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Jemmy

noun/dʒˈɛmi/
Definition
a short crowbar
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɛmi/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɛmi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɛmi/
2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛmi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna short crowbar
“in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy”
Word Forms
jimmyverbto move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
palanqueta
una palanca corta
🇳🇱Dutch
jammie
een korte koevoet
🇵🇹Portuguese
Jimmy
um pé de cabra curto
🇷🇺Russian
Джемми
короткий лом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सर्व-कुंची
एक छोटा सा कौवा
🇧🇩Bengali
জেমি
একটি ছোট কাকদণ্ড
🇮🇳Tamil
ஜெம்மி
ஒரு குறுகிய காக்கை
🇮🇳Telugu
జెమ్మీ
ఒక చిన్న కాకి బార్
🇮🇳Marathi
जेमी
एक लहान कावळा
🇮🇳Gujarati
જેમી
ટૂંકી કાગડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜೆಮ್ಮಿ
ಒಂದು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಕ್ರೌಬಾರ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജെമ്മി
ഒരു ചെറിയ കാക്കപ്പാലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੈਮੀ
ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਕਰੌਬਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
جیمی
ایک مختصر کوا بار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
杰米
短撬棍
🇯🇵Japanese
ジェミー
短いバール
🇰🇷Korean
조립식 쇠 지렛대
짧은 지렛대
🇹🇭Thai
เจมมี่
ชะแลงสั้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
mendobrak
linggis pendek
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جيمي
المخل القصير
🇮🇷Persian
جمی
یک لنگ کوتاه
🇮🇱Hebrew
ג'מי
ברזל קצר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'jemmy'?
The primary meaning of 'jemmy' is 'a short crowbar'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jemmy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'jemmy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'jemmy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'jemmy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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