ajar

Adjective Satellite

slightly open
- "the door was ajar"

Adv

Slightly turned or opened.
Out of harmony.
Being at variance or in contradiction to something.

Adj

Slightly turned or opened.

Verb

To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.

Adjective

Slightly open, as a door.

Examples

The door is ajar.
The door was standing ajar.
The possibility of a bingo was left ajar after her last move.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ajar, on char (“on [the] turn”), from on (“on”) + char (“turn, occasion”), from Old English ċierr, cyrr (“turn”), from ċierran (“to turn, convert”), equivalent to a- + char. Akin to Scots char, chare (“to turn, cause to turn”), Dutch akerre, kier (“ajar”), German kehren (“to turn”). See char.

Scrabble Score: 11

ajar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ajar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ajar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ajar: valid Words With Friends Word