Phrase Hound found 55 phrases and 87 compound words that contain jar. The most common are listed below. Open jar in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 55
- cookie jarA vessel for storing cookies or other food.
- Leyden jarA glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
- Jar-file
- bell jarA piece of laboratory equipment used for creating vacuums, often made of glass in a bell-like shape.
- jam jarA jar of, or for, jam.
- Mason jarA glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food.
- curse jarSynonym of swear jar: A jar into which somebody who utters a profanity is obliged to drop some money, used to encourage people to stop swearing.
- water-jarA water jug.
- canopic jarAn Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.
- jar openerAny device that assists in opening jars.
- swear jarA jar into which somebody who utters a profanity is obliged to drop some money, used to encourage people to stop swearing.
- body jarA trick in which a skateboarder uses their body to push the skateboard off the ground while simultaneously jumping or twisting in the air, often landing back on the board after the maneuver.
- gas jarA cylindrical lidded glass vessel for collecting and storing gases from experiments etc.
- JAR hellOf the Java language, problems caused by incompatible versions of a JAR (Java archive).
- killing jarA sealable container used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.
- monkey jarSynonym of water monkey: A jar or bottle, made from porous earthenware or similar, in which water is cooled by evaporation.
- tip jarA container, commonly a glass jar, into which customers can place a gratuity.
- jar-nutAlternative form of jarnut: An earthnut, Bunium bulbocastanum.
- hand in the cookie jarUsed to indicate an act of theft or other wrongdoing.
- jar millA small ball mill with a jar-like drum.
- Leiden jarAlternative spelling of Leyden jar: A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
- cuss jarSynonym of swear jar: A jar into which somebody who utters a profanity is obliged to drop some money, used to encourage people to stop swearing.
- stirrup jarA pottery vessel, sometimes decorated, intended to hold oil or wine.
- Kilner jarA rubber-sealed screwtop jar used to store food.
- Kleistian jarSynonym of Leyden jar: A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
Compound words 87
- nightjarAny of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
- jarheadA US marine.
- jarryJarring, reverberating.
- jarsomeCharacterised or marked by jarring.
- unjarTo extract data from a JAR (Java archive) file.
- evejarSynonym of nightjar: Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
- jarfulAs much as a jar will hold
- jarlessWithout jarring or shaking.
- jarlicJarred minced garlic (as opposed to freshly minced garlic).
- jarlikeResembling a jar.