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Meaning of "jacks-in-the-box" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JACKS-IN-THE-BOX

jacks-in-the-box  [ˈdʒæksɪnðəˌbɒks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACKS-IN-THE-BOX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jacks-In-The-Box 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 RHYME WITH JACKS-IN-THE-BOX


beatbox
ˈbiːtˌbɒks
chatterbox
ˈtʃætəˌbɒks
farebox
ˈfɛəˌbɒks
firebox
ˈfaɪəˌbɒks
gearbox
ˈɡɪəˌbɒks
hotbox
ˈhɒtˌbɒks
inbox
ˈɪnˌbɒks
jukebox
ˈdʒuːkˌbɒks
lunchbox
ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks
mailbox
ˈmeɪlˌbɒks
matchbox
ˈmætʃˌbɒks
outbox
ˈaʊtˌbɒks
pepperbox
ˈpɛpəˌbɒks
sandbox
ˈsændˌbɒks
skybox
ˈskɑɪˌbɒks
soapbox
ˈsəʊpˌbɒks
thunderbox
ˈθʌndəˌbɒks
tinderbox
ˈtɪndəˌbɒks
tucker-bag
ˈtʌkəˌbɒks
tuckerbox
ˈtʌkəˌbɒks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACKS-IN-THE-BOX

jackling
jackman
jackpot
jackpot winning ticket
jackroll
jacks
jackscrew
jackshaft
jacksie
jacksmelt
jacksmith
jacksnipe
Jackson
Jacksonian
Jacksonville
jackstay
jackstone
jackstraw
jackstraws
jacksy

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACKS-IN-THE-BOX

axle-box
black box
box
chocolate-box
collection box
dialog box
glory box
jack-in-the-box
light box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
pillar-box
PO box
shadow-box
squeeze-box
suggestion box
the box
tool box
toolbox

Synonyms and antonyms of jacks-in-the-box in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jacks-in-the-box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACKS-IN-THE-BOX

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

Translator English - Chinese

插座式的开箱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jacks - en-el- cuadro
570 millions of speakers

English

jacks-in-the-box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैक इन द बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرافعات في داخل مربع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гнезда - в- окно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

macacos -in -the-box
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিছনের অংশের জ্যাক-ইন-বক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

-the-box prises en
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jacks-in-the-box
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Buchsen -in- the-box
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジャックインザボックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잭 - 인 - 더 - 박스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jacks-in-the-box
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jack cắm -in- the-box
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜாக்ஸ்-ல் பாக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॅक-इन-द-बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

krikolar-in-the-box
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jack - in - the-box
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jack - in-the -box
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гнізда -в- вікно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mufe - in - the-box
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποδοχές -in -the - box
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jacks -in- die - boks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jacks - in- the-box
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jacks -in -the -box
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jacks-in-the-box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACKS-IN-THE-BOX»

The term «jacks-in-the-box» is normally little used and occupies the 114.228 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jacks-in-the-box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACKS-IN-THE-BOX»

Discover the use of jacks-in-the-box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jacks-in-the-box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Judicial Review in European Union Law
But its reproof to the tendency of commercial operators to spring or to try to spring Jacks in the Box surprises when one recalls that one of the Court's long- term strategies has been to coil the springs of Jacks in the Box and to expect them to be ...
David O'Keeffe, Antonio Bavasso, 2000
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Electronics Projects For Dummies
Slide the box into its final position just below the hole where the phono jacks come out of the PVC pipe. Then insert the phono plugs and headphone plug into the jacks in the box, as shown in Figure 6-19. Figure 6-19: The electronics in place.
Earl Boysen, Nancy C. Muir, 2011
3
Operator's and Organizational Maintenance Manual: Water ...
(4) Place the jacks in the box and close and latch the door . d. Replace. Paint the stowage box (2, fig. 4-l5) if necessary. 4-24. VAN BODY ASSEMBLY. a. General. The van body is attached to the truck chassis with bolts and capscrews on each ...
‎1992
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The Principle of Legal Certainty in EC Law
57 See Wilhelmsson 1999b, pp. 339-440. 58 See C- 106/89 Marleasing ( 1990) ECR 1-4135, esp. p. 1-4159, para. 8. 59 See Articles 12, 28, 29, 39, 43, 49 and 56 EC (ex-Articles 6, 30, 34, 48, 52, 59 and 67 EC) as being the "jacks" in the box .
J. Raitio, 2003
5
An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and Their Structure
... or (a) book on the shelf However, it forms its plural by suffixing -s not to the head noun (as in books on the shelf) but to the whole expression: not 'jacks-in- the-box' but jack-in-the-boxes, as in They jumped up and down like jack-in-the- boxes.
Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy, 2002
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Brother Men: The Correspondence of Edgar Rice Burroughs and ...
Right now we are having beautiful spring weather—some of the flowering fruits are blossoming and the plants are popping up in the garden like Jack-in-the- Boxes (or Jacks-in- the-Box, or Jacks-in-the-Boxes—take your choice); anyway, things ...
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Herbert T. Weston, Matt Cohen, 2005
7
The Story of a Plush Bear
I want a lot of other dolls, plenty of drums, some Jumping Jacks, some Jacks in the Box, some toy soldiers, some toy engines, trains of cars, toy guns and enough more to fill my sack to running over. It is so near Christmas that I need all the toys  ...
Laura Lee Hope, 2005
8
Popular Science
Jacks-in-the-box wire connector Here's a handy test connector for your radio workbench— one that can't be bought in a store. It allows you to connect different test leads and other wires with unlike plugs in experimental hookups. Make it by ...
9
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott - Box Set
... you see we don't believe in making children miserable by too many rules, and too much study. I forbade night-gown parties at first; but, bless you, it was of no use. I could no more keep those boys in their beds than so many jacks in the box.
Louisa May Alcott
10
Celebrate Life!: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol - ...
The main focus was a 24-foot-long dragon made of chicken wire covered with plasticized green florist foil which was suspended from the ceiling and accompanied by 3, 4 and 6 foot Jacks-in-the-box. The eight windows were covered with black ...
Sharon Murphy, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACKS-IN-THE-BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jacks-in-the-box is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: 'Poltergeist' remake lacks menace
... the original's visual signatures, such as nightmarish clown dolls, kid-eating trees and corpses that pop out of the ground like jacks-in-the-box. «Indianapolis Star, May 15»
2
Jim Jewell: Early Christmas on the left coast
She rocked and clapped with enthusiasm with every new Christmas song as mice, cats, jacks-in-the-box, and a snowman pranced around the ... «Lebanon Democrat, Dec 14»
3
Seven haunted houses bring chills and thrills this Halloween season
... shoot zombies, or at the 3-D “Carn-evil” experience with dropping floors, a spinning vortex and evil clowns popping out like jacks-in-the-box. «Sactown Magazine, Oct 14»
4
26 fancy, unusual plurals that work like 'attorneys general'
"Johnny-come-latelies" works, but so does the "Johnnies" version. (See also, "sticks-in-the-mud," "Jacks-in-the-box"). ADVERTISEMENT. «The Week Magazine, Sep 14»
5
This Guy Yells At Girls All Day, But It's Cool
"Like jacks-in-the-box the girls fly into the air as the hard-eyed man shakes his fist," LIFE wrote of a typical scene at Horan's clinic. «Deadspin, Nov 13»
6
Hillary Gets Dumped On Again!
There were all these women that Clinton had had all these dalliances with and they were all popping up like jacks-in-the-box. It was Hillary and ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Oct 12»
7
Paul Ryan's troubling debut at the Republican National Convention
The Texas delegation jumped to their feet so often they looked like cowboy-hatted jacks-in-the-box, as they expressed their delight in their new ... «GlobalPost, Aug 12»
8
Dance Review | Adele Myers and Dancers
... work with, but she solves that problem through physical analogy, sending her dancers jittering about the stage like so many jacks-in-the-box. «New York Times, Jun 09»
9
President Obama's Cairo Speech: Outrageous, Absurd, Embarrassing
Whenever he had anything to say about Islam or Palestinians, man, they shot up like jacks-in-the-box, just like the Democrats do in the State of ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jun 09»
10
Gay Groups Livid at The Messiah
He's got the media standing up like jacks-in-the-box, genuflecting and all that. I think he loves playing president. He comes out every day, takes ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Dec 08»

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