Overview of noun jacket

The noun jacket has 5 senses

• jacket -- (a short coat)


• jacket -- (an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets")


• crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap -- ((dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown")


• jacket -- (the outer skin of a potato)


• jacket -- (the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition)

Overview of verb jacket

The verb jacket has 2 senses

• jacket -- (provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed")


• jacket -- (put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed")