jacks

• Jolly Rogers
• able seamen
• able-bodied seamen
• badges
• banderoles
• banderols
• banners
• bastards
• bets
• black flags
• blokes
• bucks
• buddies
• buntings
• burgees
• busters
• cats
• chappies
• chaps
• coats of arms
• colors
• coxswains
• crests
• crewmen
• deckhands
• dudes
• ensigns
• fellas
• fellers
• fellows
• flags
• foresters
• funds
• galoots
• gentlemen
• gents
• gobs
• gonfalons
• guidons
• guys
• hearties
• hombres
• insignia
• insignias
• jack-tars
• jackpots
• joes
• jokers
• kitties
• lads
• lime-juicers
• limeys
• loggers
• lubbers
• lumberers
• lumberjacks
• lumbermen
• males
• mariners
• masters
• men
• misters
• navigators
• pendants
• pendents
• pennants
• pennons
• pools
• pots
• powerboaters
• sailboaters
• sailors
• salts
• sawyers
• sea dogs
• seafarers
• seamen
• semaphores
• shipmates
• shipmen
• signalers
• signallers
• sirs
• stakes
• standards
• streamers
• swabbies
• swabs
• tars
• tricolors
• union jacks
• wafts
• wagers
• white flags

• noun
  1. A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
  2. A man.
  3. A device or utensil.
  4. A non-tool object or thing.
  5. A plant or animal.
  6. The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
  7. A home run.
  8. (games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
  9. Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.

• The children played an energetic game of hopscotch, using small stones as jacks.
• During the break, students huddled together for a quick game of jacks in the schoolyard.
• The mechanic reached for his toolbox and grabbed a set of sturdy metal jacks.
• In the nostalgic attic, old toys like marbles and jacks brought back fond memories.
• As the sun set, friends gathered on the porch to enjoy a game of jacks and share stories.

jackasses

jackpots

jack-tars

kayakers

lads

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