Associations to the word «Jar»

Pictures for the word «Jar»

Wiktionary

JAR, noun. A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of glass or clay, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
JAR, noun. A shake.
JAR, noun. A sense of alarm or dismay.
JAR, noun. (now rare) Discord, contention; quarrelling.
JAR, verb. (transitive) To knock or strike sharply.
JAR, verb. (transitive) To shock or surprise.
JAR, verb. (of the form, style, appearance, etc. of people and things) To look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
JAR, verb. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly.
JAR, verb. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
JAR, noun. (computing) (Java programming language) Initialism of Java ARchive.

Dictionary definition

JAR, noun. A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles.
JAR, noun. The quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer".
JAR, noun. A sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers".
JAR, verb. Be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash".
JAR, verb. Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion.
JAR, verb. Shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game".
JAR, verb. Affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience".
JAR, verb. Place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley