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arum |
any of a family of plants, such as jack-in-the-pulpit, with arrow-shaped leaves and bearing a flower, at the tip of a long spike, that is enclosed by a hoodlike leaf. [1/2 definitions] |
cuckoopint |
a European arum similar to the jack-in-the-pulpit. |
face card |
any king, queen, or jack in a regular deck of playing cards. |
jack |
the face card with the lowest value in a set of cards. The jack is pictured as a young man in uniform. [2/3 definitions] |
Jackie Robinson |
born Jack Roosevelt Robinson, U.S. professional baseball player who in 1947 became the first African American to play in major league baseball (b.1919--d.1972). |
jack mackerel |
a mackerellike food fish of the jack family that is found in Pacific coastal waters. |
jack-o'-lantern |
a pumpkin that is hollowed out and has a face carved into it and a candle in the bottom. Jack-o'-lanterns are used at Halloween as lamps or decorations. |
jack rabbit |
a large hare of the western United States. Jack rabbits have long ears and very long, strong back legs. |
jackscrew |
a jack in which the lifting surface is threaded on and operated by a vertical screw. |
jack up |
to lift (a car or other vehicle) using or as if using a jack . [1/2 definitions] |
knave |
in a deck of cards, a jack. [1/2 definitions] |
screw |
a rod or bolt carrying a helical thread to engage a threaded hole, used as a fastener or as a device to apply mechanical energy, as to tighten a clamp or lift a jack. [1/13 definitions] |
yellowtail |
any of several large edible jack fishes, esp. one of the Pacific. [1/2 definitions] |
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