jar
An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
Noun 4 meanings
An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
“She refilled the jar with peanuts today evening.”
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
A pint glass
Verb 4 meanings
To preserve (food) in a jar.
To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
“He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.”
To harm or injure by such action.
To shock or surprise.
“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English jarre (“jar”), from Medieval Latin jarra, or from Middle French jarre (“liquid measure”) (from Old French jare; modern French jarre (“earthenware jar”)), or from Spanish jarra, jarro (“jug, pitcher; mug, stein”), all from Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).
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JAR at a glance
JAR has 3 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (J 8 + A 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,813 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with jar
All rhymes- AJAR11
- NIGHTJAR19
- MUDEJAR17
- KHANJAR21
- JAMJAR22
- EVEJAR16
- HANDJAR18
- HANJAR16
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