English dictionary
jigger
/'/dZ//I/g/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
Source: WordNet 3.0
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any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
Synonyms jiggermastSource: WordNet 3.0
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larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A species of flea (<i>Sarcopsylla, or Pulex, penetrans</i>), which burrows beneath the skin. See <u>Chigoe</u>.
Source: webster1913
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One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging.
Source: webster1913
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Any one of several species of small red mites (esp. <i>Tetranychus irritans</i> and <i>T. Americanus</i>) which, in the larval or leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various animals, causing great annoyance.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
Source: webster1913