Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black jack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: black- -jack
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain beggarticks (Bidens spp.), especially Bidens pilosa.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Larva of a turnip sawfly (Athalia rosae)

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tufted or ring-necked scaup duck (Aythya collaris).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of blackjack.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, jack.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, named for a grove of blackjack oaks.

Example Sentences

"There is a sort of black caterpillar called a black jack, which is seldom seen; but when they do come, they make terrible havock."

Usage

Inflected Forms

black jacks (plural)

Synonyms

black canker black palmer nigger

Questions

What does black jack mean?: Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris.

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