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  • 11jar — 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 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12jar — I UK [dʒɑː(r)] / US [dʒɑr] noun Word forms jar : singular jar plural jars * 1) [countable] a glass container with a lid and a wide top, especially one in which food is sold or kept a jar of marmalade a) the food contained in a jar, or the amount… …

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  • 13jar — jar1 [ dʒar ] noun * 1. ) count a glass container with a lid and a wide opening at the top, especially one in which food is sold or kept: Please buy a big jar of pickles when you go to the store. the peanut butter jar a ) the food contained in a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14jar — 1 noun (C) 1 a round glass container with a wide lid, used for storing food such as jam 1 (1) and honey (1) 2 the amount of food, drink, etc contained in a jar: half a jar of peanut butter 3 (singular) the shock of two things hitting each other,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15jar — 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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  • 16Jar (station) — Infobox T bane station name = Jar caption = Tram stopping at Jar in 1935 locale = municipality = Bærum line = Kolsås Line (rapid transit) Lilleaker Line (tram) distance = 9.1 km elevation = 68.2 m coordinates = coor&#8230; …

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  • 17jar — 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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  • 18Jar of Gems — Infobox Album Name = Jar Of Gems Type = Greatest hits Longtype = Artist = Jars Of Clay Released = 2001 Recorded = 1995 1999 Genre = Christian Rock Pop rock Length = Label = Essential/Zomba Producer = Various Reviews = Last album = The White&#8230; …

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  • 19jar — {{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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  • 20jar — I. /dʒa / (say jah) noun 1. a broad mouthed earthen or glass vessel, commonly cylindrical in form. 2. the quantity contained in it. 3. Colloquial a glass of beer. {French jarre, from Provençal jarro, or Spanish jarra, from Arabic jarrah earthen&#8230; …