jar
noun
- 1
An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- 2
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- 3
A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
verb
- 1
To preserve (food) in a jar.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- 2
A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- 3
(by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
- 4
The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- 5
A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; contention, discord; quarrelling.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
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.”
- 2
To harm or injure by such action.
- 3
To shock or surprise.
“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”
- 4
To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- 5
To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
“The clashing notes jarred on my ears.”
- 6
To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- 7
Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
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