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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Liquid :: Liquid (a.) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters..
Jar :: "Jar (n.) The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves..
Gurglet :: Gurglet (n.) A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation.
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..
Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds..
Crouke :: Crouke (n.) A crock; a jar.
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..
Jardiniere :: "Jardiniere (n.) An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room..
Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..
Jar-owl :: Jar-owl (n.) The goatsucker.
Electrical :: Electrical (a.) Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark..
Goatsucker :: Goatsucker (n.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europaeus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc..
Leyden Jar :: Leyden jar () Alt. of Leyden phia.
Coat :: Coat (v. t.) To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling..
Jarring :: Jarring (n.) Discord; a clashing of interests.
Chinook :: Chinook (n.) A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.
Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..
Jarble :: Jarble (v. t.) To wet; to bemire.
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