Definition of jar

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"Jar (n.) 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..

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Gurglet :: Gurglet (n.) A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation.
Jargonic :: Jargonic (a.) Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
Liquid :: Liquid (a.) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters..
Jar :: "Jar (n.) 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..
Sarcode :: Sarcode (n.) A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.
Jarring :: "Jarring (n.) A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines..
Cow-pilot :: Cow-pilot (n.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); -- called also mojarra..
Jargon :: "Jargon (v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner..
Gibberish :: Gibberish (v. i.) Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words; jargon.
Jar :: "Jar (v. i.) To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears..
Stinkpot :: Stinkpot (n.) An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel..
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world..
Knock :: Knock (n.) A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
Himyaritic :: Himyaritic (a.) Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters, language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic, still spoken in Southern Arabia..
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..
Leyden Jar :: Leyden jar () Alt. of Leyden phia.
Jar :: "Jar (n.) The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves..
Jargonist :: Jargonist (n.) One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
Jug :: "Jug (v. t.) To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare..
Coat :: Coat (v. t.) To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling..
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