ajar
əˈʤɑr-
(adj)
ajar
slightly open "the door was ajar"
-
Ajar
In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world.
-
ajar
Out of harmony; jarring. -
ajar
On the turn; neither quite open nor shut; partly opened: said of a door.
-
(adv)
Ajar
a-jär′ partly open.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. on char, ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren, to turn, and to D. akerre,. See Char
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. on, on, cyrr, a turn.
Nothing appeared to be missing, but a door that is usually locked and barricaded from the inside was ajar . cleveland.com
C's leave door ajar . espn.go.com
After Meeting With Selig, Door Seems Ajar for Rose. nytimes.com
Broil in oven about 5 inches from broiler with door ajar. fishgame.com
Perhaps the only thing more welcoming than an open door is a brightly colored cast-iron doorstop holding it ajar. yankeemagazine.com
Michael Dirda reviews 'Hocus Bogus' by Romain Gary (& Emile Ajar). ashingtonpost.com
Once a week, Daily Intel takes a peek behind doors left slightly ajar. nymag.com
40 am, the suspect entered a Libby Hall resident's dorm room after the resident left his door ajar while going to the bathroom. dailycamera.com
Stepping inside, you notice instantly that a previously closed window is ajar. ashingtonpost.com
According to reports, the front door was left ajar and pieces of raw chicken were scattered about the messy interior. cleveland.com
Harry Taradash's office door was ajar so I gave it the old courtesy knock and walked in. easthamptonstar.com
PORT ST LUCIE — The State Attorney 's Office has no plans to prosecute government critic Victoria Huggins with perjury in a state investigation, but left the door to future charges slightly ajar. tcpalm.com
PORT ST LUCIE — The State Attorney's Office has no plans to prosecute government critic Victoria Huggins with perjury in a state investigation, but left the door to future charges slightly ajar. tcpalm.com
She left the door ajar. "The Black Box" by
The shackles securely on, I was left to content me as I could, with the door ajar and my two jailers hobnobbing before it. "The Master of Appleby" by
The door remained ajar, and, if escape was possible, now was the time. "Gordon Craig" by
I paused for a moment outside the drawing-room door which stood ajar, and I could hear my lover's deep voice within. "The Story of Bawn" by
She saw then that the front door was not only unlocked, but slightly ajar. "The Debtor" by
Just then the door, which had been left ajar, was pushed open, and a slight, sweet-faced woman came in from the street. "A Dozen Ways Of Love" by
The figure drew in without a single look, leaving the door ajar. "Heralds of Empire" by
Then she will leave her cloud-doorway ajar, To watch you, that nothing your slumbers may mar. "Prudence of the Parsonage" by
Then he had it open, and I stepped out, close on his heels, and left the door ajar. "The Devil Doctor" by
He was on the point of departure, when he noticed that the door was ajar. "A Maker of History" by
Will not leave the wind ajar;
He will go when it is late
With a misty star.
And set The Gate ajar.
"If know aught of women and men
I trow she is not far."
They did not close the view,
But left the gate standing ajar
That we might enter too.
Bells of Heaven were ringing,
Angels stood around the gate,
Waiting, watching, singing.
The door was just ajar:
One said, 'God, what fun I had with her
In that Baby Austin car.'
A low, bright door in Heaven ajar--
With God it was a covenant,
To man it seemed a star.