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  • Water clock — For the individual water clock at The Children s Museum of Indianapolis, see Water clock (Indianapolis). A display of two outflow water clocks from the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. The top is an original from the late 5th century BC. The… …   Wikipedia

  • jar — jar1 [jär] vi. jarred, jarring [ult. echoic] 1. to make a harsh sound or a discord; grate 2. to have a harsh, irritating effect (on one) 3. to shake or vibrate from a sudden impact 4. to clash, disagree, or quarrel sharply vt …   English World dictionary

  • Water cure — is a form of water torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time, resulting in gastric distension, water intoxication, and possibly death.cite book|title=Oxford English Dictionary|quote=In the… …   Wikipedia

  • Water monkey — A jar or bottle, as of porous earthenware, in which water is cooled by evaporation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water monkey — noun : a jar or bottle (as of porous earthenware) in which water is cooled by evaporation * * * water monkey noun A round, narrow necked, porous earthenware jar for holding drinking water, cooled by evaporation and used in hot climates (also… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jar — 01. I d better do some baking; the cookie [jar] is almost empty. 02. Her father made a lot of money after inventing a device which helps you open [jar] lids that are on too tight. 03. The children got up in the middle of the night and emptied the …   Grammatical examples in English

  • jar — jar1 [dʒa: US dʒa:r] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old Provençal; Origin: jarra, from Arabic jarrah pot for carrying water ] 1.) a glass container with a wide top and a lid, used for storing food such as ↑jam or ↑honey, or the amount it contains ▪ a jam… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jar — I [[t]dʒɑr[/t]] n. 1) a broad mouthed container, usu. cylindrical and of glass or earthenware 2) the quantity such a container can hold • Etymology: 1585–95; < MF jarre < OPr jarra < Ar jarrah earthen water vessel II jar [[t]dʒɑr[/t]] v …   From formal English to slang

  • jar — I. verb (jarred; jarring) Etymology: probably of imitative origin Date: 1526 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a harsh or discordant sound b. to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect c. to be out of harmony; specifically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • jar — jar1 jarless, adj. /jahr/, n. 1. a broad mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware: a cookie jar. 2. the quantity such a container can or does hold. [1585 95; < MF jarre < OPr jarra < Ar jarrah earthen water vessel] jar2 …   Universalium

  • Water cure (torture) — This is an article about a form of torture. For other uses, see Water cure. The Water Torture Facsimile of a woodcut in J. Damhoudère s Praxis Rerum Criminalium, Antwerp, 1556. Water cure as a term for a form of torture refers to a method in… …   Wikipedia

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