jar
         n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and
               without handles
         2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
            [syn: {jar}, {jarful}]
         3: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all
            the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
            [syn: {jolt}, {jar}, {jounce}, {shock}]
         v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors
               clash" [syn: {clash}, {jar}, {collide}]
         2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn:
            {jolt}, {jar}]
         3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
            [syn: {jar}, {shake up}, {bump around}]
         4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
         5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"

English Dictionary: JRA	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jeer n showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing] v laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" Synonym(s): jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jerry n offensive term for a person of German descent [syn: Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jewry n Jews collectively
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jr n a son who has the same first name as his father [syn: Junior, Jr, Jnr]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jr. adj used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." Synonym(s): younger, jr.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
JRA n a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel" Synonym(s): Japanese Red Army, JRA, Anti-Imperialist International Brigade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jury n a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law a committee appointed to judge a competition Synonym(s): jury, panel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jar \Jar\, v. t.       1. To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to             tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock;             as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith.          2. To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off. [Obs.]                         My thoughts are minutes, and with sighs they jar                      Their watches on unto mine eyes.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jar \Jar\, n. [See {Ajar}.]       A turn. [Only in phrase.]          {On the jar}, on the turn, ajar, as a door.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jar \Jar\, n. [F. jarre, Sp. jarra, from Ar. jarrah ewer; cf.       Pers. jarrah.]       1. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for             holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental             purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. --Dryden.          2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of             oil; a jar of preserves.          {Bell jar}, {Leyden jar}. See in the Vocabulary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jar \Jar\, n.       1. A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh             sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh             sounds.          2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate;             slight disagreement.                         And yet his peace is but continual jar. --Spenser.                         Cease, cease these jars, and rest your minds in                      peace.                                                --Shak.          3. A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.                         I love thee not a jar of the clock.   --Shak.          4. pl. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jar \Jar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {jarring}.] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash,       F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran       to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon,       ajar.]       1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to             sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my             ears.                         When such strings jar, what hope of harmony ?                                                                               --Shak.                         A string may jar in the best master's hand.                                                                               --Roscommon.          2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to             interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.                         When those renowned noble peers Greece Through                      stubborn pride among themselves did jar. --Spenser.                         For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but                      well consist.                                    --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jarrah \Jar"rah\, n.       The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata.       See {Eucalyptus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jeer \Jeer\, v. t.       To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to       taunt; to flout; to mock at.                   And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. --B.                                                                               Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jeer \Jeer\, n.       A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting       jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.                   Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art,                and kept his ears.                                 --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jeer \Jeer\, n. [Cf. {Gear}.] (Naut.)       (a) A gear; a tackle.       (b) pl. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting             or lowering the lower yards of a ship.          {Jeer capstan} (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed             between the foremast and mainmast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jeer \Jeer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jeered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Jeering}.] [Perh. a corrup. of cheer to salute with cheers,       taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gekscheren       to jeer, lit., to shear the fool; gek a fool (see 1st {Geck})       + scheren to shear. See {Shear}, v.]       To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with       mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as,       to jeer at a speaker.                   But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. --Spenser.          Syn: To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jerry \Jer"ry\, a.       Flimsy; jerry-built. -- {Jer"ry*ism}, n. [Both Builder's       Cant]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jewry \Jew"ry\, n. [OE. Jewerie, OF. Juierie, F. Juiverie.]       Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.       --Chaucer.                   Teaching throughout all Jewry.               -- Luke xxiii.                                                                               5.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jura \Ju"ra\, n. [F. & L.]       1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland.          2. (Geol.) The Jurassic period. See {Jurassic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jurassic \Ju*ras"sic\, a. (Geol.)       Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in       England and Europe, the Lias, O[94]lite, and Wealden; --       named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains. -- n. The       Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the {Jura}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jury \Ju"ry\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)       For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.          {Jury mast}, a temporary mast, in place of one that has been             carried away, or broken.          {Jury rudder}, a rudder constructed for temporary use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jury \Ju"ry\, n.; pl. {Juries}. [OF. jur[82]e an assize, fr.       jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right,       law. See {Just},a., and cf. {Jurat}, {Abjure}.]       1. (Law) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to             law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any             matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according             to the evidence legally adduced. See {Grand jury} under             {Grand}, and {Inquest}.                         The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. -- Shak.          2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding             prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury             gave him the first prize.          {Jury of inquest}, a coroner's jury. See {Inquest}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Jarreau, LA       Zip code(s): 70749
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
jar          {Java archive}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
JRE          {Java Run-Time Environment}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Jair       enlightener. (1.) The son of Segub. He was brought up with his       mother in Gilead, where he had possessions (1 Chr. 2:22). He       distinguished himself in an expedition against Bashan, and       settled in the part of Argob on the borders of Gilead. The small       towns taken by him there are called Havoth-jair, i.e., "Jair's       villages" (Num. 32:41; Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30).                (2.) The eighth judge of Israel, which he ruled for twenty-two       years. His opulence is described in Judg. 10:3-5. He had thirty       sons, each riding on "ass colts." They had possession of thirty       of the sixty cities (1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chr. 2:23) which formed the       ancient Havoth-jair.                (3.) A Benjamite, the father of Mordecai, Esther's uncle       (Esther 2:5).                (4.) The father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi, the brother of       Goliath (1 Chr. 20:5).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Jair, Jairus, my light; who diffuses light
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Jarah, a wood; honeycomb; watching closely
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Jerah, the moon; month; smelling sweet
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Jeriah, fear, or throwing down, of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Jorah, Jorai, showing; casting forth; a cauldron