Definition of jack

"jack" in the noun sense

1. jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit

a small worthless amount

"you don't know jack"

2. mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog

a man who serves as a sailor

3. laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

someone who works with their hands someone engaged in manual labor

4. jackfruit, jak, jack

immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

5. jack

a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling

6. jack

an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug

7. jack, jackstones

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

8. jack

small flag indicating a ship's nationality

9. jack, knave

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

10. jack

tool for exerting pressure or lifting

11. jack

any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas

12. jack, jackass

male donkey

"jack" in the verb sense

1. jack, jack up

lift with a special device

"jack up the car so you can change the tire"

2. jacklight, jack

hunt with a jacklight

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Quotations for jack

Jack at a pinch. [ Proverb ]

Allwork and no play,
Makes Jack a dull boy. [ Proverb ]

How long have you known me, Jack? [ Yogi Berra, upon receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to Bearer ]

Jack in an office is a great man. [ Proverb ]

A bad Jack may have as bad a Jill. [ Proverb ]

Jack of all trades is of no trade. [ Proverb ]

Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There's many a gentle person made a Jack. [ William Shakespeare, Richard III ]

All shall be well, and Jack shall have Jill. [ Proverb ]

If Jack's in love, he is no judge of Jill's beauty. [ Proverb ]

Jack would be a gentleman if he could but speak French. [ Proverb ]

I had rather be fed with jack-boots than with such stories. [ Proverb ]

And all labor without any play, boys. Makes Jack a dull boy in the end. [ H. A. Page ]

Jack was embarrassed - never hero more. And as he knew not what to say, he swore. [ Byron ]

There is a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, to keep watch for the life of poor Jack. [ Dibdin ]

The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night. [ Thackeray ]

Year by year, more and more of the world gets disenchanted. Even the icy privacy of the arctic and antarctic circles is invaded. We have played Jack Horner with our earth, till there is never a plum left in it. [ Lowell ]

jack in Scrabble®

The word jack is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters jack:

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jack in Words With Friends™

The word jack is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters jack:

JACK
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The 26 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In jack

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Words within the letters of jack

4 letter words in jack (1 word)

jack + 1 blank (1 word)

jack + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence jack

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Longer words containing jack

amberjack amberjacks

applejack applejacks

blackjack blackjacked

blackjack blackjacking

blackjack blackjacks

carjack carjacked

carjack carjacker carjackers

carjack carjacking carjackings

carjack carjacks

crackerjack crackerjacks

flapjack flapjacks

highjack highjacked

highjack highjacker highjackers

highjack highjacking highjackings

highjack highjacks

hijack hijacked

hijack hijacker hijackers

hijack hijacking hijackings

hijack hijacks

jackal jackals

jackasses

jackdaw jackdaws

jacked blackjacked

jacked carjacked

jacked highjacked

jacked hijacked

jacked seajacked

jacked skyjacked

jacket bluejacket bluejackets

jacket bookjacket bookjackets

jacket dinnerjacket dinnerjackets

jacket dustjacket dustjackets

jacket jacketed nonjacketed

jacket jacketed straitjacketed

jacket jacketing nonjacketing

jacket jacketing straitjacketing

jacket jacketless

jacket jacketlike

jacket jackets bluejackets

jacket jackets bookjackets

jacket jackets dinnerjackets

jacket jackets dustjackets

jacket jackets leatherjackets

jacket jackets lifejackets

jacket jackets lumberjackets

jacket jackets nonjackets

jacket jackets overjackets

jacket jackets sportsjackets

jacket jackets straightjackets

jacket jackets straitjackets

jacket jackets yellowjackets

jacket leatherjacket leatherjackets

jacket lifejacket lifejackets

jacket lumberjacket lumberjackets

jacket nonjacket nonjacketed

jacket nonjacket nonjacketing

jacket nonjacket nonjackets

jacket overjacket overjackets

jacket sportsjacket sportsjackets

jacket straightjacket straightjackets

jacket straitjacket straitjacketed

jacket straitjacket straitjacketing

jacket straitjacket straitjackets

jacket underjacket

jacket yellowjacket yellowjackets

jackfish jackfishes

jackhammer jackhammered

jackhammer jackhammering

jackhammer jackhammers

jacking blackjacking

jacking carjacking carjackings

jacking highjacking highjackings

jacking hijacking hijackings

jacking seajacking

jacking skyjacking skyjackings

jackknife jackknifed

jackknife jackknifes

jackknifing

jackknives

jackleg jacklegs

jacklight jacklighted

jacklight jacklighter jacklighters

jacklight jacklighting

jacklight jacklights

jacklit

jackman

jackmen

jacknife jacknifed

jacknifing

jacknives

jackplane jackplanes

jackpot jackpots

jackrabbit jackrabbited

jackrabbit jackrabbiting

jackrabbit jackrabbits

jackrock jackrocks

jacks amberjacks

jacks applejacks

jacks blackjacks

jacks carjacks

jacks crackerjacks

jacks flapjacks

jacks highjacks

jacks hijacks

jacks jackscrew jackscrews

jacks jackshaft jackshafts

jacks jacksmelt jacksmelts

jacks jacksmith jacksmiths

jacks jacksnipe jacksnipes

jacks jackstaff jackstaffs

jacks jackstay jackstays

jacks jackstone jackstones

jacks jackstraw jackstraws

jacks lumberjacks

jacks pumpjacks

jacks seajacks

jacks skipjacks

jacks skyjacks

jacks steeplejacks

jacks timberjacks

jacks yellowjacks

lumberjack lumberjacket lumberjackets

lumberjack lumberjacks

pumpjack pumpjacks

seajack seajacked

seajack seajacker seajackers

seajack seajacking

seajack seajacks

skipjack skipjacks

skyjack skyjacked

skyjack skyjacker skyjackers

skyjack skyjacking skyjackings

skyjack skyjacks

steeplejack steeplejacks

timberjack timberjacks

yellowjack yellowjacket yellowjackets

yellowjack yellowjacks