Definition of jackstraw - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

game

Dated

thin strip used in a game to pick up without moving others

Dated

She carefully picked a jackstraw from the pile.

spillikins

importance

Dated

insignificant person with little influence or importance

Dated

He was treated like a jackstraw in the meeting.

nobody

nonentity

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Origin of jackstraw

English, jack (man) + straw (stalk)

Examples of jackstraw in a sentence

Each jackstraw was intricately painted.
In politics, he was merely a jackstraw.
She dismissed him as a jackstraw in the debate.

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French:mikado, moins que rien, ...
German:Mikado-Stäbchen, unbedeutender Mensch, ...
Italian:bastoncino del mikado, signor nessuno, ...
Spanish:palito de mikado, don nadie, ...
Portuguese:varetinha, zé-ninguém, ...
Chinese:拔棍用小棍, 无足轻重的人, ...
Japanese:ジャックストロー, 取るに足らない人, ...
Arabic:عود اللعب, شخص تافه, ...
Hebrew:מַקֵּלִית, אָדָם חֲסַר חֲשִׁיבוּת, ...
Russian:игровая палочка, ничтожный человек, ...
Ukrainian:паличка для гри, нікчема, ...
Hindi:जैकस्ट्रॉ, तिनका, ...
Bengali:জ্যাকস্ট্র, তুচ্ছ ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:palet, ningú, ...
Czech:mikádo, nula, ...
Danish:spilstrå, ligegyldighed, ...
Dutch:mikado, nietsnut, ...
Greek:ξυλάκι παιχνιδιού, ανθρωπάκι, ...
Hungarian:pálcika, senki, ...
Khmer:ដំបងស្តើងសម្រាប់ល្បែងរើសដំបង, មនុស្សគ្មានសារៈសំខាន់, ...
Korean:잭스트로, 하찮은 사람, ...
Persian:چوبک بازی, فرد بی‌اهمیت, ...
Polish:patyczek, nic nieznacząca osoba, ...
Portuguese (BR):varetinha, zé-ninguém, ...
Romanian:bețișor, neînsemnat, ...
Swedish:plockepinn, nolla, ...
Thai:ไม้หยิบในเกม, คนไร้ความสำคัญ, ...
Turkish:mikado çubuğu, önemsiz kişi, ...
Vietnamese:que trò chơi, người không quan trọng, ...

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Definition of jackstraw - Reverso English Dictionary

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