jar
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1.0
- noun
- /dʒɑr/
:
tarro
- She filled the jar with homemade jam to store it for the winter.
- a jar of water
- cookie jar
- pots and jars
So I have this little jar here that I bought.
- So I have this little jar here that I bought.
- So Tom, what's in your cookie jar that you're most proud of?
- And within the dusky cave there are jars hollowed in the rock.
- I was like, I've done easy lunches, salad in a jar, adult lunch bowl.
- Eat TBH from the jar or put it on toast.
- When it comes to cans or jars, really it's personal.
- So sadly what has happened is I have half a jar here that has gone bad.
Examples
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I hope he put it in a glass jar and preserved it.
Fiction book (1990) -
What was in that jar?
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So I have this little jar here that I bought.
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In a bigger jar you can just drop them.
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I have a separate jar full of cool colors.
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It's obviously a glass jar, but it's like cracked right here.
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I had brought a small gift, a jar of hard candy wrapped in tissue paper.
Fiction book (1991) -
We were allowed to collect a mason jar of frog eggs to bring home and watch.
Fiction book (1990) -
Next to it is a messy table with a dozen jars and cans on it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Emma finished filling the box with jars and handed the box to Red.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
245
1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
57
3.2
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
20
2.0
A brand of plastic boxes with lids used to keep food fresh
14
6.2
A thick clay pot used to store food or drink
13
1.0
A container that holds cookies and sometimes money
3
3.2
A glass container with a screw lid that keeps air out to preserve food
2
9.9
A tall ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck used to hold oil or wine
1
3.7
A jar made of baked clay used for storing food or liquids
A small glass jar for keeping jam or jelly
A small jar for jam or fruit preserves
A tall ceramic jar with a narrow middle for holding ointments and dry medicines
A small jar that holds liquids like oil or water
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.9
A glass cover shaped like a bell used to protect fragile things like clocks or small objects
- Specialized
1
9.9
A jar with a lid used in ancient Egypt to hold the organs removed from a dead body
- Specialized
1
9.9
A glass jar that stores electric charge using metal foil inside and outside
- Specialized
A hidden amount of money a company keeps to make profits look steady
- Texting
A part of a web browser or program that keeps small pieces of information for signing in and site settings
- Archaic
A glass jar that stores static electricity with metal foil inside and outside
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Jar The word jar for a container comes from an old French and Spanish word jarra meaning 'clay pot' or 'pitcher'. So a jar is a wide-mouthed pot or glass used to store food.