Thesaurus results for JACKS

jacks

noun

plural of jack

as in flags

a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling a Portuguese ship flying the national jack

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as in guys

an adult male human being hey, jack, can you spare some change?

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as in sailors

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks, harlots, and other dockside denizens

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as in pools

the total of the bets at stake at one time tension was mounting as the jack was getting bigger by the minute

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as in loggers

a person whose job is to cut down trees we'll need to hire more jacks to get this forest cleared before winter

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Recent Examples of jacks Walk briskly, march in place, pedal a stationary bike or perform low-impact jumping jacks. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Together, the grants paid for 34 refrigeration devices, six food distribution vehicles, a dozen pallet jacks or forklifts, plus shelving and storage materials and hand trucks. — Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Once the house is resting on I-beams, Craig and his crew excavate some more, to put hydraulic jacks under the beams. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 The southern half has settled nearly 10 inches into the ground, and jacks had to be installed to lift it back up, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Items including scissors, light bulbs, raw eggs, rolls of tape, wooden blocks, springs, foam earplugs, jacks, tetrahedrons, and shock absorbers can all be picked up without custom programming, reports Techeblog. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Fortunately, remote work means there’s no one around to give you side-eye for doing jumping jacks between emails. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 27 July 2026 Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, told reporters late July 7 that jacks were in place to stabilize the weak points and new steel was being installed to create additional stability. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The goal of the test was to lift the bridge with 42 jacks, get it off its temporary bearing, move it roughly 5 feet toward the existing bridge and then back. — John Shumway, CBS News, 25 June 2026

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Noun

For the season, Livingston has rushed for 331 yards and four touchdowns, caught 26 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns, completed 3 of 3 passes for 15 yards, pulled a team-leading 26 flags, made nine sacks and intercepted a pass.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Many of the details emerged in a rush shortly after the passengers, most of them Israeli, landed back home to cheers and waving flags.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of flags

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This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

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Two sailors suffered severe injuries and were flown to a hospital in the port city of Varna, Radev said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Since July, at least nine sailors have died, 18 injured and three are missing, according to the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailors

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There are two pools, one family-friendly, and one for adults only.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The structure’s 27 gleaming marble petals rise in clusters of three to form nine sides, creating a perfectly symmetrical bloom that appears to float above a series of nine reflecting pools.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pools

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In 2024, two loggers were killed in bow-and-arrow attacks after entering Mashco Piro territory, and subsequent sightings have placed members of the group close to active logging areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
The Ojibwe people originally lived in the area, but like much of Northern Michigan, it was taken over by loggers during the mid-19th century.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of loggers

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National polling consistently shows that between 75-80% of voting Americans oppose biological males competing in women’s sports.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The suspects are described as Black males between the ages of 16 and 20 with a thin to medium build who were wearing all black clothing, ski masks and red gloves with black palms, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Seas will also begin to lower as the nor'easter pulls away, but inexperienced mariners and small vessels are encouraged to stay docked on Monday as rough seas and gusty winds are still likely.

— Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
For example, Kingsborough Community College, located in South Brooklyn, where the Sheepshead and Jamaica Bays meet the Atlantic Ocean, operates a maritime technology program that is training the next generation of local mariners.

— Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026