jackscrew |
a jack in which the lifting surface is threaded on and operated by a vertical screw. |
jacksnipe |
a small short-billed snipe of Europe and Asia. [2 definitions] |
Jackson |
the capital of Mississippi. |
jackstay |
a rope or rod along a ship's yard, gaff, or boom to which one edge of a sail is fastened. [3 definitions] |
jackstone |
any of the small stones or metal pieces used in playing jacks. |
jackstraws |
(used with a sing. verb) a game in which straws or thin strips are tossed into a heap and each player picks up as many as possible without moving the rest. |
jack-tar |
a sailor. |
jack up |
to lift (a car or other vehicle) using or as if using a jack . [2 definitions] |
Jacob |
according to the Old Testament, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham from whose sons the twelve tribes of Israel descended; Israel. |
Jacobean |
of or pertaining to James I of England or the time of his reign, from 1603 to 1625. |
Jacobin |
a member of a society of radical democrats that used terrorist tactics during the French Revolution. [3 definitions] |
Jacobite |
a supporter of James II of England or of the Stuart claimants to the throne following 1688. |
Jacob's ladder |
in the Bible, a ladder from earth to heaven seen by Jacob in a dream. [3 definitions] |
Jacquard |
a loom used for weaving elaborate designs; Jacquard loom. [2 definitions] |
jactitation |
in law, a false boast or claim that causes harm to another. [2 definitions] |
Jacuzzi |
trademark for a type of bath equipped with air jets that create a whirlpool effect. |
jade1 |
one of two hard, translucent, usu. green minerals, nephrite or jadeite, or the carved and polished jewelry or decorative objects made from them. [2 definitions] |
jade2 |
to make tired, listless, or worn-out, as through hard work or excessive exposure. [3 definitions] |
jaded |
dulled or wearied by excessive exposure to something or by over-indulgence; sated; surfeited. [3 definitions] |
jadeite |
the rarer, more valuable, and more varicolored variety of jade. |
jade plant |
a popular thick-leaved houseplant that is native to South Africa and Asia. |