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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JERKWATER

Originally referring to railway locomotives for which water was taken on in buckets from streams along the route.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JERKWATER

jerkwater  [ˈdʒɜːkˌwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JERKWATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jerkwater is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JERKWATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jerkwater

Jerkwater is an indie rock trio formed in 1998 in Brooklyn, New York. The band includes guitarist Chris Bowers, bassist Steve Christensen and drummer John Connell, with all members sharing vocal duties. On April 3, 2001, Love and Latitude, their debut full-length CD was released on Plus Records. Veteran producer and sound engineer Jacques Cohen handled engineering and production at The Space, his recording studio in Poughkeepsie, New York. As of 2005, Jerkwater was on hiatus as band members pursued other projects, including Kings County Queens and Junior and Sons.

Definition of jerkwater in the English dictionary

The definition of jerkwater in the dictionary is inferior and insignificant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JERKWATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
Derwentwater
ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə
dishwater
ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
feedwater
ˈfiːdˌwɔːtə
floodwater
ˈflʌdˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
meltwater
ˈmɛltˌwɔːtə
pump-water
ˈpʌmpˌwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
rockwater
ˈrɒkˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
shearwater
ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
Ullswater
ˈʌlzˌwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JERKWATER

jerk
jerk off
jerk someone´s chain
jerker
jerkier
jerkiest
jerkily
jerkin
jerkiness
jerking
jerkingly
jerkinhead
jerks
jerkwater town
jerky
jeroboam
Jerome
jerque
jerquer
jerreed

WORDS THAT END LIKE JERKWATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
underwater
waste water
water

Synonyms and antonyms of jerkwater in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jerkwater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JERKWATER

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

Translator English - Chinese

jerkwater
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jerkwater
570 millions of speakers

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jerkwater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jerkwater
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

jerkwater
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

jerkwater
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jerkwater
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jerkwater
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jerkwater
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jerkwater
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jerkwater
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jerkwater
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jerkwater
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jerkwater
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

không quan trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jerkwater
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जर्ककोटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jerkwater
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jerkwater
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

jerkwater
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jerkwater
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

jerkwater
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jerkwater
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jerkwater
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

jerkwater
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jerkwater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JERKWATER»

The term «jerkwater» is normally little used and occupies the 147.066 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JERKWATER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jerkwater» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jerkwater» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JERKWATER»

Discover the use of jerkwater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jerkwater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Longarm and the Jerkwater Bustout
Accepting a seemingly easy assignment to deliver a prisoner convicted of mail theft, Longarm anticipates a relaxing train ride to Denver, unaware that his charge has also been involved with armed robbery and murder. Original.
Tabor Evans, 1995
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New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness
CHAPTER. 6. cRgilroad. Towns. JERKWATER. DEPOTS. AND. REAL. SUBURBS. In lieu of any kind oj overall planning, the railmud itself defined the character and projected the limits of the town. Lewis Mumford L/he .lie history of civilization ...
Alan J. Karcher, 1998
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The Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge: The Story of the ...
A little boy named Jerkwater got a man with handlebar mustaches and a couple of mild black devils for eyes, who was taking his ease on a bench against the store wall, started on the mill story. Jerkwater's freckles were so thick his cheeks ...
Roderick Peattie, 1943
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Look back with love: a recollection of the Blue Ridge
A little boy named Jerkwater got a man started on the mill story. The man had handlebar mustaches and a couple of mild black devils for eyes, and was taking his ease on a bench against the store wall. Jerkwater's freckles were so thick his  ...
Alberta Hannum, 1969
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Baltimore Transit Topics
Every time he hears the clock strike one, he strikes two. How many times does he strike in 24 hours? "JERKWATER" UNMASKED Meaning of Mysterious Word Dug Up By Word Detective Leonard Transit Topics' Official Transit Word Detective ...
‎1940
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John G. McCaleb, 安田一郎, Edward Seidensticker, 1983
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Hidden Southwest: Including Arizona, New Mexico, Southern ...
In the little town of Topock, located midway between Bull- HIPP£W head City and Lake Havasu City at the junction of Route 40 and Route 95S, Jerkwater Canoe & Kayak Co. rents canoes and kayaks to explore otherwise inaccessible areas of ...
Richard Harris, 2004
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I Stand Corrected: More on Language
You were most firm in stating that "jerkwater town " is derived from the practice of a steam locomotive tender taking water on the fly from track pans. Know, sir, that track pans are (or were) installed on heavily traveled, high-speed rail lines ...
William Safire, 1986
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Hidden Arizona: Including Phoenix, Tucson, Sedona, and the ...
LAK£ HAvAJl/ AA£A NV/VG□ 201 In the little town of Topock, located midway between Bull- -^ hiPP£S/ head City and Lake Havasu City at the junction of Route 40 and Route 95S, Jerkwater Canoe &C Kayak Co. rents canoes and kayaks to ...
Richard Harris, 2003
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman and Enginemen's Magazine
0/ugin. of. "JERKWATER". Questions and Answers. Five of the Alco-GE Diesel- electric Locomotives Delivered to the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. The Famous Old 999 Scooping Water from a New York Central Railroad ...
‎1945

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JERKWATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jerkwater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kerth: You are here; beauty is here; here is good
... “Imagine gazing out the window at this (if you didn't have to spend tonight in some flea-bag motel in a dingy jerkwater town like this one).”. «Northwest Herald, Jul 15»
2
Letter: If Chico government is hurting so bad, raise taxes
We could raise a small sales tax — joining 99 percent of California cities — but that runs up against our precious, penny-pinching, jerkwater, ... «Oroville Mercury Register, Jun 15»
3
Jim Irsay: Patriots game will be “huge, huge, huge”
In other words, they'll win the game, and the losers from Jerkwater USA won't be able to come to grips with that, so they'll hurl accusations they ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»
4
Ticket: Television
... down and serving career-girl realness in the pent-up Midwestern jerkwater of Snydersville. The country these queens crossed has changed a ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
5
North Syracuse couple to compete on 'Wheel of Fortune'
The couple will watch the show with family and friends at Woody's Jerkwater Pub in Mattydale. "It was a lot of fun, but it went really fast," Tim ... «Syracuse.com, Apr 15»
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El Tepeyac Hacienda: Mexican food, via East LA, now in Central …
It's door faces Woody's Jerkwater Pub across the parking lot. El Tepeyac is co-owned by Rudy Boleslav and Sean Martinez. Boleslav will ... «Syracuse.com, Apr 15»
7
Why Wal-Mart's CEO Didn't Stand By While Arkansas Attacked Gay …
... where Wal-Mart's billions have nonetheless, over the years, transformed jerkwater Bentonville into a destination for high culture and yuppie ... «The New Republic, Apr 15»
8
The Irish toast St. Pat in Dublin, too
Isn't it funny, the Obama administration and Congress can send billions to Europe and every jerkwater country but we don't have $165 million ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Mar 15»
9
The time Saturday Night Live's John Belushi took on George …
Alabama welcomes this era... and it's high time the rest of the nation stopped thinking of us as some jerkwater state where Negroes are forced ... «AL.com, Feb 15»
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Ithaca Rotary welcomes new members
•Stacy Tanner works with Woodcock & Armani Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Construction & Services and co-owns Woody's Jerkwater pub in N. «Ithaca Journal, Dec 14»

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