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Synonyms for jack-knife

  • noun

Most common

knife pocket knife clasp knife mumble-the-peg

All synonyms

Noun

1. Knife

knife, pocket knife, clasp knife

Other

leave-one-out, mumble-the-peg

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A compact folding knife.

    He kept a jack-knife in his pocket for various tasks.

Related words

Phrases
jack-knife barber
Other spellings
jackknife

Forms

Plural
jack-knives → knives…

Example sentences

  • knife The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.

By length

5 letters
knife1