jamb

or jambe

[ jam ]

/ dʒæm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR jamb ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Architecture, Building Trades.

either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.

Armor. greave.

Origin of jamb

1350–1400; Middle English jambe<Middle French: leg, jamb <Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg <Greek kampḗ bend of a limb

Words nearby jamb

Jamaica rum, Jamaica shorts, Jamal, Jamalpur, Jamal ud-Din, jamb, jambalaya, jambeau, Jambi, jambiya, jambo

Definition for jamb (2 of 2)

jamb²

[ jam ]

/ dʒæm /

verb (used with or without object) Obsolete.

jam¹.

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Example sentences from the Web for jamb

Tiburcio sighed, arose, leaned against the jamb and lacked courage to go inside.
Brazilian Tales|Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
For a moment he leaned half swooning against the jamb, sick through and through at the peril he had just escaped.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine
At that instant Hogan lolled against the jamb and announced his entrance with a laugh.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling
He stood leaning against the jamb of the door, his hands in his pockets, with a very cross look on his handsome face.
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot|Mrs. Molesworth

He pressed his ear against the juncture of the door and jamb.
Tangle Hold|F. L. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for jamb

jamb

jambe

/ (dʒæm) /

noun

a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining

a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall

Word Origin for jamb

C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	jamb
释义	jamb ¹ or jambe [ jam ] / dʒæm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jamb ON THESAURUS.COM noun Architecture, Building Trades. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening. either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening. Armor. greave. Origin of jamb ¹ 1350–1400; Middle English jambe<Middle French: leg, jamb <Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg <Greek kampḗ bend of a limb Words nearby jamb Jamaica rum, Jamaica shorts, Jamal, Jamalpur, Jamal ud-Din, jamb, jambalaya, jambeau, Jambi, jambiya, jambo Definition for jamb (2 of 2) jamb² [ jam ] / dʒæm / verb (used with or without object) Obsolete. jam¹. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jamb Tiburcio sighed, arose, leaned against the jamb and lacked courage to go inside. Brazilian Tales\|Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis For a moment he leaned half swooning against the jamb, sick through and through at the peril he had just escaped. The Sheriff's Son\|William MacLeod Raine At that instant Hogan lolled against the jamb and announced his entrance with a laugh. The Cruise of the Dry Dock\|T. S. Stribling He stood leaning against the jamb of the door, his hands in his pockets, with a very cross look on his handsome face. Great Uncle Hoot-Toot\|Mrs. Molesworth He pressed his ear against the juncture of the door and jamb. Tangle Hold\|F. L. Wallace British Dictionary definitions for jamb jamb jambe / (dʒæm) / noun a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall Word Origin for jamb C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jamb post, support, frame, lintel
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jamb

or jambe

noun

Origin of jamb

Words nearby jamb

Definition for jamb (2 of 2)

verb (used with or without object) Obsolete.

Example sentences from the Web for jamb

British Dictionary definitions for jamb

jambe

noun

Word Origin for jamb

Words related to jamb