JAKES

Meaning of JAKES in English

[ dʒeɪks ]

■ noun archaic an outdoor toilet.

Origin

C16: perh. from the given name Jacques , or as the genitive of the pet name Jack (see jack 1 ).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

JAKES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps from French Jacques James Date: 1538 privy 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JAKES — ˈjāks noun plural but usually singular in construction Etymology: perhaps from the French name Jacques 1. chiefly dialect : privy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JAKES — (n.) A privy.
Английский словарь Webster
JAKES — ( n. ) A privy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JAKES — /jayks/ , n. John , born 1932, U.S. novelist.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JAKES — /jayks/ , n. ( usually used with a pl. v. ) Chiefly Dial. 1. an outdoor privy; outhouse. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JAKES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps from French Jacques James Date: 1538 : privy 1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JAKES — noun a privy.
Webster English vocab
JAKES — [jakes] n pl but sing or pl in constr [perh. fr. F Jacques James] (1538): privy 1
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JAKES — Police. Example: Watch out for the jakes.
Slang English vocab
JAKES — A house of office, a cacatorium.
Slang English vocab
JAKES — n. Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Synonyms: PRIVY 1, backhouse, ||biffy, ||closet, *crapper, ||necessary, ||office, outhouse
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
JAKES — n. Privy, necessary, latrine, water-closet.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
JAKES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Synonyms: privy 1, backhouse, ||biffy, ||closet, *crapper, ||necessary, ||office, outhouse
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
JAKES — n (sl) jake q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
JAKES — употр. с гл. во мн. или ед. ч.: (просторечие) сортир
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JAKES — n употр. с гл. во мн. или ед. ч. прост. сортир
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JAKES — (n) сортир
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
JAKES — n употр. с гл. во мн. или ед. ч. прост. сортир
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JAKES — n употр. с гл. во мн. или ед. ч. прост. сортир
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JAKES — употр. с гл. во мн. или ед. ч.: (просторечие) сортир
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JAKES — n. Pronunciation: ' j ā ks Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps from French Jacques …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JAKE — I. ˈjāk noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Jake, nickname for Jacob : an uncouth country fellow : hick ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINK (14) — (n.) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
Английский словарь Webster
GONG — (n.) A privy or jakes.
Английский словарь Webster
SINK — ( n. ) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GONG — ( n. ) A privy or jakes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SINK — vt to conseal and appropriate. 2. sink ·noun a drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes. 3. sink ·vt …
Webster English vocab
GONG — noun a privy or jakes. 2. gong ·noun an instrument, first used in the east, made of an alloy of …
Webster English vocab
JAKE — Jake, jake BrE AmE dʒeɪk ▷ Jake's, jakes, Jakes dʒeɪks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NICHOLSON, JACK — (р. 1937) Николсон, Джек Сценарист, режиссер, продюсер и один из самых популярных актеров современного Голливуда [Hollywood]. Снялся в десятках фильмов: "Беспечный …
NICHOLSON, JACK — (р. 1937) Николсон, Джек Сценарист, режиссер, продюсер и один из самых популярных актеров современного Голливуда [Hollywood]. Снялся в десятках фильмов: …

Concise Oxford English vocab

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