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on the jar

on the jar prepositional phrase: ajar.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (dated) ajar
    • But I safely put the street door on the jar and got behind the Major's blinds with my shawl on and my mind made up the moment I saw danger to rush out screeching till my voice failed me and catch the Major round the neck[…]1863, Charles Dickens, Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy

Questions about on the jar

What does on the jar mean?
On the jar means ajar.
What part of speech is on the jar?
On the jar is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the jar in the dictionary

  1. on the inside
  2. on the instant
  3. on the internet
  4. on the Internet nobody knows you're a dog
  5. on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
  6. on the jar
  7. on the job
  8. on the jump
  9. on the knocker
  10. on the ladder
  11. on the lam

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