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View usage for: (ədʒɑːʳ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]If a door is ajar, it is slightly open. He left the door ajar in case I needed him. Synonyms: open, gaping, agape, partly open More Synonyms of ajar ajar in British English 1 (əˈdʒɑː) adjective, adverb (postpositive)(esp of a door or window) slightly open Word origin C18: altered form of obsolete on char, literally: on the turn; char, from Old English cierran to turn ajar in British English 2 (əˈdʒɑː) adjective(postpositive) not in harmony Word origin C19: altered form of at jar at discord. See jar2ajar in American English 1 (əˈdʒɑr) adverb, adjective slightly open the door stood ajar Word origin ME on char, a-char < OE cier, a turn: see chore ajar in American English 2 (əˈdʒɑr) Examples of 'ajar' in a sentenceajar Turn offthe oven and put the cheesecake back in with the door ajar.We always left the door slightly ajar for them.Its door was ajar and light on.The giant wooden door of the imposing church in the square is still slightly ajar.Turn the heat off and leave the chicken in the oven with the door ajar to keep it warm.This could be done for eight hours overnight in a very low oven with the door left slightly ajar.Turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake inside with the door slightly ajar for an hour to cool slowly. Leave with door ajar to cool.The door should be slightly ajar.Sprinkle with sea salt and keep warm in a low oven with the door left slightly ajar while you fry the rest.Turn the oven off, set the door ajar and leave the meringues overnight to dry out.Turn off the oven and leave the door ajar for a further 10 minutes before serving.Turn off oven and leave chicken for 15 min with door ajar.Or you can go in the cubicles, but leave the door ajar to avoid suspicion.The message is clear - the door is still ajar.The lid had come slightly ajar; the bird was straining at the gap.Turn off the oven and leave the door ajar for 15 minutes to rest the meat before serving.I came home to find my door ajar and a gaping hole where my laptop used to be.Walking home, he spotted his victim's door ajar.The thing most to be feared was that the room would be empty of Deronda, for the door was ajar.I had that door... not open, but ajar.If you route the mains cable under the car and up into the engine bay, you won't need to leave the bonnet ajar. Chinese translation of 'ajar' adj - [door]
微开(開)的 (wēikāi de)
- airy
- aisle
- aisle seat
- ajar
- akin
- akin to
- alarm
Definition (of a door) slightly open He left the door ajar in case I needed him. Additional synonymsDefinition (of the mouth) wide open She stood looking at me, her mouth agape. Synonyms wide open, wide, yawning, gapinga gaping hole Synonyms wide, great, open, broad, vast, yawning, wide open, cavernous- airy
- airy-fairy
- aisle
- ajar
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- akin to
- alacrity
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