jar

  • 41jar — jar1 [dʒa: US dʒa:r] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old Provençal; Origin: jarra, from Arabic jarrah pot for carrying water ] 1.) a glass container with a wide top and a lid, used for storing food such as ↑jam or ↑honey, or the amount it contains ▪ a jam… …

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  • 42jar — [[t]ʤɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] jars, jarring, jarred 1) N COUNT A jar is a glass container with a lid that is used for storing food. ...yellow cucumbers in great glass jars. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n You can use jar to refer to a jar and its contents, or to the… …

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  • 43jar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. clash, conflict, discord; vessel, Mason jar, jug, cruse. v. shock, jolt; jounce, shake, rattle; clash. See disagreement, impulse, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A glass or earthen container] Syn.… …

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  • 44jar — I [[t]dʒɑr[/t]] n. 1) a broad mouthed container, usu. cylindrical and of glass or earthenware 2) the quantity such a container can hold • Etymology: 1585–95; < MF jarre < OPr jarra < Ar jarrah earthen water vessel II jar [[t]dʒɑr[/t]] v …

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  • 45jar — I. verb (jarred; jarring) Etymology: probably of imitative origin Date: 1526 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a harsh or discordant sound b. to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect c. to be out of harmony; specifically …

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  • 46jar — I noun a jar of honey Syn: (glass) container, pot, crock, receptacle, cookie jar, mason jar, ginger jar II verb 1) each step jarred my whole body Syn: jolt, jerk, shake, shock, concuss …

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  • 47jar — jar1 jarless, adj. /jahr/, n. 1. a broad mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware: a cookie jar. 2. the quantity such a container can or does hold. [1585 95; < MF jarre < OPr jarra < Ar jarrah earthen water vessel] jar2 …

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  • 48JAR — I JAR   [Abk. für Java Archive], Programmierung: Java. II JAR,  Datenkomprimierung: ARJ …

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  • 49jar — {{11}}jar (n.) cylindrical vessel, early 15c., possibly from M.Fr. jarre liquid measure (smaller than a barrel), 12c., from Prov. jarra, from Arabic jarrah earthen water vessel (whence also Sp. jarra, It. giarra) [Klein]. {{12}}jar (v.) 1520s, to …

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  • 50jar — [dʒɑː] noun [C] I a glass container for food, with a lid and a wide opening a jar of marmalade[/ex] II verb jar [dʒɑː] 1) [I/T] to accidentally push something hard against something else, in a way that causes pain or damage The shock of the fall&#8230; …

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