mason jar
A mason jar filled with homemade strawberry jam sits on a sunny kitchen counter.
Noun: * A wide-mouthed glass jar with a threaded neck designed to be sealed with a two-part lid consisting of a flat metal disc and a separate metal screw band. It is primarily used for preserving and storing food through home canning.
The term "mason jar" refers specifically to the container itself. It is a countable noun. * She filled the mason jar with homemade strawberry jam. * We need to sterilize a dozen mason jars before we start canning. * The pantry shelves were lined with colorful mason jars.
- While designed for canning, "mason jar" is also commonly used to describe the jar's use in modern, non-canning contexts, such as serving drinks, storing dry goods, or as a decorative vessel.
- The café serves its iced coffee in chilled mason jars.
- He uses mason jars to organize screws and nails in his workshop.
- Canning jar: A more general term for any jar suitable for home canning, of which a mason jar is a common type.
- Ball jar: A popular brand name of mason jars, often used synonymously with the generic term.
- Canning jar
- Preserving jar
- Glass jar (a broader, less specific term)
The term "mason jar" has only one primary meaning related to the specific type of jar. Its use is almost always literal, referring to the physical object.
There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs that use the term "mason jar."
A mason jar filled with homemade strawberry jam sits on a sunny kitchen counter.
- a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning