…a Jack le dio un berrinche, Jack hizo un berrinche…
…a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected…
…an offshore drilling rig the legs of which are lowered to the seabed from the operating platform…
…(d.1450), Irish rebel; full name John Cade. In 1450 he assumed the name of Mortimer and led the Kentish rebels against Henry VI. They occupied London for three days and executed the treasurer of England and the sheriff of Kent…
…a small arch only one brick in thickness, especially as used in numbers to support a floor…
…a tropical American climbing plant of the pea family, which yields an edible bean and pod and is widely grown for fodder in tropical countries…
…a plug consisting of a single shaft used to make a connection which transmits a signal, typically used in sound equipment…
…(1935–2009), US politician; full name Jack French Kemp. He was a professional football player 1957–69. A conservative Republican from New York State, he was a member of the US House of Representatives 1971–89 and then served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1989–93. He was the Republican candidate for vice president in 1996…
…a small rope extending vertically from the topping lift to the boom for holding a fore-and-aft sail when it is being taken down…
…(1918–2004), US television personality; full name Jack Harold Paar. He was host of The Tonight Show 1957–62 (officially The Jack Paar Show from 1959)…
…(1911–67), US nightclub owner; born Jack Rubenstein. On November 24, 1963, he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of murdering President Kennedy. The act was captured on national television…
…(1894–1974), American comedian and actor; born Benjamin Kubelsky. Working notably on radio and then television, he was renowned for his timing, delivery, and mordant, self-effacing humour…
…a chain of links each consisting of a double loop of wire resembling a figure of eight, but with the loops in planes at right angles to each other…
…a screw which can be turned to adjust the position of an object into which it fits…
…(1925–2001), American actor; born John Uhler. He made his name in comedy films, such as Some Like It Hot (1959), later playing serious dramatic parts and winning an Oscar for Save the Tiger (1973)…
…(1876–1916), American novelist; pseudonym of John Griffith Chaney. The Klondike gold rush of 1897 provided the material for his famous works depicting struggle for survival. Notable works: The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906)…
…the national flag of the United Kingdom, formed by combining the red and white crosses of St George, St Andrew, and St Patrick and retaining the blue ground of the flag of St Andrew…
