first prize; pool, kitty, pot, gold mine, bonanza. PHRASES hit the jackpot informal Ingalls may have hit the jackpot with this latest novel: strike it rich, strike gold, succeed; informal clean up, hit the big time, score.
Oxford Thesaurus
jack
jack verb PHRASES jack something in Brit. informal I turned professional when I was 17, but I jacked it in: give up, stop, cease, discontinue, desist from, swear off, forbear from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forswear, forgo, abandon, have done with; resign from, stand down from; informal quit, kick, leave off, knock off, pack in, lay off, chuck, ditch. ANTONYMS take up; continue. jack something up 1 thieves jacked up the car and stole the wheels: raise, hoist, lift, lift up, raise aloft, haul up, winch up, lever up, heave up, hike up, hitch up, pull up, take up, upraise, uplift, elevate; rare upheave, uprear, upthrust. 2 informal he may need to jack up interest rates further: increase, raise, put up, push up, up, mark up, make higher, boost, step up, lift, augment, inflate, escalate; informal hike (up ), bump up. ANTONYMS lower.
jacket
jacket noun a jacket for your hot-water tank will save at least £15 a year: wrapping, wrapper, wrap, sleeve, sheath, sheathing, envelope, cover, covering; casing, case, shell, housing, encasement, capsule; technical integument.
jackpot
jackpot noun this week's lottery jackpot is over £14 million: top prize, main prize, first prize; kitty, pool, pot, bank, bonanza, windfall. PHRASES hit the jackpot ( informal ) win a large prize, win a lot of money, strike it lucky, make a large profit, make a /one's fortune, make money, be successful, be lucky; informal clean up, strike it rich, rake it in, make a /one's pile, make a killing, make a packet, make a bundle, make a pretty penny, hit the big time; Brit. informal make a bomb; N. Amer. informal make big bucks.
Duden Dictionary
Jack
Jack Eigenname |d͜ʃɛk |männlicher Vorname
Jäckchen
Jäck chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |J ä ckchen |das Jäckchen; Genitiv: des Jäckchens, Plural: die Jäckchen Verkleinerungsform zu Jacke
Jacke
Ja cke Substantiv, feminin , die |J a cke |die Jacke; Genitiv: der Jacke, Plural: die Jacken spätmittelhochdeutsch jacke < altfranzösisch jacque = Waffenrock, wohl zu französisch jacque = Bauer (Spitzname, eigentlich der männliche Vorname Jacques = Jakob ), da dieses Kleidungsstück hauptsächlich von Bauern getragen wurde den Oberkörper bedeckender, bis an oder über die Hüfte reichender, meist langärmeliger Teil der Oberbekleidung eine leichte, wollene, bunte, pelzgefütterte Jacke | die Jacke anbehalten, ausziehen Jacke wie Hose sein umgangssprachlich einerlei, egal, gleichgültig sein die Jacke vollkriegen umgangssprachlich ; Hucke 2 jemandem die Jacke vollhauen umgangssprachlich ; Hucke 2
Jackenkleid
Ja cken kleid Substantiv, Neutrum , das |J a ckenkleid |
Jackenkragen
Ja cken kra gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |J a ckenkragen |Kragen einer Jacke
Jackentasche
Ja cken ta sche Substantiv, feminin , die |J a ckentasche |Tasche einer Jacke
Jacketkrone
Ja cket kro ne Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |ˈd͜ʃɛkɪt …|englisch jacket crown, aus: jacket = Jacke, Mantel, Umhüllung und crown = (Zahn )krone Mantelkrone aus Porzellan oder Kunststoff ohne Unterbau aus Metall
Jackett
Ja ckett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ʒaˈkɛt |das Jackett; Genitiv: des Jacketts, Plural: die Jacketts, seltener : Jackette französisch jaquette, zu: jaque = kurzer, enger Männerrock zum Herrenanzug gehörende Jacke
Jacketttasche
Ja ckett ta sche, Ja ckett-Ta sche Substantiv, feminin , die Jackett-Tasche |Jack e tttasche Jack e tt-Tasche |Tasche eines Jacketts
Jackpot
Jack pot Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈd͜ʃɛkpɔt |der Jackpot; Genitiv: des Jackpots, Plural: die Jackpots englisch jackpot, aus: jack = Bube (im Kartenspiel ) und pot = Einsatz; Topf 1 Poker Einsatz, der in eine gemeinsame Kasse kommt 2 besonders Toto, Lotto [hohe ] Gewinnquote, die dadurch entsteht, dass es im Spiel oder in den Spielen vorher keinen Gewinner gegeben hat den Jackpot knacken (umgangssprachlich ; den Jackpot gewinnen )
Jackstag
Jack stag Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈd͜ʃɛk …|das Jackstag; Genitiv: des Jackstag [e ]s, Plural: die Jackstage [n ] englisch ; niederdeutsch Schiene zum Festmachen von Segeln
French Dictionary
jack
jack FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme au sens de cric.
Spanish Dictionary
jacket
jacket nombre masculino 1 RPlata, Méx Revestimiento de porcelana o un material sintético que se pone sobre una corona dental .2 nombre femenino CRica, Cuba, Pan, PRico Prenda deportiva corta y amplia que cubre el tórax y se ajusta a la cadera generalmente con un elástico o cordón .SINÓNIMO cazadora, chamarra .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘yaquet ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Jack
Jack /dʒæk /名詞 ジャック 〘男の名; John, Jacob, Jamesの愛称; →jack 名詞 1 成句 〙.
jack
jack /dʒæk /名詞 1 C a. 〖しばしばJ -〗男, 人 ; (ねえ )君 (!見知らぬ人への呼びかけ ) ▸ Every Jack has his Jill .｟ことわざ ｠どんな男にも似合いの女がいる ; 「割れ鍋 （なべ ）にとじぶた 」b. 水夫, 水兵 .c. 使用人 ; 労働者 (!lumberjack, steeplejackなど ) .2 C 〘トランプ 〙ジャック (knave ).3 C 〘機 〙ジャッキ .4 C 〘電 〙ジャック, (プラグの )差し込み口 .5 a. 〖～s; 単数扱い 〗ジャックス 〘お手玉遊びの一種 〙.b. C a に用いる石または金属製の小玉 .6 C 〘海 〙船首旗 〘国籍を示す小型の旗 〙.7 C (動物の )雄 ; ＝jackass 2 (↔jenny ).8 C (ボウルズ競技の標的の )白い小球 .9 U ｟米俗 やや古 ｠金 （かね ）, 銭 （ぜに ）.10 C ｟英俗 ｠刑事, 警官 .11 C 焼きぐし回し .bef ò re A can [could ] s à y J à ck R ó binson ｟やや古 ｠あっと言う間に ; 急に .è very man J á ck だれもかも皆 (everyone ).J à ck and D á nny ＝fanny (→rhyming slang ).J à ck and J í ll 1 若い男女 .2 ＝bill ; hill ; pill ; till (→rhyming slang ).J à ck of á ll tr à des (and m à ster of n ó ne ).｟ことわざ ｠多芸は無芸 (→jack-of-all-trades ).動詞 他動詞 1 …を (ジャッキを用いて )持ち上げる (up ); ｟くだけて ｠〈値段など 〉をつり上げる (up ).2 ｟俗 ｠＝carjack .j à ck ar ó und ｟米俗 ｠ぶらぶらする ; 【人に 】ちょっかいを出す «with » .j à ck A ar ó und [ar ó und A ]Aを困らせる, 苦しめる .j à ck A í n [í n A ]｟英 くだけて ｠A 〈仕事など 〉を放り出す .j à ck ó ff ＝jerk off .j à ck A ú p [ú p A ]1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠Aをしかりつける ; 励ます .3 ｟くだけて ｠Aを整理する .J -̀ Fr ó st 霜, 厳しい寒さ (!擬人化した表現 ) .J -́ the Ripper 切り裂きジャック 〘ロンドンの連続殺人犯 〙.
jackal
jack al /dʒǽk (ə )l |-kɔːl /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙ジャッカル 〘イヌ科; アフリカ アジアに野生 〙.2 ｟話 ｠子分, しもべ ; (不正な行為に手を貸す )手先, 共犯 [謀 ]者 .
jackass
j á ck à ss 名詞 C 1 ｟英 古 /米 くだけて ｠ばか, まぬけ (!You ～と呼びかけでも用いる ) .2 雄のロバ .
jackboot
j á ck b ò ot 名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗(ひざ (上 )まである )長靴, ジャックブーツ 〘革製; 17 --18世紀主に軍人が着用 〙.2 〖the ～〗 «…による » 軍事的支配 [圧政 ] «of » ▸ under the jackboot (独裁者 [政権 ]などの )強制的支配の下で .
jackbooted
j á ck b ò ot ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 ジャックブーツを履いた .2 高 [威 ]圧的な .
jackdaw
j á ck d à w 名詞 C 〘鳥 〙コクマルガラス 〘小形でヨーロッパ アジアに生息; 光る物を盗み好奇心旺盛なことで知られる 〙.
jacket
jack et /dʒǽkɪt /〖語源は 「昔, フランスの農民 (jack )が着ていた短い胴着 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 上着 , ジャケット 〘男女両方に用い, そでのある短い上着 〙▸ a leather jacket 革の上着 [ジャンパー ]▸ a suit jacket スーツの上着 2 ｟主に米 ｠(本の )カバー ( book [dust ] jacket; ｟主に英 ｠wrapper ) (!coverは本の表紙をさす ) ; (ペーパーバックの )表紙 .3 ｟米 ｠書類封筒, 紙ばさみ ; ｟米 ｠(レコードなどの )ジャケット (｟英 ｠sleeve ).4 被覆 （ひふく ）物 〘機械類に巻き付け保護するもの 〙; (銃弾の )薬莢 （やつきよう ）.5 ｟英 ｠〖通例 ～s 〗(ジャガイモなどの )皮; (動物の )皮, 毛皮 .動詞 他動詞 …にジャケット [被覆物 ]をかぶせる .～̀ pot á to ｟英 ｠皮付きのベイクドポテト (｟米 ｠baked potato ).
jackhammer
j á ck h à mmer 名詞 C ｟主に米 ｠(圧搾空気を使った )手持ち削岩機 .
jack-in-the-box
j á ck-in-the-b ò x 名詞 複 ～es, jacks- C 〖通例a ～〗(ピエロの頭などが飛び出す )びっくり箱 .
jackknife
j á ck kn ì fe 名詞 複 -knives C 1 ジャックナイフ 〘折り畳み式ナイフ 〙.2 〘水泳 〙エビ型飛び込み, ジャックナイフ .動詞 自動詞 1 〈トレーラーが 〉 (横すべりなどにより ) (連結部で )V字型に [急角度に ]折れ曲がる .2 〘水泳 〙エビ型飛び込み [ジャックナイフ型ダイブ ]をする .
jack-of-all-trades
j à ck-of- á ll-tr à des 名詞 複 jacks- C 〖時にJ -〗何でもできる重宝な人, 何でも屋 (→jack 成句 ).
jack-o'-lantern
j à ck-o'-l á ntern /dʒæ̀kə -, -́--̀ -/名詞 C 1 (目 鼻 口をくり抜いた )カボチャ提灯 （ちようちん ） 〘Halloweenに子供が作る 〙.2 ｟やや古 ｠鬼火, きつね火 .
jackpot
j á ck p ò t 名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(ポーカーなどの )積立式賞金 〘獲得者が出るまで賞金が加算されていく 〙; (ゲーム 宝くじなどの )最高 [多額 ]の賞金 ; (ゲームの )特賞 . h ì t the j á ckpot ｟くだけて ｠ «…で » 大成功を収める ; 大金 [幸運 ]をつかむ [手にする ] «with » .
jackrabbit
j á ck r à bbit 名詞 C ｟米 ｠〘動 〙(大形の )ノウサギ .
Jackson
Jack son /dʒǽks (ə )n /名詞 1 ジャクソン 〘Andrew ～, 1767 --1845; 米国第7代大統領 (1829 --37 )〙.2 ジャクソン (市 ) 〘米国Mississippi州の州都 〙.
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