ajar

  1. Noun.  A member of an ethnographic group of Georgians.
  2. Adverb.  Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
  3. Adverb.  Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
  4. Adjective.  Slightly turned or opened; as, the door is ajar (adjective usage).
  5. Verb.  (rare, perhaps) To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
  6. Verb.  (rare, perhaps) To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.

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