| jar | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. jar | a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles. |
| ~ amphora | an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine. |
| ~ beaker | a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry. |
| ~ canopic jar, canopic vase | a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body. |
| ~ cookie jar, cooky jar | a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden). |
| ~ earthenware jar, crock | an earthen jar (made of baked clay). |
| ~ cruse | small jar; holds liquid (oil or water). |
| ~ jamjar, jampot | a jar for holding jellies or preserves. |
| ~ lid | a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc..; "he raised the piano lid" |
| ~ mason jar | a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning. |
| ~ mouth | the opening of a jar or bottle.; "the jar had a wide mouth" |
| ~ vase | an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| n. (quantity) | 2. jar, jarful | the quantity contained in a jar.; "he drank a jar of beer" |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| n. (event) | 3. jar, jolt, jounce, shock | a sudden jarring impact.; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| v. (stative) | 4. clash, collide, jar | be incompatible; be or come into conflict.; "These colors clash" |
| ~ conflict | be in conflict.; "The two proposals conflict!" |
| v. (motion) | 5. jar, jolt | move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (motion) | 6. bump around, jar, shake up | shock physically.; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. jar | affect in a disagreeable way.; "This play jarred the audience" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (contact) | 8. jar | place in a cylindrical vessel.; "jar the jam" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| vibrate | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. vibrate | shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ shimmy, wobble | tremble or shake.; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" |
| ~ judder, shake | shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively.; "The old engine was juddering" |
| v. (motion) | 2. oscillate, vibrate | move or swing from side to side regularly.; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" |
| ~ sway, swing | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back" |
| ~ hunt | oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent.; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency" |
| ~ librate | vibrate before coming to a total rest.; "the children's swing librated" |
| v. (stative) | 3. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| ~ shillyshally | be uncertain and vague. |
| v. (perception) | 4. resonate, vibrate | sound with resonance.; "The sound resonates well in this theater" |
| ~ make vibrant sounds, purr | indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats. |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. thrill, tickle, vibrate | feel sudden intense sensation or emotion.; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| vibrate | | |
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