meaning of jamb
1. The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face.
2. Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
3. See Jam, v. t.
4. upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Related Words
jamb | jambalaya | jambeau | jambee | jamberry | jambes | jambeux | jambolana | jambon | jamboree | jambos | jambosa |
