jacks
/d͡ʒæks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jack.
Example Sentences
- "As soon as Barry swung the machete at his head, Vince snapped the PSF knife out of his pocket with his right hand and the jacks from his pocket with his left."
- "The rest of the day he heard the children playing kick-the-can, hide-and-seek, Over-Annie-Over, jacks, tops, mibs, and the sound of the little monsters in every shrub and shadow would not let him rest."
Usage
- Slang
- British usage
- Uncountable