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jamb
English
Alternative forms
- jaum (obsolete)
Etymology
Middle English jambe, from Middle French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba. Doublet of gamba, gamb, and gam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?æm/
- Homophone: jam
Noun
jamb (plural jambs)
- (architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
- (mining) Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
Hypernyms
- frame
Hyponyms
- (architecture): doorjamb, doorpost
Coordinate terms
- lintel
- sill
Derived terms
- doorjamb
- strike jamb
Translations
Verb
jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)
- (transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jamp/
Noun
jamb m inan
- iamb
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jâmb/
Noun
j?mb m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- iamb
Declension
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doorpost
English
Etymology
door +? post
Noun
doorpost (plural doorposts)
- doorjamb
Translations
Anagrams
- doorstop
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