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- English Word Jacaranda Definition The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood.
- English Word Jacare Definition A cayman. See Yacare.
- English Word Jacchus Definition The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus.
- English Word Jacconet Definition See Jaconet.
- English Word Jacent Definition Lying at length; as, the jacent posture.
- English Word Jacinth Definition See Hyacinth.
- English Word Jack Definition The knave of a suit of playing cards.
- English Word Jack Definition In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper.
- English Word Jack Definition In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself.
- English Word Jack Definition A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
- English Word Jack Definition The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
- English Word Jack Definition The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
- English Word Jack Definition A young pike; a pickerel.
- English Word Jack Definition The jurel.
- English Word Jack Definition A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou.
- English Word Jack Definition A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
- English Word Jack Definition The wall-eyed pike.
- English Word Jack Definition To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5.
- English Word Jack Definition To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n.
- English Word Jack Definition A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree.