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Definition jar

Etymology 1

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 ??????‎ (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.

Noun

jar (plural jars)

  1. (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. [from late 16th c.]
  2. A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
  3. A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
Verb

jar (third-person singular simple present jars, present participle jarring, simple past and past participle jarred)

  1. (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.

Etymology 2

Perhaps imitative; the noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

jar (countable and uncountable, plural jars)

  1. (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
  2. (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
  3. (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
  4. (countable, now rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.
Verb

jar (third-person singular simple present jars, present participle jarring, simple past and past participle jarred)

  1. (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
  2. (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
  5. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
  6. (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
  7. (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.

Results 409 Words with the letters JAR

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6 letter words with the letters JAR 
ABJURE 19
ADJURE 17
HEJIRA 17
JABBER 21
JABIRU 19
JACKER 22
JAEGER 17
JAGERS 17
JAGGER 19
JAGRAS 17
JAGUAR 18
JAILER 16
JAILOR 16
JAMMER 21
JAPERS 18
JAPERY 20
JARFUL 20
JARGON 18
JARINA 16
JARRAH 17
JARRED 16
JARVEY 21
JASPER 18
JAZZER 33
JERBOA 18
JORAMS 18
JORDAN 17
JOWARS 18
JURANT 17
JURATS 16
MAJORS 18
RAJAHS 17
RAMJET 18
RIOJAS 15
SVARAJ 19
SWARAJ 18
5 letter words with the letters JAR 
JAGER 16
JAGRA 16
JAPER 17
JARLS 15
JORAM 17
JOWAR 17
JURAL 16
JURAT 15
MAJOR 17
RAJAH 16
RAJAS 14
RAJES 14
RIOJA 14
4 letter words with the letters JAR 
AJAR 13
JARL 14
JARS 13
JURA 14
RAJA 13
3 letter words with the letters JAR 
JAR 12
RAJ 12
2 letter words with the letters JAR 
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