(adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
(adv.) In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world.
Example Sentences:
(1) I felt that theatre was closed, but that when it came to film, the door was very slightly ajar.
(2) Finding the outer door ajar, I pushed it open and stepped out and was struck by a blast of cold air.
(3) Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer with the lid slightly ajar for at least 45 minutes, until tender but not falling apart.
(4) Signs such as a closed door, door ajar, door half-open or completely open all have different meanings ...
(5) But he appeared to leave the door ajar when he was asked whether his claim that he is "not available" would still apply if the Lisbon treaty is ratified.
(6) alpha 1-Inhibitor 3 was a more complete ring sometimes ajar at one corner.
(7) We try to show the function of pen names for Romain Kacew, who was twice rewarded by the Goncourt prize, under two pseudonyms, Romain Gary, then Emile Ajar.
(8) Davis Cup: Nick Kyrgios virus leaves door ajar for Lleyton Hewitt return Read more Kyrgios has been struck down by a virus while also struggling with a back injury which forced him to withdraw from his semi-final in Dubai last week.
(9) Sterling fell on the foreign exchanges after King's remarks to mark the publication of the Bank's quarterly inflation report were seen as keeping the door ajar for further moves to stimulate growth later in the year.
(10) And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction.
(11) The door was ajar and the blood-soaked walls and floor of the stairwell could be seen.
(12) Zlatan may be pre-demob-happy, a superstar who can see the exit door ajar in the distance.
(13) The door becomes ajar at 0-15 to Djokovic ... and then Wawrinka's serving slams it shut again.
(14) It has pledged to “capture more quickly the value we see” – which usually means running the business harder and ensuring the backdoor is not left ajar for opportunistic bidders.
(15) It should have been game over for City later on but Lewandowki's profligacy left the door ajar for Mancini's players and Balotelli took full advantage to leave the Dortmund players crestfallen at the end.
(16) The door was, however, left ajar for a potential Five deal.
(17) As if the window left ajar had seized on its hinge and couldn't quickly be shut again.
(18) The news prompted alarm in Britain's pension funds, which are concerned that QE pushes down interest rates and reduces the return on their investments, but Threadneedle Street left the door ajar for a further expansion of QE2 should the economy not respond.
(19) What they have discovered is that in many hospitals the door is more than ajar, and in a few it is already wide open.
(20) If that door has been closed, many in Hollywood are suddenly ajar, but for now Abdi remains remarkably level-headed about his newfound success.
Pantry
Definition:
(n.) An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
Example Sentences:
(1) Expect it to be talk of floor tonight during 6pm hr vote series October 14, 2013 6.15pm BST Obama: 'there has been some progress' Speaking to reporters at a Washington food pantry, where hailed volunteer work by furloughed federal workers, President Obama said there had been "progress" in the budget talks.
(2) But Miranda Kaunang of GMFS admits more suppliers are needed: “There’s an art to managing a pantry in terms of supplies,” she says.
(3) North said: “When we believe we have got the offer right, and the economics, we will roll it out internationally.” The expansion of Pantry comes on the back of a productive year for Amazon in the UK.
(4) If they end up going to the pantry for the next 10 years, that’s fine.
(5) Over two hours before the Brinnington Local Pantry opens, Christine arrives to take her seat at the head of the queue.
(6) It’s not a normal shop, but it is close to a normal shop.” Cooper is working with Stockport Homes on plans to develop the pantry model across Greater Manchester.
(7) He is a big fan of the Portland Timbers MLS club, volunteers at his church and helps run a food pantry for low-income children.
(8) Belle Gibson said she was inspired to launch The Whole Pantry recipe app in 2013 after being diagnosed with a terminal, malignant brain cancer in 2009 and told she had months to live.
(9) We wanted something that provided dignity and choice.” So the pantry was born.
(10) Brinnington Pantry tops this up with free fruit and vegetables financed from the club’s subscription revenue.
(11) She comes to the food pantry three times a month and shares what she has with her 85-year-old neighbour.
(12) In Virginia, Charles Meng, the executive director of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (Afac), told the Guardian this will increase the burden on families who benefit from his pantry, which serves 1,500 families each week.
(13) Fresh analysis of a collection of 19th-century watercolours by the New Zealand landscape artist JR Smythe, shows that in one portrait, “Summer Pantry” dated 1888, a partially eaten Lamington cake is clearly visible on the counter of a cottage overlooking Wellington Harbour.
(14) I got a bit restless and had a quick snoop in his pantry, where he had little more than lots of bottled water and a few packets of oatcakes.
(15) Herman Carnie: We provide food through a network of 650 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.
(16) The Whole Pantry forecasted income in October 2014, which was not fulfilled, creating cashflow issues and unforeseen delays on finalising three discussed charitable donations,” the statement said.
(17) 1.34pm BST Wolmarans obtained another door from Pistorius' property – a pantry door similar in style, material and dimensions to the toilet door – on which to conduct tests.
(18) The following variables were positively related to not eating: ethnicity, location, receipt of Medicaid, living alone, health problems, mobility, age less than 80 years, cancer, nausea, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and receipt of food from a food pantry.
(19) Stockport Homes has four pantries, and GMFS supplies about 15 pantries in Greater Manchester.
(20) These used to be referred to as 'emergency food pantries', but now it's like people are having an emergency every day.