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JACK-TAR Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word jack-tar. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word jack-tar. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for JACK-TAR

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gob
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a man who serves as a sailor

• a lump of slimy stuff

• informal terms for the mouth

mariner
nounn
noun

• a man who serves as a sailor

tar
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

• a man who serves as a sailor

verb

• coat with tar

sea dog
nounn
noun

• a man who serves as a sailor

sailor
nounn
noun

• any member of a ship's crew

• a serviceman in the navy

• a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

salt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

• a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

• white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

• the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

adjective satellite

• (of speech) painful or bitter

verb

• add salt to

• sprinkle as if with salt

• add zest or liveliness to

• preserve with salt

swab
verb, nounv, n
noun

• implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

• cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

verb

• wash with a swab or a mop

• apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

jack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a man who serves as a sailor

• a small worthless amount

• someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

• immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

• a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling

• an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug

• game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks

• small flag indicating a ship's nationality

• one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

• tool for exerting pressure or lifting

• any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas

• male donkey

verb

• lift with a special device

• hunt with a jacklight

seafarer
nounn
noun

• a man who serves as a sailor

old salt
nounn
noun

• a man who serves as a sailor

Best Hypernyms For JACK-TAR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for jack-tar, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
crewman sailor

Alternatives for GOB

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