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JACKKNIVES

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There are 4 meanings of the word Jackknives.

Jackknives - as a noun

A compact folding knife.

Example: "He kept a jack-knife in his pocket for various tasks."

The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.

Example: "It took me hundreds of dives to master even the simple jackknife"

A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.

Example: "I have seen several jack-knives along that dangerous stretch of road."

A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.

Example Sentences

"He demonstrated his impressive diving skills with a series of jackknives."
"Emily accidentally cut herself while trying to open a package with jackknives."
"The gymnast performed flawless jackknives during her routine."
"Please be careful when using jackknives as they can be dangerous if not handled properly."
"The chef used jackknives to skillfully chop the vegetables."
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Word Game Points

Is JACKKNIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, jackknives is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

JACKKNIVES has a SCRABBLE points total of 30.

Is JACKKNIVES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, jackknives is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
JACKKNIVES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 35.

Is JACKKNIVES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, jackknives is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
JACKKNIVES has a WORDFEUD points total of 33.

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