English dictionary
jamb
/dZ//&/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face.
Source: webster1913
verb
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See <u>Jam</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>
Source: webster1913