noun Download 🔗Share Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing. Examples : "The high jumper cleared the bar with ease, winning the gold medal. " sport person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height. Examples : "The news reported that a jumper had leaped from the bridge. " person action mind society disaster suffering negative human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire. Examples : "The student used a jumper to connect the two pins on the circuit board, completing the electrical connection. " electronics technical device electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board. Examples : "The technician moved the jumper to a different position on the motherboard to enable the new feature. " electronics device technology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow. Examples : "The stonemason used the jumper to chip away at the large rock face. " utensil geology archaeology building industry technical machine work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. Examples : "The farmer used his old jumper to haul firewood to the barn. " vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A jumping spider Examples : "The tiny jumper on my window sill caught a fly twice its size. " animal insect biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The larva of the cheese fly. Examples : "The cheese was discarded because it was riddled with jumpers. " animal insect biology food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (18th century) One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions. Examples : "During the 1780s revival meetings in Wales, the congregation was sometimes disrupted by a jumper whose ecstatic fits required assistance from fellow church members. " religion history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece. Examples : "The watchmaker carefully adjusted the jumper to ensure the clock's hands moved precisely. " technical machine device time part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot. Examples : "The basketball player made a beautiful jumper over the defender, scoring two points. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation. Examples : "The jumper carefully repaired the damaged reactor core, working in the highly radioactive zone. " job technology energy industry person work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To connect with an electrical jumper. Examples : "To fix the flickering lights in the kitchen, Dad had to jumper the wires. " electronics electric technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A woolen sweater or pullover. Examples : "My grandmother knitted me a beautiful red jumper for my birthday. " wear style item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors. Examples : "The dockworker wiped his brow, sweat darkening the fabric of his heavy denim jumper. " wear job style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children. Examples : "My sister wore a pretty floral jumper to school today. " wear style appearance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually as jumpers) Rompers. Examples : "My sister bought a pretty red jumper for her daughter's school play. " wear style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading