jarful
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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
- the quantity contained in a jar
- he drank a jar of beer