Noun
jar -
a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
vessel a craft designed for water transportation
amphora an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
beaker a cup (usually without a handle)
canopic jar ,
canopic vase a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
cookie jar ,
cooky jar a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)
earthenware jar ,
crock an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
cruse small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
jamjar ,
jampot a jar for holding jellies or preserves
lid a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid"
mason jar a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning
mouth the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
jar -
the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
jarful
containerful the quantity that a container will hold
Verb
jar -
place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
position ,
lay ,
pose ,
put ,
place ,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
jar -
affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
affect ,
impress ,
move ,
strike act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
jar -
shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
shake up ,
bump around
displace ,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
