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Words with a similar base: jack, jack_up, jackass, jackfruit, jacklight, jackstones

'jack'

[jack.n.01] as in: a small worthless amount

Examples:
you don't know jack

'jack'

[mariner.n.01] as in: a man who serves as a sailor

'jack'

[laborer.n.01] as in: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

'jack'

[jackfruit.n.02] as in: immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

'jack'

[jack.n.05] as in: a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling

'jack'

[jack.n.06] as in: an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug

'jack'

[jack.n.07] as in: 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

'jack'

[jack.n.08] as in: small flag indicating a ship's nationality

'jack'

[jack.n.09] as in: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

'jack'

[jack.n.10] as in: tool for exerting pressure or lifting

'jack'

[jack.n.11] as in: any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas

'jack'

[jack.n.12] as in: male donkey

'jack'

[jack.v.01] as in: lift with a special device

Examples:
jack up the car so you can change the tire

'jack'

[jacklight.v.01] as in: hunt with a jacklight

Origins

					jack (English)
└── jakke (Middle English (1100-1500))