jar

Definition of jar in English English dictionary: JAR: Tool to create compressed file archives; To be so different that it looks strange and doesn't fit in with the surroundings; to be incongruent; A sense of alarm or dismay; to shock or surprise
I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn't gotten back in a car since.; Java archive; Discord, contention; quarrelling
To redresse those jarres and ill proceedings, the Councell in England altered the governement and devolved the authoritie to the Lord De-la-ware.; A shake; To knock or strike sharply
He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.; A small, approximately cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay; {i} pitcher, vase; strident sound; shake, jolt; argument, quarrel; {v} to clash, discord, harsh sound, a vessel; A turn; Jackson, Avesta Reader; Java archive file format2; move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion; A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds; To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off; a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"; bonkal; A jar is a glass container with a lid that is used for storing food. yellow cucumbers in great glass jars; n kendi; Short for Java Archive, a file format used to bundle multiple files into a single archive file Typically a JAR file will contain the class files and auxiliary resources associated with applets and applications However, a JAR file could contain libraries and extensions to the Java language itself, entire Java Applications, or Java utility code By convention, JAR files end with a jar extension See tutorial about JAR files; Java Archive A platform-independent file format that permits many files to be aggregated into one file; or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar; the ticking of a clock; A regular vibration, as of a pendulum; You can use jar to refer to a jar and its contents, or to the contents only. She opened up a glass jar of plums. two jars of filter coffee; a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles; The Java Archive tool, which combines multiple files into a single Java Archive (JAR) file Also, the command to run the Java Archive Tool; shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game; If something jars on you, you find it unpleasant, disturbing, or shocking. Sometimes a light remark jarred on her father. televised congressional hearings that jarred the nation's faith in the presidency You shouldn't have too many colours in a small space as the effect can jar. + jarring jar·ring In the context of this chapter, Dore's comments strike a jarring note; A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc; place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"; affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"; To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith; Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement; Java Archive; a file format for distributing the compiled bytecode of Java applications; be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"; Java Archive - A format used to store compressed Java applets, developed by Sun Microsystems; the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"; Locative: near, by This suffix functions much like -jas Hence, valjar means "near the ice" or "by the ice "; Java ARchive: A file format compatible with ZIP used to package compiled Java code, documentation, or any other files It can also contain a manifest that includes archive content metadata, such as which class in the archive contains the main method to be used when treating the jar file as an executable; Java a JAR file; {f} make a discordant sound; rattle, shake; cause to vibrate; have an irritating or unpleasant effect; a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; A file created using the jar utility (and saved with the jar extension) that contains all the files that make up a Java application; If an object jars, or if something jars it, the object moves with a fairly hard shaking movement. The ship jarred a little The impact jarred his arm; To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute; Joint Airworthiness Requirement, issued by JAA; The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves; Java archive tool; To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears; A Java archive should be usable on any machine with Java; a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience" shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game; In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed; Container with a wide neck (compare Bottle); Java ARchive file A file format for storing information for or about Java programs A platform independent file format that enables multiple files to be combined into one file and transferred as one HTTP transaction; Java Archive File; shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
jar of pickles: glass container which holds pickles
jar on someone: drive someone crazy, annoy someone greatly, drive someone nuts
Mason jar: A Mason-brand glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food
canopic jar: An Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed
caught in the cookie jar: Alternative form of caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
caught raiding the cookie jar: Alternative form of caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
caught with one's fingers in the cookie jar: Alternative form of caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
caught with one's hand in the cookie jar: Observed or apprehended while committing a theft, especially while embezzling money
Frankenmanto was, in fact, a certified kleptomaniac who had to carry a doctor’s letter on her to explain the embarrassing little moments when she was caught with her hand in the cookie jar.
caught with the cookie jar: Alternative form of caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
cookie jar: The storage space for browser cookies
cookie jar: A vessel for storing cookies or other food
I'll just put these cookies in the cookie jar and I'll be right out.
gas jar: A container used for collecting gas from experiments. It looks like a tube with a broad base and a broad opening
jarring: An act of jarring (in any sense)
The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
jarring: Present participle of jar
jarring: That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful
slop-jar: A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom
killing jar: A device used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage
A jar: barrel
Leyden jar: An early form of capacitor consisting of a glass jar lined inside and out with tinfoil and having a conducting rod connected to the inner foil lining and passing out of the jar through an insulated stopper
Leyden jar: {i} electrical condenser, device for storing electric charge
Mason jar: A wide-mouthed glass jar with a screw top, used for canning and preserving food. a glass pot with a tight lid, used for preserving fruit and vegetables British Equivalent: Kilner jar (John L. Mason (died 1902), U.S. inventor)
bell jar: A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it
bell jar: A cylindrical glass vessel with a rounded top and an open base, used to protect and display fragile objects or to establish a vacuum or a controlled atmosphere in scientific experiments
bell jar: a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
bell jar: It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view
bell jar: {i} bell-shaped glass jar or cover for displaying and protecting delicate objects; bell-shaped glass container (closed at top and open at bottom) used in laboratories for keeping gases or vacuum under control during vacuum and chemical experiments
canopic jar: vessel used in ancient Egypt to house the embalmed organs of the deceased (was buried alongside the mummified body)
canopic jar: In ancient Egyptian funerary ritual, a covered vessel of wood, stone, pottery, or faience containing the embalmed viscera removed from a body during mummification. First used during the Old Kingdom ( 2575- 2130 BC), the jars became more elaborate during the Middle Kingdom ( 1938- 1600 BC), when their lids were decorated with sculpted human heads (probably representations of the deceased). From the 19th dynasty until the end of the New Kingdom (1539-1075 BC), the heads represented the four sons of Horus. During the 20th dynasty (1190-1075 BC), the practice began of returning the viscera to the body, and the art of canopic jars declined
canopic jar: a jar used in ancient egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
cookie jar: a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)
cookie jar reserve: a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly earning reports
earthenware jar: an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
glass jar: container made of glass with a large opening
jam jar: glass container in which jam is stored
jarful: As much as a jar will hold
jarful: {i} quantity a jar can hold, quantity held in a jar
jarfuls: plural of jarful
jarred: past of jar
jarring: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk
jarring: Of or pertaining to being rapped or shaken
jarring: Pertaining to the filling of jars
jarring: A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines
jarring: Shaking; disturbing; discordant
jarring: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
jarring: characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
jarring: {s} grating, discordant, dissonant; nerve-racking, irritating; shaking, jolting; conflicting, opposing
jarring: Of or pertaining to jars
jarring: Pertaining to being emotionally shaken
jarring: Discord; a clashing of interests
jarringly: in a jarring manner
jarringly: In a jarring or discordant manner
jarringly: in a manner that jars and irritates; "the piano was jarringly out of tune"
jarringly: in a manner that jars and irritates; "the piano was jarringly out of tune
jars: third-person singular of jar
jars: plural of jar
leiden jar: an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest
leyden jar: It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland
leyden jar: It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity
leyden jar: A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity
mason jar: a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning
on the jar: open slightly, ajar, not closed tight (of a gate, door, etc.)