According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
AJAR
ajar
(adjective) slightly open; “the door was ajar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adverb
ajar (not comparable)
Slightly turned or opened.
Adjective
ajar (comparative more ajar, superlative most ajar)
Slightly turned or opened.
Verb
ajar (third-person singular simple present ajars, present participle ajarring, simple past and past participle ajarred)
(rare, perhaps nonstandard) To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
Etymology 2
Adverb
ajar (not comparable)
(archaic) Out of harmony.
Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
Verb
ajar (third-person singular simple present ajars, present participle ajarring, simple past and past participle ajarred)
(rare, perhaps nonstandard) To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.
Anagrams
• raja
Etymology
Noun
Ajar (plural Ajars)
A member of an ethnographic group of Georgians.
Anagrams
• raja
Source: Wiktionary
A*jar", adv. Etym: [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See Char.]
Definition: Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
A*jar", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + jar.]
Definition: In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 May 2025
CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee Trivia
