Synonyms for jug

Grammar : Noun

Spell : juhg

Phonetic Transcription : dʒʌg

Top 10 synonyms for jug

Other synonyms for the word jug

Définition of jug

Origin : "deep vessel for carrying liquids," late 15c., jugge, variant of jubbe, of unknown origin, perhaps from jug "a low woman, a maidservant" (mid-16c.), a familiar alteration of a common personal name, Joan or Judith. Use as a musical instrument is attested from 1946. Jughead "klutz" is from 1926; jughandle "tight curved road used for turns" is from 1961. Jugs for "woman's breasts" first recorded 1920 in Australian slang, short for milk jugs.

noun container for liquid

Example sentences :

A friend and a tent, a jug of whisky and a lot of jolly good tobacco.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Then pour off the thin liquid from the top, and cork the jug tightly.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Then he seized him by the hair and thrust him into the jug of water.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Plunge it into a jug of cold water, and let it stand for thirty minutes.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Strain the liquor through a tammis into a jug, with the peel of a lemon cut very thin, and two table-spoonfuls of clarified sugar.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

So I waited for Baxter to git well, meanin' to make him pay or go to the jug.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

So I carried it way down to the pond and threw it in, jug and all.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The jug was under the seat of his wagon and its contents had already been sampled by him and by Simp.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

He was carrying, insecurely, a jug of poppy-head and camomile, which had been prescribed as a lotion.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

I had no way of telling; but it was not light, by a jug full.
Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019