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Meaning of word jackstraws from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others.

Synonyms : spillikins

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

republic of yemen (noun)
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Formed in 1990.

pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.