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12 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• jackknife n. Alternative spelling of jack-knife.
• jackknife n. (Statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different…
• jackknife v. Alternative spelling of jack-knife.
• jack-knife n. A compact folding knife.
• jack-knife n. The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.
• jack-knife n. (Colloquial) A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.
• jack-knife n. (Statistics) Alternative spelling of jackknife.
• jack-knife v. To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does.
• jack-knife v. (Colloquial) To cause a semi-trailer truck to fold like a jackknife in a traffic accident.

— English words, defined in French —

• jackknife n. (Statistiques) Méthode de rééchantillonnage.
• jackknife n. Couteau pliant qui tient dans la poche, opinel.
• jackknife v. Se déplier en son milieu comme un couteau.

47 English words from 9 English definitions

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5 English words from 3 foreign definitions

couteau dans milieu pliant son

10 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

comme dans␣la␣poche déplier Méthode opinel poche qui rééchantillonnage Statistiques tient

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

jackknifed jack-knifed jackknifes jack-knifes jackknife␣clam jackknife␣clams jack-knife␣barber jackknife␣switch jack-knife␣barbers

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

antijackknife

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK Ife JAC jack Jack knife nife NiFe

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EFI fin Fin FIN fin. Fin. f***in' fink Fink ink

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

jackknifed jack-knifed jackknifes jack-knifes

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

jacknife

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

jacknife

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