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jacks

noun
JAKS/d͡ʒæks/

5 meanings of jacks

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of jack. Use it when you mean more than one.

    I had two jacks and a king in my hand.

    I picked up three jacks before the ball hit the ground again.

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A game for children in which you pick up small things.

    The kids played jacks on the porch until dinner was ready.

    Jacks is my little sister's favorite game.

    Similarknucklebones, jackstones

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  3. 3
    nounslang
    In poker, two jack cards in your hand.

    I bet all my chips because I had jacks.

    He showed his jacks, but her kings won the game.

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  4. 4
    nounslangIreland
    Alternative form of jakes. It is a slang word for a toilet, used mostly in Ireland.

    Excuse me, where's the jacks?

    He ran to the jacks just before the film started.

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  5. 5
    nounslangUKcountable
    Pills that contain the drug heroin, in British slang.

    The police found a bag of jacks hidden under his mattress.

    He was arrested for selling jacks outside the train station.

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jacks is a form of jack

jack, noun: A place on a wall or a device where you plug in a cord to connect something. Full entry

Forms
jackjacks plural
Spelling
jack → jacks: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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