jumps
/d͡ʒʌmps/
jumps is the plural of jump.
jumps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump.
Noun
jumps pl (plural only)
- A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
- A jumpy or nervous condition.
- Enderleigh looked sharply round, but the girl kept her face averted and quickly went out again.
'There's another who's certainly got the jumps,' said her master.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
- Enderleigh looked sharply round, but the girl kept her face averted and quickly went out again.
Meaning of jump
Noun
jump (plural jumps)
- The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
- To advance by jumps.a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC
- An effort; an attempt; a venture.
- Our fortune lies / Upon this jump.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
- An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
- An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
- The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.
- Synonyms:
- leap
- An object which causes one to jump; a ramp.
- The skier flew off the jump and landed perfectly.
Proper noun capitalized: Jumps
Jumps
- plural of Jump
Phrases with jumps
- jumps at
- jumps in
- jumps on
- jumps to
- jumps up
- jumps off
- jumps out
- ski jumps
- toe jumps
- base jumps
- frog jumps
- jumps bail
65 more phrasesFewer phrases
- jumps down
- jumps onto
- jumps rope
- jumps ship
- jumps upon
- kite jumps
- long jumps
- loop jumps
- moon jumps
- star jumps
- time jumps
- wall jumps
- wolf jumps
- bungy jumps
- hippy jumps
- jumps about
- jumps salty
- jumps to it
- water jumps
- barrel jumps
- bungee jumps
- double jumps
- in two jumps
- jumps around
- jumps claims
- junior jumps
- puddle jumps
- rocket jumps
- triple jumps
- Turing jumps
- buffalo jumps
- jumps a claim
- jumps for joy
- jumps the gun
- quantum jumps
- jumps all over
- jumps the dock
- jumps the line
- pump and jumps
- jumps and dumps
- jumps the queue
- jumps the shark
- jumps into action
- jumps on the boat
- jumps one's bones
- jumps the rattler
- jumps at the chance
- jumps in one's skin
- jumps on the chance
- jumps through hoops
- jumps to conclusions
- jumps someone's bones
- jumps the reservation
- jumps on the bandwagon
- jumps in with both feet
- jumps at the opportunity
- jumps on someone's bones
- jumps at one's own shadow
- Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
- jumps before one is pushed
- jumps down someone's throat
- see which way the cat jumps
- sees which way the cat jumps
- seeing which way the cat jumps
- the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Words that rhyme with jumps
Questions about jumps
- What does jumps mean?
- Jumps means a bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
- What is jumps the plural of?
- Jumps is the plural of jump.
- What part of speech is jumps?
- Jumps can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce jumps?
- Jumps is pronounced /d͡ʒʌmps/.
Words near jumps in the dictionary
Source and license
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