noun
jar
JAR/dʒɑːr/
A wide-mouthed container, usually made of glass or ceramic.
The open glass jar has a broad mouth and a matching screw lid.
Etymology
Arabic jarrah named an earthen water-vessel. In English, jar originally meant a large container for imported olive oil, later broadening to the familiar glass or pottery container.
In context
rolls. I also love it with roast chicken and finishing any type of butter sauce for shellfish, fish or poultry. To prolong its shelf life, put it in a glass jar in water in your refrigerator.
More examples
- A ceramic jar holds wooden spoons beside the stove.
- We sort spare screws into labeled jars.
- He unscrews the lid of the pickle jar.
Forms
jar · jars
jarful noun — An amount that fills one jar.