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jar

/dʒɐː/
Meanings
  • noun

    A large container with a wide mouth and a narrow neck, used for storing food or other substances.

    - "She stored pickles in a large jar."
    - "The chef used a jar to make homemade sauerkraut."
Pronunciation
  1. /dʒɐː/



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  2. /dʒɑɹ/



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  3. /dʒɐː/



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  4. /dʒɑɹ/



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Synonyms

cruse , pot , bottle , jolt
Rhymes
Words rhyming with jar
car , star , guitar
Variants
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jar , jarful , jarfuls , jars , jarsful , jarred , jarring , bell jar , bell jars , canopic jar , canopic jars , Leyden jar , Leyden jars , mason jar , mason jars , slop jar , slop jars
Etymology
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The word 'jar' comes from the Old English word 'gear', which means 'container' or 'vessel'.

Trivia
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  1. Jars were used in ancient Egypt to store grain and other foodstuffs.

  2. The world's largest jar of pickles weighs over 3,000 pounds.

  3. Jars were used in ancient Greece to store olive oil and wine.

Related Concepts
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  1. Jar file: A type of archive file format used for bundling software and associated files together.

Culture
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Jars have been used for various purposes throughout history, including food preservation, medicine, and as decorative objects. In literature, jars have appeared in works such as 'The Frog Prince' and 'Alice in Wonderland'.

How to Memorize "jar"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a large glass container with a wide mouth and a narrow neck.
    - Visualize food or other substances being stored in the jar.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'jar' with the image of a large container used for storing food.
    - Think of the wide mouth and narrow neck of a jar.

  3. mnemonics

    - Jars are for storing things, just like a jar of pickles.
    - J-A-R stands for Just Another Receptacle.

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