Associations to the word «Jumper»

JUMPER, noun. Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.

JUMPER, noun. A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.

JUMPER, noun. A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

JUMPER, noun. A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.

JUMPER, noun. 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.

JUMPER, noun. (US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.

JUMPER, noun. (arachnology) (informal) A jumping spider

JUMPER, noun. The larva of the cheese fly.

JUMPER, noun. (historical) (18th century) One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

JUMPER, noun. (horology) A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.

JUMPER, noun. A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.

JUMPER, verb. To connect with an electrical jumper.

JUMPER, noun. (chiefly British) (Australian) A woolen sweater or pullover.

JUMPER, noun. A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.

JUMPER, noun. 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.

JUMPER, noun. (usually as jumpers) Rompers.

JUMPER CABLE, noun. (often pluralized) A pair of insulated electrical wires used to jump-start a car with a dead battery.

JUMPER CABLES, noun. Plural of jumper cable

JUMPER, noun. A person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened".

JUMPER, noun. An athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper".

JUMPER, noun. A crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body.

JUMPER, noun. A coverall worn by children.

JUMPER, noun. A small connector used to make temporary electrical connections.

JUMPER, noun. A loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen.

JUMPER, noun. A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing.

JUMPER, noun. (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump.