JACKKNIVES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

jackknives

noun

plural of jackknife

as in sheath knives

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as in belly flops

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jumps
leaps

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Noun

Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026
There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.

— Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026

Definition of daggers

Noun

The kit comes with every part of the frame, from floor joists to top and bottom wall plates, studs, roof trusses, headers and sills for doors and windows, and columns to support the porch.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
Mpasi made three stunning saves in the first half, two to deny Bellingham from close-range headers.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of headers

Noun

Several northbound lanes of I-5 were closed north of Templin Highway as fire vehicles staged on the highway and multiple firefighting helicopters performed water drops from above, according to social media posts from the Angeles National Forest.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
In between the magnums of rosé that were flowing, main sponsor Starbucks kept the energy up all weekend with exclusive drink drops.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of drops

Noun

Big mistake, though arguably only slightly more stupid than Susan, who stacks the dishwasher cutlery rack with the knives blade up.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
In a few dinnertime recordings, I was taken aback by the sound of soft, relaxed voices over the sounds of forks and knives.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Definition of knives

Noun

Accidental deaths, including drug overdoses, motor vehicle crashes and falls, were the causes of more than 197,440 deaths that same year, records show.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
But having an awareness of how to mitigate the impact of falls, and developing the mentality not to be scared of falling, can be crucial to making a deep run at the slipperiest Slam.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of falls

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