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Jars

An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.

📖 Definitions of "Jars"

noun
  1. 1

    An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.

  2. 2

    A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

  3. 3

    A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.

verb
  1. 1

    To preserve (food) in a jar.

noun
  1. 1

    A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.

  2. 2

    A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.

  3. 3

    (by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.

  4. 4

    The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To harm or injure by such action.

  3. 3

    To shock or surprise.

    "I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since."

  4. 4

    To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.

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