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Jacket

see synonyms of jacket

Noun

1. jacket

a short coat

2. jacket

an outer wrapping or casing

Example Sentences:
'phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets'

3. cap, crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

Example Sentences:
'tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown'

4. jacket

the outer skin of a potato

5. jacket

the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

Verb

6. jacket

provide with a thermally non-conducting cover

Example Sentences:
'The tubing needs to be jacketed'

7. jacket

put a jacket on

Example Sentences:
'The men were jacketed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jacket

see synonyms of jacket
noun
1. 
a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves
2. 
something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body
a life jacket
3. 
any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler
4. 
the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant
5.  dust jacket
6. 
a. 
the skin of a baked potato
b. 
(as modifier)
jacket potatoes
7. 
a metal casing used in certain types of ammunition
8. US
a cover to protect a gramophone record
. Brit name: sleeve
9. mainly US
a folder or envelope to hold documents
verb
10. (transitive)
to put a jacket on (someone or something)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Jacket

see synonyms of jacket
noun
1. 
a short coat, usually with sleeves
2. 
an outer coating or covering
; specif.,
a. 
dust jacket
b.  US
a cardboard holder for a phonograph record
c. 
the metal casing of a bullet
d. 
the insulating casing on a pipe or boiler
e. 
the skin of a potato, etc.
f.  US
a folder or envelope for holding letters or documents
verb transitive
3. 
to put a jacket, or coat, on
4. 
to cover with a casing, wrapper, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jacket

see synonyms of jacket
n.
1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
2. An outer covering or casing, especially:
a. The skin of a potato.
b. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.
c. An insulation covering for a steam pipe, wire, boiler, or similar part.
d. An open envelope or folder for filing papers.
e. The outer metal shell or case of a bullet.
3. A piece of jewelry or other ornament that attaches to an earring stud.
tr.v. jack·et·ed, jack·et·ing, jack·ets
To supply or cover with a jacket.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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