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 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 The discovery of the buckling columns launched a major effort to shore up — or reinforce — the building’s weakest points, with crews using emergency jacks and installing new steel supports. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 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 That’s 10 years of farming around idle pump jacks and tabulating acres damaged by fluid leaks. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

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Noun

Fans decked in the team’s iconic red and carrying its flags lined the streets and grandstands, pushing and cheering their team on.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of flags

Noun

There’s a certain level of performance those guys have operated at for a long time and it’s been very successful.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of guys

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After nine months at sea, the sailors and Marines of the USS Abraham Lincoln are trading their cargo pants and boots for shorts and flip-flops.

— Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Thai officials pitch the stop as rest and recovery and an economic boost for Pattaya, while families like New Jersey mom Shakeira Fairfax finally reunite with sailors after months of anxiety.

— Sakchai Lalit, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailors

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Calvo subsequently ordered the city’s remaining pools closed and called for an independent review of the aquatic facilities.

— Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Spacious accommodations feature private plunge pools set against breathtaking Pacific views, along with rain showers and soaking tubs.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of pools

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For decades, loggers and environmentalists have clashed over the fate of its stately redwoods.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Twenty years before her great-grandfather opened the boat tours, the waterway was a highway for loggers, but the logjam of 1886 was a doozy.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of loggers

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Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Trump will depart sooner or later, the banners will be torn down and much of his petty talk will be and should be forgotten.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of banners

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During the season, female tarantulas remain underground and begin emitting strong pheromones to attract males, who leave their burrows in hopes of finding mates, per the University of California.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The kakapo is also the heaviest parrot species, with males weighing up to 9 pounds.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of males

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Spanish authorities have issued recommendations for mariners intended to reduce risks to both the animals and people aboard vessels.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
At one point, up to 20,000 mariners and 2,000 ships were stuck in the Gulf, with only a few vessels squeezing through the strait each day.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026