I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bottle/jar of perfume
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He gave me a bottle of my favourite perfume.
Mason jar
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
empty
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In front of each team at a distance of about two yards, place a mirror, a spoon an empty bottle or jar .
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Huy forced himself into a sitting position by degrees and brought the empty jar of fig liquor into vision.
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We could draw off a pint to fill a customer's empty jam jar .
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She hid in an empty jar .
large
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He raises his hybrid cells under a controlled atmosphere in large jars .
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In wooden niches sat large jars of white and yellow porcelain, clearly labeled to indicate their contents.
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An ounce of coral beads was reckoned to be worth ten large jars of oil.
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She brought home a large jar of holy water from the cathedral.
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Consequently, there are 14 large jars of preserved eyeballs here, each holding between 50-150 eyes in each jar.
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A large jar is ideal for hatching the eggs.
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Under her skilled hands a snake of clay was being coiled into the shape of a large globular jar .
small
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To vary the casserole, add 3-4 prepared scallops or a small jar of drained mussels.
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Pour the chutney into small sterilised jars , seal, label and give away as presents.
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Remove the vanilla pod, skim the jam, and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars .
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He took a small jar of ointment, went down the stairs and out across to the convent building.
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The adults will lay their eggs in your tub, though, or even a small jar .
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Tea/supper Wholemeal bread spread with a small jar of anchovy paste and topped with a chopped hard-boiled egg.
■ NOUN
cookie
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As hellfire-spiced love muffins go this beauty rates five big ones in any self-respecting cookie jar .
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And never take more than one cookie when offered the cookie jar .
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We talk about how much money is left in the cookie jar .
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She put the Gingerbread Man in the cookie jar , where his comrades welcomed him.
glass
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Yellow lizards in a glass jar in some one's window.
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Place ginger in a heatproof glass jar or ceramic bowl.
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He was playing with his fist inside a glass jar , banging it on the ground then licking it.
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It consisted of material in a glass jar , he said, which sent fragments flying when it exploded.
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It will keep for months in a sealed glass jar in a cook, dark place.
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It consisted of rooms filled with glass jars of preserves, barrels of sauerkraut and bins of potatoes, carrots and onions.
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The first time she brought him flowers - a posy of crocuses in a glass jar - he suddenly and unaccountably wept.
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Both the glass jars and the steel cans are recyclable, but you knew that.
jam
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A jam jar on top of the bottle seems to be the answer.
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Long gone are the days of the cane, worm and jam jar !
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Put the oil and vinegar in a jam jar or other salted container.
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Here's flowers in a jam jar .
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Crystals Fill two jam jars with water and stir five tablespoons of Epsom Salts into each jar.
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She felt as though her brain were clambering around her skull like a wasp trying to get out of a jam jar .
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She hoped that he would not find the jam jar too utilitarian, but he appeared to possess few vases.
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We could draw off a pint to fill a customer's empty jam jar .
mason
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A Mason jar of early wildflowers sat in the center, along with a deep-dish apple pie, fresh from the oven.
■ VERB
fill
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Simply fill a jar with spare coins - it's amazing how quickly the pennies grow.
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She let him fill the jar .
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Crystals Fill two jam jars with water and stir five tablespoons of Epsom Salts into each jar.
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It consisted of rooms filled with glass jars of preserves, barrels of sauerkraut and bins of potatoes, carrots and onions.
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Step one: The incubator I half fill a spaghetti jar with tank water, adding fungus preventative.
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The McPhillips' home was filled with jars and jars of sand, leaves, and ant colonies.
keep
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They keep us in jars like dead insects and fail to perceive the pulse of desire.
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Tell each group to try to invent a way to keep a jar of hot water hot for a long time.
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All the clothes were unused looking and old, as if kept for years in jars of formaldehyde.
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They will keep indefinitely in a jar stored in a cool, dry place.
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For storage keep the jar , covered, in the refrigerator.
put
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Moisten the tissue in the jar and put the jar under the funnel.
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What could you put around the jar ?
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Collect them, then blow or shake away the debris, and put seeds in stoppered jars until next spring.
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After she had gone upstairs Carolyn collected them and put them in a jar on the mantelpiece.
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They gave me money, and I put it into a jar like Granny had with the egg money.
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He pulled back the bedclothes and put the jar underneath them.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a cookie jar
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a honey jar
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Analysis Have each group use two different jars and draw what they see through the lenses as accurately as possible.
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Close the lid on the jar . 6.
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Each jar or bottle must be completely filled with water.
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He picked up a jar large enough to hold a fetus in formaldehyde.
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I could see her working out how many jars she'd be able to carry in her hand luggage.
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Note 1 x 500g can or jar of sauce serves 4, or allow l25g per person.
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She stood more firmly on the jar .
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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O'Neal jarred the ball loose from Marino.
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Their laughter jarred and confused me.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Accidents in sport, whether to the ribs, legs, feet, head or shoulders, nearly always jar the spine.
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Don't use the other person's name or use it artificially so that it jars.
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Even popular television war comedies were taken off the air, for fear of jarring too awkwardly with endless hours of Gulf coverage.
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He kicked and usually punched, but his size and strength produced blows that jarred the body and caused lapses in consciousness.
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These would be plastic jugs, glass jars, all kinds of bottles.