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  • 1ajar — ajar1 [ə jär′] adv., adj. [ME on char, a char < OE cier, a turn: see CHORE] slightly open [the door stood ajar] ajar2 [ə jär′] adv., adj. [ A 1 + JAR1] not in harmony …

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  • 2door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …

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  • 3ajar — adj. VERBS ▪ be, stand ▪ The office door stood ajar. ▪ leave sth ▪ She had left the kitchen door slightly ajar. ADVERB …

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