jar — a wide-mouthed container, typically cylindrical and made of glass or pottery
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a wide-mouthed container, typically cylindrical and made of glass or pottery
Pronunciation (IPA): /dʒɑːr/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother keeps her secret cookie recipe in an old jam jar.
- The off-key singing really jarred my ears during the talent show.
- He couldn't open the pickle jar, so he asked his five-year-old daughter for help.
jar
NOUN[/dʒɑːr/]
a wide-mouthed container, typically cylindrical and made of glass or pottery
She stored homemade strawberry jam in a glass jar.
The honey stayed fresh inside the sealed jar. (Honey + Jar → Store it in a jar.)
The child found a shining star inside a magical jar from a faraway land.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The noun 'jar' derives from 16th-century French 'jarre', which was borrowed from Arabic 'jarrah', meaning an earthen water vessel. The verb sense developed from the sound produced by containers striking or colliding with one another.
Breakdown
French 'jarre' (earthen vessel) ← Arabic 'jarrah' (water pot, container). The verb form evolved from onomatopoeia associated with the collision of rigid containers.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother keeps her secret cookie recipe in an old jam jar.”
“The off-key singing really jarred my ears during the talent show.”
“He couldn't open the pickle jar, so he asked his five-year-old daughter for help.”
“The sudden stop jarred all the passengers in the bus.”
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