jar
noun
[ dʒɑː ]
• a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery and typically having a lid, used especially for storing food.
• "a large storage jar"
Similar:
glass/earthenware container,
pot,
crock,
urn,
pitcher,
jug,
flask,
decanter,
carafe,
flagon,
ewer,
drum,
canister,
vessel,
container,
receptacle,
repository,
creamer,
jorum,
reservatory,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French jarre, from Arabic jarra .
jar
verb
• send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).
• "he jarred the knee in training"
• have an unpleasant or disturbing effect.
• "a laugh which jarred on the ears"
Similar:
grate on,
set someone's teeth on edge,
irritate,
annoy,
upset,
irk,
exasperate,
nettle,
vex,
disturb,
rattle,
discompose,
jangle,
rile,
aggravate,
get on someone's nerves,
get someone's goat,
jar
noun
• a physical shock or jolt.
• "the train stopped without the slightest jar"
Origin:
late 15th century (as a noun in the sense ‘disagreement, dispute’): probably imitative.
