jack /dʒæk/
1. a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
synset: jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
2. a man who serves as a sailor
synset: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old_salt, seafarer, gob, sea_dog
3. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
synset: laborer, manual_laborer, labourer, jack
4. immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
5. a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
synset: jack
6. an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
synset: jack
7. 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
synset: jack, jackstones
8. small flag indicating a ship's nationality
synset: jack
9. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
10. tool for exerting pressure or lifting
synset: jack
11. any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
synset: jack
1. lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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