Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Partially opened.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Out of harmony; jarring.
- On the turn; neither quite open nor shut; partly opened: said of a door.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Slightly turned or opened.
- adverb In a state of discord; out of harmony.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Slightly turned or opened.
- adverb Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
- adjective Slightly turned or opened.
- verb rare, perhaps nonstandard To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
- verb rare, perhaps nonstandard To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective slightly open
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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After the 7 minutes, slip the handle of a wooden spoon into the door to keep in ajar.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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After the 7 minutes, slip the handle of a wooden spoon into the door to keep in ajar.
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Notwithstanding the Constitution was undermined and ridden with wording so as to leave the door to American soverignity ajar, that is a deception that can be corrected and why hasn't it been these two centuries later?
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Not wide open, but what is called ajar -- manifestly not locked or barred, but not sufficiently open for one to look in.
The Lady of the Shroud Bram Stoker 1879
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Kalau Nazri sudah kurang ajar akapada TDM, pemimpin yang banyak berjasa kapada negara, saya fikir tak perlu kita panggil dia YB lagi.
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Me and a friend were walking thru a mall and saw someone with low rise sweats, "ajar" to partially show a lower-back tat, and of course, generous back fat.
Just Say No Seeking Solace 2006
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Which is undoubtedly a comforting distinction if you’re the guy who had to pee in ajar.
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Do you think the picture gains, or loses, by representing the door as "ajar" instead of wide open?
Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition Brainerd Kellogg
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We had lots of brainstorms, loads of suggestions and ideas were written down; some will be available during 'ajar', some have been filed away for the future.
IGN Complete 2008
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So if you need a door ajar or else without the cat running through it, placing the bottle in the doorway will usually keep it away.
Keep Your Cats From Destroying Your Furniture | Lifehacker Australia 2009
oroboros commented on the word ajar
Raja in reverse.
July 22, 2007