JACKKNIFE
Scrabble letter values: J8A1C3K5K5N1I1F4E1 = 29
Definition
- verb dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife.
- noun a large knife with one or more folding blades. — synonyms: clasp_knife
- noun a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out.
Examples
- “He kept a jack-knife in his pocket for various tasks.”
- “It took me hundreds of dives to master even the simple jackknife”
- “I have seen several jack-knives along that dangerous stretch of road.”