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# jacket

noun (a jacket, jackets)

«jacket» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A jacket is a short coat with sleeves that you wear over other clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#m1)
2. A jacket is also a cover for something: a book jacket, a jacket potato (a potato baked with its skin). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#m2)
3. A life jacket is a vest that keeps you floating in water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you wear a jacket when it is cool, windy or wet; a waterproof jacket for rain, a hi-vis (bright yellow or orange) jacket to be seen on roads. In water safety lessons always wear a life jacket on boats and kayaks. In stories a character's jacket can be a clue. Phrases: put on your jacket, take off your jacket, life jacket, rain jacket, jacket potato, hi-vis jacket.

### Examples

- Put on your jacket; it's chilly outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x1)
- My jacket has a hood for when it rains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x2)
- Always wear a life jacket on a boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x3)
- We had jacket potatoes with cheese for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x4)
- He hung his jacket on the hook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x5)
- Cyclists wear bright jackets so drivers can see them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x6)
- The jacket of this book has a dragon on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x7)
- I left my jacket at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x8)
- It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/#x9)

### Note

Countable: jackets. A jacket is usually shorter and lighter than a coat. A life jacket should fit snugly and be done up, or it can slip off in the water.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jacket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jacket/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jacket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jacket.html) on Mova free.