English dictionary: words starting with j - page 2

Meanings of Jackboots:

noun

A large leather military boot reaching to the knee.

Usage examples:

After dinner, roger appeared in military fatigues, complete with hat, sunglasses, jackboots, and sw…

Meanings of Jackdaw:

noun

A small grey-headed crow that typically nests in tall buildings and chimneys, noted for its inquisitiveness.

Usage examples:

There are 113 members of the avian family called corvidae, or corvids, which includes crows, jackda…

Meanings of Jackdaws:

noun

A small grey-headed crow that typically nests in tall buildings and chimneys, noted for its inquisitiveness.

Usage examples:

There are 113 members of the avian family called corvidae, or corvids, which includes crows, jackda…

Meanings of Jacked:

adjective

Physically or mentally stimulated from the effects of a drug or stimulant.

Usage examples:

A racing car driver, jacked up on amphetamines

verb

Take (something) illicitly; steal.

Usage examples:

What's wrong is to jack somebody's lyrics and not acknowledge the fact

adjective

Having strong, well-developed muscles, especially as a result of working out (= exercising in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body)

Usage examples:

He was trying to get himself jacked for the photoshoot., these female weightlifters are absolutely …

Meanings of Jackeen:

noun

A city dweller, especially a dubliner.

Usage examples:

A thick jackeen accent

Meanings of Jackeroo:

noun

A young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.

Usage examples:

It's some years since i was last here, when i was sent to work as a teenage jackaroo on a 36,000-ac…

verb

Work as a jackeroo.

Usage examples:

The youth is sent to a farm to learn jackarooing, for which he has no aptitude, sleeping in the she…

Meanings of Jackerooed:

verb

Work as a jackeroo.

Meanings of Jackerooing:

verb

Work as a jackeroo.

Meanings of Jackeroos:

noun

A young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.

Usage examples:

It's some years since i was last here, when i was sent to work as a teenage jackaroo on a 36,000-ac…

verb

Work as a jackeroo.

Usage examples:

The youth is sent to a farm to learn jackarooing, for which he has no aptitude, sleeping in the she…

Meanings of Jacket:

noun

An outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.

Usage examples:

He put his hand in his jacket pocket

verb

Cover with a jacket.

Usage examples:

While most bullets have been jacketed with copper-zinc alloy, a variety of other hard metals, inclu…

Meanings of Jacketed:

verb

Cover with a jacket.

Usage examples:

While most bullets have been jacketed with copper-zinc alloy, a variety of other hard metals, inclu…

noun

An outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.

Usage examples:

He put his hand in his jacket pocket

Meanings of Jacketing:

verb

Cover with a jacket.

Usage examples:

While most bullets have been jacketed with copper-zinc alloy, a variety of other hard metals, inclu…

noun

An outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.

Usage examples:

He put his hand in his jacket pocket

Meanings of Jacketless:

adjective

Without a jacket.

Meanings of Jackets:

noun

An outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.

Usage examples:

He put his hand in his jacket pocket

verb

Cover with a jacket.

Usage examples:

While most bullets have been jacketed with copper-zinc alloy, a variety of other hard metals, inclu…

Meanings of Jackety:

adjective

(of a garment) resembling or reminiscent of a jacket.

Meanings of Jackfish:

noun

A pike or sauger, especially the northern pike.

Usage examples:

You might target the king mackerel, the gulf's most popular light-tackle species, but the next hit …

Meanings of Jackfishes:

noun

A pike or sauger, especially the northern pike.

Usage examples:

You might target the king mackerel, the gulf's most popular light-tackle species, but the next hit …

Meanings of Jackfruit:

noun

A fast-growing tropical asian tree related to the breadfruit.

Usage examples:

Red mud paths dissect the vibrant green of paddy fields, the dense foliage of coconut, jackfruit, c…

Meanings of Jackhammer:

noun

A portable pneumatic hammer or drill.

Usage examples:

Landon cracked his eyes open and grimaced in pain from the pounding headache; like an incessant jac…

verb

Beat or hammer heavily or loudly and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Having pinpointed the exact location, the bird goes in for the kill with an elaborate maneuver, kic…

Meanings of Jackhammers:

noun

A portable pneumatic hammer or drill.

Usage examples:

Landon cracked his eyes open and grimaced in pain from the pounding headache; like an incessant jac…

verb

Beat or hammer heavily or loudly and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Having pinpointed the exact location, the bird goes in for the kill with an elaborate maneuver, kic…

Meanings of Jackies:

noun

An aboriginal person.

Meanings of Jacking:

verb

Take (something) illicitly; steal.

Usage examples:

What's wrong is to jack somebody's lyrics and not acknowledge the fact

noun

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.

Usage examples:

Finally, lower the jack so the wheel is back down on the road.

adjective

Tired of or bored with someone or something.

Usage examples:

People are getting jack of strikes

phrasal verb

To raise something heavy off the ground

Usage examples:

I had the car jacked up on blocks., ad rates will be jacked up to $3600 a month.

Meanings of Jackknife:

noun

A large knife with a folding blade.

Usage examples:

Adam had chosen a jackknife rather than a fixed blade.

verb

Move one's body into a bent or doubled-up position.

Usage examples:

She jackknifed into a sitting position

Meanings of Jackknifed:

verb

Move one's body into a bent or doubled-up position.

Usage examples:

She jackknifed into a sitting position

noun

A large knife with a folding blade.

Usage examples:

Adam had chosen a jackknife rather than a fixed blade.

Meanings of Jackknifes:

verb

Move one's body into a bent or doubled-up position.

Usage examples:

She jackknifed into a sitting position

noun

A large knife with a folding blade.

Usage examples:

Adam had chosen a jackknife rather than a fixed blade.