jags
Meaning of jags
plural noun
a sharp projection.
verb, 3rd person present- stab, pierce, or prick.
she jagged herself in the mouth
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stab, pierce’): perhaps symbolic of sudden movement or unevenness (compare with jam1 and rag1).
plural noun- a bout of unrestrained or excessive indulgence in alcohol or drugs, or in a particular emotion or activity.
a thirty-five minute crying jag
- a bundle.
a jag of hay
late 16th century (in jag2 (sense 2)): of unknown origin. In the late 18th century the sense was ‘portion, quantity’, later ‘as much alcohol as one can hold’, hence ‘a binge’. jag2 (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century.
plural noun- a Jaguar car.
an E-type Jag
1950s: abbreviation.
abbreviation, plural noun
Judge Advocate General.
Information about jags
- The singular form of jags is: jag.
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Hyphenation of jags
jags
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- jags is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
jags synonyms
Meaning the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object:
Meaning a sharp, angular, or jagged projection:
Meaning a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult:
Meaning a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant:
Meaning each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing:
Meaning a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward:
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