Definitions for jacks
jacks

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jacks, jackstones, knucklebonesnoun

   a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jacksnoun

   A children's game involving picking up objects while a ball is in the air.

2. jacksnoun

   A toilet.

3. jacksnoun

   A pair of jacks.

4. Jacksnoun

   derived from Jack.

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1. jacks

   "Jacks" is a term that can refer to various things. It commonly refers to: 1. A game played by children where a small ball is thrown, caught, and moved around on a pattern of asterisk with small metal or plastic pieces. 2. A device used to lift heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed. 3. A playing card carrying the figure of a soldier or servant and ranking usually below the queen. 4. In various sports and games, especially bowls and some forms of billiards, a small ball which is aimed at with the larger balls. 5. Connectors used in many areas of technology especially electronics and audio devices, also known as "jack plug" or "audio jack". The specific meaning is usually clear from the context in which the term is used. "Jacks" can also be a short version of the name "Jackson" or "Jack".

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1. jacks

   Song lyrics by jacks -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jacks on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. JACKS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jacks is ranked #5813 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jacks surname appeared 5,946 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Jacks.
   
   80.4% or 4,786 total occurrences were White.
   13.5% or 804 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 151 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 60 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 44 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Child's Game

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce jacks?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say jacks in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jacks in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jacks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of jacks in a Sentence

1. Cassiano Rodrigues Laureano:

   It’s one of the toughest single exercises that you can perform. It would not be fun if it was not the hardest one, i could choose jumping jacks but it’s so easy ... It has to be something that challenges yourself to become something better.

2. Lou Riolo:

   We planned on doing it immediately after the singing of the National Anthem because we knew Jack sitting there with all the commotion for over 45 minutes would be too much. i did run it past our Assistant Principal Mr. John Fink because he would be honest if he thought it was as I called it Shooting the moon. He loved it. I also informed our [superintendent]Mr. Andy Irvin and before I finished his answer was I love it, lets do it! I met with Barbara and Pat, Jacks parents, and they thought it was a great idea.

3. Farrell Allen:

   Waking up in the morning in my youth, my mother would sometimes notice my sluggishness and say,' OK, 10 jumping jacks to wake Stephanie Mansour up,'.

4. Lou Riolo:

   I did run it past our Assistant Principal Mr. John Fink because he would be honest if he thought it was as I called it Shooting the moon. He loved it. I also informed our [superintendent]Mr. Andy Irvin and before I finished his answer was I love it, lets do it! I met with Barbara and Pat, Jacks parents, and they thought it was a great idea.

5. Laura Swenson:

   Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jacks
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jacks
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=jacks