Definition

Noun: 1. The quantity that a jar can hold: "jarful" refers to the amount of a substance (liquid, solid, or semi-solid) that fills a standard jar to its capacity. 2. The contents of a jar: It can also refer to the substance itself that is contained within a jar.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used informally to emphasize a generous or complete amount contained in a jar, as opposed to a partial amount.
  • After a day of canning, she had put up jarful after jarful of tomatoes.

Variants and Related Words

• Jar (noun): The container itself.
  • a glass jar, a mason jar, a cookie jar
• Jar (verb): To cause a jolt or shock; to clash or conflict.
  • The sudden noise jarred my nerves.
  • His opinion jars with the facts.

Synonyms

• Jar
• Jar's worth
• Potful (when referring to a similar container)

Notes

• "Jarful" is a compound noun formed by adding the suffix "-ful" to the noun "jar." The suffix "-ful" indicates "the amount that fills [the container]." Similar words include , , and .
• In casual usage, the simple word "jar" is often used interchangeably with "jarful" (e.g., "a jar of honey"). However, "jarful" specifically emphasizes the measure or quantity.

Noun

1. the quantity contained in a jar
   • he drank a jar of beer