jacket
/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.32 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record).
noun
A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, bullet, hot water tank, vinyl record).
Example Sentences
- "He's hoping to earn his jacket this year."
- "Cook the potatoes in their jackets."
- "Breakfast was composed of a meal which reminded me of a linseed poultice; for dinner there were potatoes boiled in their jackets with beef saltier than the ocean itself."
- "We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license plates, what have you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call 911. And you know with my jacket I can't go back to jail."
- "Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years."
- ""I need to look up somebody's jacket.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French jaque Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French jacquetbor. English jacket From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
Usage
- British usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Transitive verb