jar
Plural: jars
Noun
- a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
- the quantity contained in a jar
- "he drank a jar of beer"
- a sudden jarring impact
- "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
- An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- A pint glass
- A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- A sense of alarm or dismay.
- The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.
Verb
Verb Forms: jarred, jarring, jars
- To cause a sudden, unpleasant shaking or vibration; to clash.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- affect in a disagreeable way
- "This play jarred the audience"
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- "jar the jam"
- To preserve (food) in a jar.
- To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- To harm or injure by such action.
- To shock or surprise.
- To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
Examples
- A poorly placed word can JAR an opponent’s confidence in Scrabble, making them play defensively.
- He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.
- I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.
- The clashing notes jarred on my ears.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English jarre (“jar”), from Medieval Latin jarra, or from Middle French jarre (“liquid measure”) (from Old French jare; modern French jarre (“earthenware jar”)), or from Spanish jarra, jarro (“jug, pitcher; mug, stein”), all from Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).
The word is cognate with Italian giara (“jar; crock”), Occitan jarro, Portuguese jarra, jarro (“jug; ewer, pitcher”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
Scrabble Score: 10
jar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary