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noun
1.
a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware: a cookie jar.
2.
the quantity such a container can or does hold.
Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French jarre < Old Provençal jarra < Arabic jarrah earthen water vessel
1585–95; < Middle French jarre < Old Provençal jarra < Arabic jarrah earthen water vessel
Related forms
jar·less, adjective
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Jars
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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verb (used without object)
1.
to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
2.
to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.
3.
to vibrate audibly; rattle: The window jarred in the frame.
4.
to vibrate or shake.
5.
to conflict, clash, or disagree.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cause to rattle or shake.
7.
to have a sudden and unpleasant effect upon (the feelings, nerves, etc.): The burglary violently jarred their sense of security.
8.
to cause to sound harshly or discordantly.
noun
9.
a jolt or shake; a vibrating movement, as from concussion.
10.
a sudden unpleasant effect upon the mind or feelings; shock.
11.
a harsh, grating sound.
12.
a discordant sound or combination of sounds.
13.
a quarrel or disagreement, especially a minor one.
Related forms
jar·ring·ly, adverb
un·jarred, adjective
un·jar·ring, adjective
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Word Origin & History
jar
"cylindrical vessel," 1421, possibly from M.Fr. jarre "liquid measure" (smaller than a barrel), from Prov. jarra, from Arabic jarrah "earthen water vessel" (whence also Sp. jarra, It. giarra).
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