Jackpot

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The accumulated stakes in a kind of poker that requires one to hold a pair of jacks or better in order to open the betting.
  • noun. The largest prize or reward in various games or contests.
  • noun. A lucky development or substantial success.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In lumbering, an unskilful piece of work.
  • noun. A pile of logs.
  • noun. In draw-poker, a pot or pool in which the ante must be repeated until some player can open the betting with a pair of jacks or better.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Same as jack pot. See under jack.
  • noun. Any larger-than-usual gambling prize formed by the accumulation of unwon bets.
  • noun. The highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a prize on a slot machine.
  • noun. An unusually large success in an enterprise, either unexpected or unpredictable, esp. one providing a great financial benefit.
  • noun. to receive an unexpectedly large (or the largest possible) benefit from an enterprise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A difficult situation.
  • noun. A jumble of felled timber.
  • noun. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
  • noun. A large cash prize or money.
  • noun. An unexpected windfall or reward.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any outstanding award
  • noun. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
  • Word Usage
    "ANDY SCOTT guided the Bees towards the title jackpot and roared: Let's go to Vegas"
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    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    award  bet  prize  stake  stakes  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    crackpot  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Md  Minnesota  Nb  Nov.  cake-walk  
    variant
    jack