jarsful

Multiple containers' worth

Jarsful is the plural of jarful, meaning the amount that fills a jar: She canned three jarsful of tomatoes.

The alternative plural jarfuls is also common.

Both forms indicate multiple jar-quantities rather than multiple jars themselves.

preserving

pickles

Vegetables preserved in brine

jamsCooked fruit spreads
jelliesStrained fruit preserves
preservesCooked fruit in sugar

canning · marmalade · chutney · relish · kimchi · sauerkraut · fermented · brined · vinegar · mason

storage

cookies

Small sweet baked goods

buttonsSmall disc fasteners
coinsMetal money units
penniesOne-cent coins

beads · marbles · shells · candies · spices · herbs · flour · sugar · rice · beans

quantity

containers

Objects for holding things

amountsSpecified quantities measured
portionsDivided amounts allocated
measuresQuantifies or evaluates

batches · servings · loads · volumes · capacities · holdings · contents · fills · multiples · stockpiles

collecting

fireflies

Bioluminescent nocturnal beetles

lightning bugsBeetles with glowing abdomens
specimensRepresentative items for examination
butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness

tadpoles · insects · samples · curiosities · treasures · seashells · pebbles · captured · gathered · childhood

Opposites

quantity/amount

jarsfuldrop

Fall or release

pinch · trace · smidgen · speck · dab

Family

jar, ajar, jarring, jars, jarred, jarful, jarringly, jarfuls

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G