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jar

Definition

  • noun: a glass container that has a wide opening and usually a lid
  • noun: a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass
  • verb: to make a harsh or discordant sound
  • verb: to have a harsh or unpleasant effect on someone or something
  • usually used in the phrase 'on the jar'
  • synonyms: babel, discordia, eris

Examples

  • Visitors are often 'jarred' [='unsettled'] by the conditions at the hospital.

  • The two colors of the wallpaper 'jar' [='clash'] (with each other).

  • The attack 'jarred' [='shook, rattled'] her sense of security.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I tried, but he won't see you. And you know, you mustn't take it personally. Everyone knows that Wayne's holed up in there with -inch nails, peeing into Mason jars... It's very good of you to let me on the ground. Why are you wasting your time trying to talk to a man who threw away your investment (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises