jacks
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 jack n. Pronunciation: ' jak Function: noun Etymology: Middle English Jacke, familiar term of address to a social inferior, nickname for Johan John Date: 1548 1 a : MAN ― usually used as an intensive in such phrases as every man jack b often capitalized : SAILOR c (1) : SERVANT , LABORER (2) : LUMBERJACK 2 : any of various usually mechanical devices: as a : a device for turning a spit b : a usually portable mechanism or device for exerting pressure or lifting a heavy body a short distance 3 : something that supports or holds in position: as a : an iron bar at a topgallant masthead to support a royal mast and spread the royal shrouds b : a wooden brace fastened behind a scenic unit in a stage set to prop it up 4 a : any of several fishes especially : any of various carangids b : a male donkey c : JACKRABBIT d : any of several birds (as a jackdaw) 5 a : a small white target ball in lawn bowling b : a small national flag flown by a ship c (1) plural but singular in construction : a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures (2) : a small 6-pointed metal object used in the game of jacks 6 a : a playing card carrying the figure of a soldier or servant and ranking usually below the queen b : JACKPOT 1A(2) 7 slang : MONEY 8 : a female fitting in an electric circuit used with a plug to make a connection with another circuit 9 a : APPLEJACK b : BRANDY 10 : JACKKNIFE 2 11 : MONTEREY JACK ]]> 2 jack n. Function: intransitive verb Date: circa 1841 : to hunt or fish at night with a jacklight transitive verb 1 : to hunt or fish for at night with a jacklight 2 a : to mo…