Jams
trademark
ˈjamz 
—used for knee-length loose-fitting swim trunks
jams 1 of 2
noun
1
as in snarls
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam Synonyms & Similar Words
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- snarls
- congestions
- bottlenecks
- traffic
- jam-ups
- logjams
- delays
- stoppages
- tailbacks
- gridlocks
- locks
- tangles
- slowdowns
- backups
- tie-ups
- crawls
2
as in pickles
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding Synonyms & Similar Words
- pickles
- predicaments
- dilemmas
- holes
- swamps
- binds
- corners
- impasses
- boxes
- spots
- rabbit holes
- quagmires
- crises
- fixes
- difficulties
- mires
- catch-22s
- sticky wickets
- rattraps
- soups
- jackpots
- troubles
- kettles of fish
- plights
- scrapes
- logjams
- standstills
- hot waters
- nodes
- emergencies
- pinches
- deadlocks
- straits
- catch-22's
- quandaries
- clutches
- halts
- crossroads
- stalemates
- exigencies
- junctures
jams
2 of 2verb
1
as in stuffs
to fit (people or things) into a tight space jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper Synonyms & Similar Words
- stuffs
- loads
- sandwiches
- squeezes
- crams
- wedges
- crowds
- rams
- packs
- shoehorns
- crushes
- heaps
- fills
- jam-packs
2
as in blocks
to prevent passage through by filling with something firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons Synonyms & Similar Words
- blocks
- obstructs
- congests
- clogs
- floods
- stuffs
- chokes
- clots
- fills
- dams
- occludes
- packs
- corks
- stoppers
- gridlocks
- spiles
- plugs (up)
- silts
- furs
- gluts
- gums (up)
- stopples
- stops (up)
- swamps
- overwhelms
- bungs
- inundates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- frees
- unplugs
- opens (up)
- clears
- unclogs
- unblocks
- unstops
- empties
- excavates
- scoops (out)
- hollows (out)
- lightens
3
as in loads
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods Synonyms & Similar Words
- loads
- stuffs
- packs
- fills
- floods
- crams
- heaps
- brims
- gluts
- refills
- jam-packs
- charges
- swamps
- reloads
- squashes
- crowds
- drenches
- squeezes
- overflows
- rams
- bulks
- bloats
- shoves
- mats
- presses
- overcharges
- refreshes
- overfills
- replenishes
- honeycombs
- repacks
- crushes
- saturates
- penetrates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- empties
- voids
- eliminates
- clears
- drains
- exhausts
- lightens
- bleeds
- vacates
- draws (off)
- sweeps
- cleans
- evacuates
- depletes
- flushes
- purges
- scours
4
as in pushes
to force one's way several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand Synonyms & Similar Words
- pushes
- squeezes
- crashes
- presses
- elbows
- bores
- muscles
- shoves
- jostles
- bulls
- shoulders
- thrusts
- rams
- bulldozes