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jigger

/'/dZ//I/g/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

    noun.animal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. A species of flea (<i>Sarcopsylla, or Pulex, penetrans</i>), which burrows beneath the skin. See <u>Chigoe</u>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  5. 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.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  6. 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.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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