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jamjar

jamjar

1.2
A small glass jar for keeping jam or jelly
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒæmˌdʒɑr/
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  • The shelf was lined with a variety of jamjars filled with colorful preserves.

Examples

  • She saved every jamjar to reuse for homemade pickles.

  • She put the fruit preserves in a jamjar.

  • After breakfast, only a spoonful of honey remained in the jamjar.

  • Do you have any empty jamjars?

  • The shelf was lined with a variety of jamjars filled with colorful preserves.

  • She saved every jamjar to reuse for homemade pickles.

  • After breakfast, only a spoonful of honey remained in the jamjar.

Synonyms

jar
vsjamjar
207 1.0

A wide glass or clay container for storing food

is limited to holding jams and jellies rather than any food
Mason jar
vsjamjar
  • US
3 3.2

A glass container with a screw lid that keeps air out to preserve food

is used to store jams but does not require a screw lid
jampot
vsjamjar
6.3

A small jar for jam or fruit preserves

is a glass container used for storing jams and other preserves

How Big

Mason jar
  • US
3 3.2
jamjar
1.2
jar
207 1.0

Surface Forms

jamjar singular
jamjars plural

Morphology

jamjar = jam + jar (transparent) = jam + jar

Direct compound of 'jam' + 'jar'; meaning 'a jar used for jam' is straightforward for learners who know both words.

Etymology

The word jamjar is simply the two words jam and jar put together. So a jamjar is a glass jar for 'keeping' jam or other fruit preserves.