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jack

/ˈd͡ʒæk/noun, verb1 syllable

Jack means: a small worthless amount.

Synonyms for jack27

noun, as in a small worthless amount

doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit

noun, as in a man who serves as a sailor

mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog

noun, as in someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

laborer, manual laborer, labourer

noun, as in immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

jackfruit, jak

noun, as in 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

noun, as in one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

knave

noun, as in male donkey

jackass

verb, as in lift with a special device

jack up

verb, as in hunt with a jacklight

jacklight

What does jack mean?14

noun

1

a small worthless amount“you don't know jack”

2

a man who serves as a sailor

3

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

4

immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

5

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

6

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

7

male donkey

8

a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling

9

an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug

10

small flag indicating a ship's nationality

11

tool for exerting pressure or lifting

12

any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas

verb

1

lift with a special device“jack up the car so you can change the tire”

2

hunt with a jacklight

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jack?32

two syllables

attack
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All 32 rhymes for jack, grouped by syllable

Jack in a sentence

  • I had a jack, a king and three queens in my hand.sharptoothed
  • Jack of all trades, and master of none.ToxicFriu
  • During the holiday season, a lot of stores jack up their prices.karloelkebekio
  • So what, you just stare at his picture and jack off?sabretou
  • If you're going to jack off, at least do it in private.sabretou
  • Jack was really disappointed, and left his job.FishlandicFishy
  • Jack said he had never told a lie, but he was lying.CN
  • Jack hid the dish he had broken, but his little sister told on him.CN

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of jack

as a noun

plural
jacks

as a verb

past tense
jacked
present participle
jacking
third-person singular
jacks
past participle
jacked