jamb
English
Alternative forms
- jaum (obsolete)
Etymology
Middle English jambe, from Middle French jambe (“leg”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin gamba.
Pronunciation
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.
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Translations
vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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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
Noun
jamb m inan
Declension
Declension of jamb
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
jȁmb m (Cyrillic spelling ја̏мб)
Declension
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