jamb
IPA: dʒˈæm
noun
- (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.
- Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
verb
- (transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to.
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Examples of "jamb" in Sentences
- a continuous stream of useless signals which "jamb" the intelligence of their opponents.
- The "jamb" is the upright or side member; the "lintel" is the cross member of the doorway.
- She was in the doorway of his bedroom, embracing the wooden jamb, hiding her breasts from view.
- Cheater slipped the long blade of his knife through the space between the door and jamb and forced the wooden handle up and then pushed the door wide.
- Kennedy adds that the "jamb" in the French was so thick that the men could not bring down their arms or level a musket, and the Dragoons rode in the intervals between their formation, reaching forward with the stroke of their long swords, and slaying at will.
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