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PRONUNCIATION OF JACKKNIVES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACKKNIVES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jackknives is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACKKNIVES

jacket-like
jacketed
jacketless
jackfish
jackfruit
jackhammer
Jackie
Jackie-Jackie
Jackies
jackknife
jackleg
jacklight
Jacklin
jackling
jackman
jackpot
jackpot winning ticket
jackroll
jacks
jacks-in-the-box

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACKKNIVES

archives
breadknives
butter knives
case knives
chopping knives
clasp knives
combat knives
dinner knives
drawknives
fish knives
fruit knives
knives
palette knives
paperknives
penknives
pocketknives
pruning knives
putty knives
steak knives
trench knives
vegetable knives

Synonyms and antonyms of jackknives in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jackknives» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACKKNIVES

Find out the translation of jackknives to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jackknives from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jackknives» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

jackknives
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

navajas
570 millions of speakers

English

jackknives
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jackknives
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

jackknives
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

jackknives
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canivetes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jackknives
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canifs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jackknives
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klappmesser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jackknives
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jackknives
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jebule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jackknives
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jackknives
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंककनीव्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çakı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coltelli a serramanico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jackknives
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

jackknives
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jackknives
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jackknives
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jackknives
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jackknives
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lommekniver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jackknives

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACKKNIVES»

The term «jackknives» is used very little and occupies the 165.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JACKKNIVES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jackknives

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACKKNIVES»

Discover the use of jackknives in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jackknives and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(a) General. Jackknives are not ordinarily subjected to regularly scheduled factory inspections, but the Commander of the Coast Guard District in which they are manufactured may detail an inspector at any time to places where jackknives are ...
‎1974
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40 CFR Protection of Environment: CFR Parts 150-189
Workmanship shall be first class in all respects, and jackknives shall be free from defects which may affect their serviceability. § 160.043–5 Inspections and tests. ( a) General. Jackknives are not ordinarily subjected to regularly scheduled ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
3
The Provincial: Calvin Coolidge and His World, 1885-1895
Best liked were the ones that ended with a pithy phrase or sharp retort at another person, like the old lady in Gaysville who let fly at her mild-mannered husband's fondness for swapping jackknives "Jackknives, jackknives, jackknives. Stand on ...
Hendrik Booraem, 1994
4
Kinds of Bootstraps and Kinds of Jackknives, Discussed in ...
Resampling methods - - are in the process of becoming popular ways of assessing the standard error appropriate to some number chosen to distill, perhaps in a rather complex way, from data.
John W. Tukey, 1987
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(k) Workmanship. Workmanship shall be first class in all respects, and jackknives shall be free from defects which may affect their serviceability. § 160.043-5 Inspections and tests. (a) General. Jackknives are not ordinarily subjected to regularly ...
‎2003
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Title 46 - Shipping: U.s. Coast Guard Parts 156 1-65
(a) General. Jackknives are not ordinarily subjected to regularly scheduled factory inspections, but the Commander of the Coast Guard District in which they are manufactured may detail an inspector at any time to places where Jackknives are ...
‎2006
7
Return to Summers Run
Chapter. 48. Jackknives. andJudgment. Calls. W. e Panthers hit three home runs during the Little League World Series. Lucas Holland's provoked a controversy and some boos from the Keystone fans. Ohio raised a challenge claiming he ...
James Cotton, 2012
8
Art of Expressing the Human Body, The
4-count leg raises and breathing exercises — 2 sets 5. Alternating touching leg raises and breathing exercises — 2 sets 6. Straight high kicks and side leg raises — 2 sets 7. Jumping squats (or jumping jackknives) and breathing exercises — 2  ...
Bruce Lee, John Little, 1998
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The Line of Forts: Historical Archaeology on the Colonial ...
Jackknives Seven Jackknives (sometimes called "clasp knives") were lost or discarded by the soldiers in Pelham. These are bone-handled, hinged pocket knives, with iron parts now highly corroded. The inlaid bone has been attached to the ...
Michael D. Coe, 2006
10
A Chance to Win: A Complete Guide to Physical Training for ...
jackknives. The player lies on his back on the floor with a Swiss ball between his feet as shown in the figure above. His arms are extended overhead. He grasps the Swiss ball with his feet and elevates it off the floor and lifts his upper body off  ...
Mike Gentry, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACKKNIVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jackknives is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amusing grace
Turns out jackknives (if used correctly) can come in handy at weddings. Rev. Anne Hepburn remembers a wedding where the rings were sewn onto the little ... «United Church Observer, Jul 15»
2
Column: What if he hadn't been holding that Confederate flag?
So many things emblazoned with the Confederate flag, from saddle spurs to jackknives and, in one unfortunate moment of seeing something I ... «Shelby Star, Jun 15»
3
Retiring the flag
So many things emblazoned with the Confederate flag, from saddle spurs to jackknives and, in one unfortunate moment of seeing something I ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jun 15»
4
1834 Jail, historical society open for tours
“They let him have penknives and jackknives and he used cigar boxes and wooden items,” she said. The result was the housing for a clock. «Herkimer Evening Telegram, Jun 15»
5
Are these close-to-home structures relics of the Great War?
Schoolboys then made a game of prying lead bullets from the hewn-log walls with their jackknives). At least twice, in 1906 and 1910, the 23rd ... «www.parrysound.com, Jun 15»
6
Four cars involved in crash on the A1(M) between Junction 6 for …
Delays on A1(M) between Letchworth and Stevenage after lorry jackknives following collision · Stolen bike discovered in Stevenage ... «Hertfordshire Mercury, Jun 15»
7
Cook with cattails, no camping required
... salt, a poncho between us, jackknives, a No. 10 can to carry/cook in, a Red Ryder BB gun, and later a mail-order 'Bowie' knife bought from an ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 15»
8
Drones for Good: Homemade Quadcopters Are Fighting Deforestation
The conditions were pretty basic: Their lab is a leaf-roofed benab hut, and they've had to use jackknives and lollipop sticks as improvised tools. «TakePart, May 15»
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Man taken to hospital after car hits trees after coming off the A1(M …
Related content. Delays on A1(M) between Letchworth and Stevenage after lorry jackknives following collision · Air ambulance called to crash ... «Hertfordshire Mercury, May 15»
10
Interstate 480 eastbound ramp to Interstate 71 north closed after …
Interstate 480 eastbound ramp to Interstate 71 north closed after tractor trailer jackknives. newsnet5.com staff. 4:31 PM, Feb 26, 2015. 6:25 PM, Feb 26, 2015. «newsnet5.com, Feb 15»

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