Jacket — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short coat

an outer wrapping or casing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈækɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈakɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈakɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈækɪt/.

Examples

phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets
tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
The tubing needs to be jacketed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cap crownwork crown jacket crown

Parts of Speech

noun	a short coat
noun	an outer wrapping or casing “phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets”
noun	(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth “tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”
noun	the outer skin of a potato
noun	the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
verb	provide with a thermally non-conducting cover “The tubing needs to be jacketed”
verb	put a jacket on “The men were jacketed”

Word Forms

jacket	verb	put a jacket on
jacket	noun	a short coat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jacke

ein kurzer Mantel

🇫🇷French

veste

un manteau court

🇪🇸Spanish

chaqueta

un abrigo corto

🇮🇹Italian

giacca

un cappotto corto

🇳🇱Dutch

jasje

een korte jas

🇵🇹Portuguese

jaqueta

um casaco curto

🇷🇺Russian

куртка

короткое пальто

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जैकेट

एक छोटा कोट

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্যাকেট

একটি ছোট কোট

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜாக்கெட்

ஒரு குறுகிய கோட்

🇮🇳Telugu

జాకెట్

ఒక చిన్న కోటు

🇮🇳Marathi

जाकीट

एक लहान कोट

🇮🇳Gujarati

જેકેટ

ટૂંકા કોટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಕೆಟ್

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಕೋಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാക്കറ്റ്

ഒരു ചെറിയ കോട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੈਕਟ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਕੋਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

جیکٹ

ایک مختصر کوٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夹克

一件短外套

🇯🇵Japanese

ジャケット

ショートコート

🇰🇷Korean

재킷

짧은 코트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áo khoác

một chiếc áo khoác ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

เสื้อแจ็กเกต

เสื้อคลุมสั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

jaket

mantel pendek

🇲🇾Malay

jaket

kot pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سترة

معطف قصير

🇮🇷Persian

ژاکت

یک کت کوتاه

🇹🇷Turkish

ceket

kısa bir ceket

🇮🇱Hebrew

ז'ָקֵט

מעיל קצר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'jacket'?

The primary meaning of 'jacket' is 'a short coat'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jacket' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'jacket' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'jacket' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'jacket' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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