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JIGGER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

Synonyms:

chigger; harvest mite; jigger; redbug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("jigger" is a kind of...):

trombiculid (mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates)

Holonyms ("jigger" is a member of...):

genus Trombicula; Trombicula (type genus of the family Trombiculidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

Synonyms:

jigger; jiggermast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jigger" is a kind of...):

mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Synonyms:

jigger; pony; shot glass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jigger" is a kind of...):

drinking glass; glass (a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb jigger

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