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How to Pronounce jack?

Correct pronunciation for the word "jack" is [d͡ʒˈak], [d‍ʒˈak], [dʒ_ˈa_k].

Definition of jack

  1. A diminutive of John; a saucy or paltry fellow; a sailor; any instrument that supplies the place of a boy, as a boot-jack; a portable machine for raising great weights through a small space; a contrivance to turn a spit; a young pike; a coat of mail; a pitcher of waxed leather; a small bowl thrown out for a mark to the bowlers; the male of certain animals; a horse or wooden frame on which wood or timber is sawed; the knave of cards; a flag, ensign, or colour, displayed from a staff on the end of a bowsprit. Jack of all trades, a person who can turn his hand to any kind of business. Jack by the hedge, a piant growing under hedges. Jack in a box, a plant; a large wooden male screw, turning in a female one; a figure made to start out of a box. Jack in office, one who assumes authority on account of his office. Jack of the clock-house, a little man that strikes the quarters in a clock. Jack with a lantern, an ignis fatuns, or will-o-the-wisp. Union Jack. See Union.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the present tense of Jack?

  • The personal forms of the verb "jack" in present tense are as follows:

  • 1st person singular: I jack

  • 2nd person singular: you jack

  • 3rd person singular: he/she/it jacks

  • 1st person plural: we jack

  • 2nd person plural: you jack

  • 3rd person plural: they jack
  • What is the adjective for jack?

    The adjective form of the word "jack" is "jacklike" or "jackish".

    Usage over time for jack:

    This graph shows how "jack" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of jack?

    The plural form of the word "jack" is "jacks"

    What is the singular form of jack?

    The singular form of the word "jack" is "jack".

    Synonyms for Jack:

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