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jar

jar

107 1.0
An amount equal to what a wide glass container holds
  • noun
  • /dʒɑr/
translation icon : tarro
  • Mom reached into the cookie jar where she always kept chocolate chip cookies, her family's favorite.
  • a jar of rice

Lastly, you would need one jar of tomato sauce.

Examples

  • I was bringing her a jar of honey.

  • Above the chest, a shelf was lined with jars and small pouches.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Now you go into the store, and you buy it in a jar or in a can--

  • How much would he give me for a jar full of them?

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I mean, I felt like I was eating a jar of peanut butter.

  • After your mother died, you ate one jar of her preserves every day until they were all gone.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The twins had reached their goal: a jar of peppermints on the top shelf.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We're just going to take the pears here and put them in the jars first.

  • We have seen some huge shortages with things like canning jars, but also things like vacuum sealers.

  • She filled the jar with homemade jam to give as a gift.

Synonyms

jarful
vsjar
2.5

An amount that fills a jar

is used specifically as a unit for measuring liquids or substances

Compounds

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

bell jar
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A glass cover shaped like a bell used to protect fragile things like clocks or small objects

canopic jar
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A jar with a lid used in ancient Egypt to hold the organs removed from a dead body

A jar made of baked clay used for storing food or liquids

Leyden jar
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A glass jar that stores electric charge using metal foil inside and outside

slop jar
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large container with a lid for holding used wash water

cookie jar reserve
  • Specialized
9.9

A hidden amount of money a company keeps to make profits look steady

cookie jar
  • Texting
3.7

A part of a web browser or program that keeps small pieces of information for signing in and site settings

Leiden jar
  • Archaic
9.9

A glass jar that stores static electricity with metal foil inside and outside

How Much

barrel
164 1.0
bucket
207 1.0
jar
107 1.0
cup
846 1.0
teaspoon
33 1.0
drop
349 1.0

Surface Forms

jar singular
jars plural

Etymology

Jar The meaning of jar as the amount something holds comes from the container sense: people often say 'a jar of' honey or jam to name that quantity, just like 'a cup of'.