jar

jar is a 3-letter English word with 19 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A turn. [Only in phrase.]. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A turn. [Only in phrase.]
2. noun. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar.
3. noun. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves.
4. intransitive verb. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears.
5. intransitive verb. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
6. transitive verb. 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.
7. transitive verb. To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off.
8. noun. A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds.
9. noun. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement.
10. noun. A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.
11. noun. 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.
12. noun. a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
13. noun. a sudden jarring impact

    "the door closed with a jolt"

    "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"

    Synonyms: jolt, jounce, shock

14. noun. the quantity contained in a jar

    "he drank a jar of beer"

    Synonyms: jarful

15. verb. place in a cylindrical vessel

    "jar the jam"

16. verb. affect in a disagreeable way

    "This play jarred the audience"

17. verb. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

    Synonyms: jolt

18. verb. shock physically

    "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

19. verb. be incompatible; be or come into conflict

    "These colors clash"

    Synonyms: clash, collide

Synonyms

jolt, jounce, shock, jarful, clash, collide

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in jar:

jra, raj

Common word forms

jars, jared, jarful, jarred, jarless, jarring

Words from these letters

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