Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A compact, portable machine for planing metal..

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Queller :: Queller (n.) A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller..
Supplely :: Supple-jack (n.) A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem..
Cheap-jack :: Cheap-jack (n.) Alt. of Cheap-joh.
Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fried dough cake containing fruit; a turnover.
Grasshopper :: Grasshopper (n.) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper..
Sphalerite :: Sphalerite (n.) Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc. See Blende (a)..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..
Jackdaw :: "Jackdaw (n.) See Daw, n..
Deal :: Deal (n.) Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack..
Bed Screw :: Bed screw () A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State..
Penguin :: Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Water Plate :: Water plate () A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket.
Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..
Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
Jacket :: "Jacket (v. t.) To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc..
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