单词 | crackerjack |
释义 | crackerjack (once / 43614 pages) n Someone who's a crackerjack is really good at what they do. A crackerjack of a magician will amaze you with every trick she performs. You can use the word crackerjack for any excellent thing or person — you might say, for example, that your new car is a crackerjack or compliment your friend on her crackerjack of a performance at the school talent show. Crackerjack is an informal word that can be a noun or an adjective — and it's also the name of the caramel-covered popcorn and nuts you might buy at a baseball game. WORD FAMILYcrackerjack: crackerjacks USAGE EXAMPLESThese guys have a comedic chemistry and a crackerjack command of timing and technique that can’t be laid to rest. Seattle Times(Nov 14, 2016) Enter by yourself or assemble a crackerjack team — the choice is up to you. Washington Post(Sep 26, 2016) “You wouldn’t happen to be the same crackerjack lawman who fell asleep in his car while the vandal trashed our survey stakes, would you?” Carl Hiaasen, Hoot(2002) 1n something excellent of its kind Syn|Hyper jimdandy, jimhickey thing an entity that is not named specifically 2n someone excellent of their kind Syn|Hyper jimdandy, jimhickey apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal |
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