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Index J
- jack
- jackknife
- jack-knife
- jack-o’-lantern
- jack rabbit
- jackrabbit
- jack-rabbit
- jejune
- jewel
- jewelled
- jeweller
- jewellery
- jibe at
- jibe with
- jive
- join
- join in
- joint co-operation
- join to
- join up
- join with
- judgment day
- Judgment Day
- judicial
- judicious
- Juno Awards
- Junos
- jurisprudence
- just as
- just deserts
- just in time
- just-in-time
- juxta-
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jackknife, jack-knife
Jackknife is the usual spelling for both the noun and the verb, but jack-knife is also seen.
- As he walked down the deserted country road, Juan Carlos found a brand-new jackknife.
- Transport trucks were jackknifed all over the highway after the tornado.
The plural is jackknives or jack-knives.
- The security officer took our jackknives from us as we got on the airplane in Regina.
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