What is another word for jackstones?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈakstə͡ʊnz] (IPA)

Jackstones, also known as jacks or knucklebones, is a game played with small six-pointed metal or plastic objects called jacks. The object of the game is to toss the jacks, pick up a specific number in each turn, and catch them before they hit the ground. Synonyms for jackstones include fivestones, dibs, and chuckstones. Fivestones is a game played with five stones instead of jacks, and the aim is to toss the stones into the air, pick up one stone and then repeat the process with each stone. Dibs and chuckstones are both variations of the game, with slight differences in gameplay and rules. However, all synonyms refer to a game that involves agility, coordination, and hand-eye coordination.

What are the hypernyms for Jackstones?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    games, Playthings, recreational activities, Childhood Games, Counting Games, Playing Stone Games, Rock Games, Skipping Stones Games, Stone Games, hand games.

What are the hyponyms for Jackstones?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Jackstones

A rag baby apiece contented us, and if we had a set of jackstones we were perfectly happy.
"The Promised Land"
Mary Antin
Our jackstones, by the way, were not stones but bones.
"The Promised Land"
Mary Antin
Now fairly at its dread work of destruction, tearing up the rain dampened dirt and playing with mighty boulders, tossing them here and there, as a giant of olden tales might play with jackstones, snapping off sturdy trees and whipping them to splinters even while hurling them as a farmer sows his grain.
"The Lost City"
Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

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