jarful

jar ¹  (jär)

n.

1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.

2. The amount that a jar can hold.

3. Chiefly British A glass of beer.

tr.v. jarred, jar·ring, jars

To put into a jar.

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[Middle English jarre, a liquid measure, from Old French (from Provençal jarra) and from Medieval Latin jarra, both from Arabic jarra, earthen jar, from jarra, to draw, pull; see grr in Semitic roots.]

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jarful n.

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jar ²  (jär)

v. jarred, jar·ring, jars

v.intr.

1. To make or utter a harsh sound.

2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.

3. To shake or shiver from impact.

4. To clash or conflict: "We ourselves . . . often jar with the landscape" (Isak Dinesen).

v.tr.

1. To bump or cause to move or shake from impact.

2. To startle or unsettle; shock.

n.

1. A jolt; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.

2. Harsh or grating sound; discord.

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[Perhaps of imitative origin.]

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jarring·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jarful - the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" jar containerful - the quantity that a container will hold