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Antonyms for jack

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : jak
Phonetic Transcription : dʒæk

Definition of jack

Origin :
  • masc. proper name, 1218, probably an anglicization of Old French Jacques (which was a diminutive of Latin Jacobus; see Jacob), but in English the name always has been associated with Johan, Jan "John," and some have argued that it is a native formation.
  • Alliterative coupling of Jack and Jill is from 15c. (Ienken and Iulyan). In England, applied familiarly or contemptuously to anybody (especially one of the lower classes) from late 14c. Later used especially of sailors (1650s; Jack-tar is from 1781). In U.S., as a generic name addressed to an unknown stranger, attested from 1889.
  • noun sailor
  • verb raise
Example sentences :
  • I—I am rather apologetic, Jack, because I didn't explain to you sooner.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Jack Bates looked up from emptying the third spoon of sugar into his coffee.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • "Yes, that was another of Jack's fool schemes," put in Slim.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • "I don't think you'll go alone," asserted Jack Bates, grabbing his hat.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • "But Papa Jack would die befo' he'd take help from you," she wailed.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • "Come an' see Papa Jack, too," she cried, leading him into the next room.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Chilluns always like to stay with their fathahs when they's nice as my Papa Jack is.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The new askari headman, Jack, had reported pridefully to Kingozi.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • And do you remember what I said to that villain, Jack Malyoe, that night as his boat went by us?
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • This is the true story of the death of Capt. Jack Scarfield.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

Synonyms for jack

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