HyperDic: jigger

English > 3 senses of the word jigger:
NOUNartifactjigger, shot glass, ponya small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
artifactjigger, jiggermastany small mast on a sailing vessel
animaljigger, harvest mite, chigger, redbuglarval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
English > jigger: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey.
Synonymsshot glass, pony
Broaderglass, drinking glassA container for holding liquids / liquids while drinking
English > jigger: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningAny small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl.
Synonymjiggermast
BroadermastA vertical spar for supporting sails
English > jigger: 3 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaninglarval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation.
Synonymsharvest mite, chigger, redbug
Member ofTrombicula, genus Trombiculatype genus of the family Trombiculidae
Broadertrombiculidmite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages / stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial / terrestrial vertebrates
Spanishácaro de la cosecha, ácaros de la cosecha, redbug
Catalanredbug

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