Jacks (Noun)
Meaning
A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- She was a master of jacks and could pick up all ten stones in one turn.
- The kids played jacks on the pavement with a small red ball and ten shiny stones.
- In the schoolyard, a group of girls gathered to play jacks during recess.
- Jacks was her favorite game to play on the front porch with her cousins.
- As a child, she spent hours practicing jacks in her driveway, determined to beat her record.