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 As of Wednesday, more than 100 additional shoring jacks had been delivered to the site and were waiting to be installed. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 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 Scott recommends adding a 20-minute explosive-power session to your weekly workout routine, which could include exercises like squat jumps and jumping jacks. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026 That’s 10 years of farming around idle pump jacks and tabulating acres damaged by fluid leaks. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 First baseman Christian Walker pummeled a home run after Álvarez, giving the Astros back-to-back first-inning jacks. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Components like flashing, pipe jacks, vents and gutters are frequently the first to show signs of trouble, even when the roofing material above them looks intact. — David Nye, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026 Traditional roadside tire changes using jacks can be difficult, especially in remote areas or harsh weather. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

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Once selected, state flags will be ordered to fly at half-staff on Nicholas's memorial date to honor his bravery and sacrifice.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Israelis at the World Cup also faced a multitude of Palestinian flags and anger over Israel’s occupation of lands Palestinians claim for their future state and its treatment of the people who live there.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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There were just a bunch of drunk guys at the mansion and a couple Playboy bunnies that were contractually hired to walk around and wave.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
While Hannah and Ji make the tradeoff, Vega’s guys put a tracker on Ji and Tyler’s vehicle, all orchestrated from Vega’s business date at the driving range.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of guys

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American and French soldiers and sailors killed one another during the 1942 landings in North Africa—and then went off to war together in Italy and the South of France.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
The elimination followed an earlier decision to end female sailors’ participation in women’s-only regattas.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of sailors

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In the long-term, these divides can multiply, creating narrower candidate pools and putting more pressure on companies to solve problems ultimately created by state policy—definitely a business issue.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026
The estate boasts indoor and outdoor pools, a home gym, a home theater, a spa, a private trophy room—and, in true celebrity style, a private barbershop.

— India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

Definition of pools

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The loggers left in 1955, and the Ranch soon welcomed guests again (and of course—became a guiding force in western hospitality, favored by those seeking a true Montana experience).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Ostensibly, the 1996 journey was meant to protect the Korubo from further outside contact by invaders (loggers, fishermen, settlers) intent on taking their resources.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 June 2026

Definition of loggers

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Two masked and gloved males used a landscaping brick June 20 to smash their way into the front of Tacos Juniors, 9735 Roberts Road, and then depart through the rear with a safe, police said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Tracking down the nasty bug isn’t straightforward as males and females of the parasite swap parts of their DNA to reproduce, meaning their offspring often have different genes.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026

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The International Maritime Organization said the attack killed two mariners and wounded 14 others on two of the tankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, which were associated with the United Arab Emirates.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026