—jug /dʒʌɡ/
noun (CONTAINER)
B1 [C] UK (US pitcher) a container for holding liquids that has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring:
» a glass/plastic jug» a milk/water jugThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesF0 [C] US a large, round container for liquids that has a flat base, a handle, and a very narrow raised opening at the top for pouring:
» a whiskey jugThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesF0 [C] the amount of liquid that a jug holds:
» a jug of milkThesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volumejugful /ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/ noun [C]► F0 the amount held by a jug: » There was a jugful of water on each table.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volume
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Extra Examples:» This jug holds exactly one pint.» The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug.» She filled the jug up with cream.» He filled the jug to the brim.noun [U] UK OLD-FASHIONED SLANG (PRISON)
► F0 prison: » I always knew he'd end up in (the) jug.Thesaurus+: ↑Prisons and parts of prisonsjugful /ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/ noun [C]► F0 the amount held by a jug: » There was a jugful of water on each table.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volume
- idle sth away
- I'd like to see...
- idly
- idol
- idolatry
- idolize
- I don't blame sb
- I don't know
- I don't know about you but...
- I don't know how, what, why, etc.
- I don't mind if I do
- idyll
- idyllic
- idyllically
- i.e.
- IED
- IELTS
- if
- if all else fails
- if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
- I fear
- if ever I saw one
- if ever there was one
- iffy
- if I may be/make so bold