flipper vs jar

flipper

noun
  • Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin. 

  • Television remote control, clicker. 

  • A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce. 

  • A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play. 

  • A kind of false tooth, usually temporary. 

  • A small flat used to support a larger one. 

  • Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit. 

  • In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming. 

  • A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming. 

  • A kitchen spatula. 

verb
  • To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water. 

jar

noun
  • A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck. 

  • A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes. 

  • The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash. 

  • A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful. 

  • A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint. 

  • An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. 

  • A sense of alarm or dismay. 

  • A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality. 

  • A pint glass 

verb
  • To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement. 

  • To harm or injure by such action. 

  • To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel. 

  • To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck. 

  • To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly. 

  • To shock or surprise. 

  • Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent. 

  • To preserve (food) in a jar. 

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