Phrase Hound found 75 phrases and 54 compound words that contain jacks. The most common are listed below. Open jacks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 75
- Jacks CreekA locality in the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
- lazy jacksplural of lazy jack: A jack constructed of compound levers pivoted together.
- black-jacksplural of black-jack: Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris.
- cheap-jacksplural of cheap-jack: A peddler, a travelling hawker.
- clock jacksplural of clock jack: A roasting jack powered by weights or springs.
- fry jacksplural of fry jack: A deep-fried dough piece, part of traditional Belizean cuisine.
- jumping jacksplural of jumping jack: A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
- screw jacksplural of screw jack: jackscrew
- smoke jacksplural of smoke jack: A roasting jack powered by hot gas rising from a fire.
- steam jacksplural of steam jack: A roasting jack powered by steam.
- Union Jacksplural of Union Jack: The flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of the flags of England (St. George's Cross), Scotland (St. Andrew's Cross), and Ireland (St. Patrick's Cross, now only used in Northern Ireland) combined.
- yellow jacksplural of yellow jack: An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.
- cracker jacksAlternative letter-case form of Cracker Jacks; popcorn coated in molasses.
- slippery jacksplural of slippery jack: A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.
- roasting jacksplural of roasting jack: An apparatus for turning the spit on which meat is roasted.
- one eyed jacksplural of one eyed jack
- jacks-of-all-tradesplural of jack-of-all-trades: One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them.
- Big Jacks CreekA locality in the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- Little Jacks CreekA locality in the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- bottle jacksplural of bottle jack: A jack (typically a jackscrew) shaped like a bottle.
- cable jacksplural of cable jack: A jack on a wall used to connect a television to the cable television service.
- car jacksplural of car jack: To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
- culture-jacksthird-person singular simple present indicative of culture-jack: To appropriate aspects of popular culture for commercial purposes.
- double jacksplural of double jack: A long-handled sledgehammer used with both hands
- jacks aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of jack around: To misbehave, fool around.
Compound words 54
- JacksonsA settlement in British Columbia, Canada.
- lumberjacksplural of lumberjack: A person whose work is to fell trees.
- blackjacksplural of blackjack: A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
- flapjacksplural of flapjack; pancakes.
- jackstaffA short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack).
- amberjacksplural of amberjack: Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
- applejacksplural of applejack: An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
- bluejacksthird-person singular simple present indicative of bluejack: To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth.
- bodyjacksthird-person singular simple present indicative of bodyjack: To forcibly seize control of someone's body, sometimes by replacing or exchanging minds.
- bootjacksplural of bootjack: A V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.