jar
/d͡ʒɑɹ/noun, verb1 syllable
Jar means: a sudden jarring impact.
Synonyms for jar9
noun, as in a sudden jarring impact
noun, as in the quantity contained in a jar
verb, as in shock physically
verb, as in move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
What does jar mean?8
noun
a sudden jarring impact“the door closed with a jolt”
the quantity contained in a jar“he drank a jar of beer”
a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food
verb
be incompatible; be or come into conflict“These colors clash”
shock physically“Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game”
move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
affect in a disagreeable way“This play jarred the audience”
place in a cylindrical vessel“jar the jam”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with jar?28
three syllables
four syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
Jar in a sentence
- I wanted some salt, but there was none in the jar.CK
- No one can guess how many jellybeans are in this jar._undertoad
- My mom always buys a bag of tortilla chips with a jar of salsa.jarbv
- This jar can hold two liters of hot water.unknown
- Can anyone guess how many pennies are in this jar?CK
- I caught my son stealing from a cookie jar.CK
- James finally fessed up to stealing money from the tip jar.kebukebu
- The cake got crushed by the jar of juice.Source_VOA
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of jar
as a noun
- plural
- jars
as a verb
- past tense
- jarred
- present participle
- jarring
- third-person singular
- jars
- past participle
- jarred