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Jacks
- noun - a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
- a man who serves as a sailor
- a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
- a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
- an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
- any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
- game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
- hunt with a jacklight
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
- male donkey
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
- small flag indicating a ship's nati
Jacky
- - Dim. or pet from Jack. Hence: (a) A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the latter. (b) English gin.
Jacob
- noun - (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
- French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
Jaded
- verb - dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
- exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
Jades
- noun - a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
- a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
- a woman adulterer
- an old or over-worked horse
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
Jafar
- noun - Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)
Jaffa
- noun - a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
- An exceptionally well bowled, practically unplayable delivery, usually but not always from a fast bowler.
- Type of orange
Jager
- - A sharpshooter. See Yager.
Jaggy
- adjective - having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"
- having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
Jagua
- noun - tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit