jackknives

noun

plural of jackknife
1
as in sheath knives

Related Words

Relevance
2
as in belly flops

Related Words

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackknives
  1. daggers
  2. headers
  3. bayonets
  4. drops
  5. knives
  6. falls
Noun
  • Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.
    — Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026
Definition of daggers
Noun
  • Haaland was mostly quiet against Ivory Coast, with Les Elephants doing a superb job of limiting his touches aside from two non-threatening headers in the first half.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • There was a variety to these finishes, as three were from outside the box (including one direct from a corner), two were headers and two were penalties.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of headers
Noun
  • Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of bayonets
Noun
  • Several northbound lanes of I-5 were closed north of Templin Highway as fire vehicles staged on the highway and multiple firefighting helicopters performed water drops from above, according to social media posts from the Angeles National Forest.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • In between the magnums of rosé that were flowing, main sponsor Starbucks kept the energy up all weekend with exclusive drink drops.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of drops
Noun
  • Chefs and clients are encouraged to chat prior to the cooking session to make sure that the customer has everything the chef will need, from pots and pans to knives and storage containers.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Avoid using dull knives since these can damage the vine.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Definition of knives
Noun
  • Accidental deaths, including drug overdoses, motor vehicle crashes and falls, were the causes of more than 197,440 deaths that same year, records show.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • But having an awareness of how to mitigate the impact of falls, and developing the mentality not to be scared of falling, can be crucial to making a deep run at the slipperiest Slam.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of falls
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

jackknife
jackknives
jackleg
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Jackknives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackknives. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on jackknives

Nglish: Translation of jackknives for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All