jamb
/d͡ʒæm/
jamb noun: 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.
Noun
jamb (plural jambs)
- 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.
- Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
- Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
- Wyntoun, in his Chronicle, mentions an encounter betwixt Lindsay and a Highlander, whom he had pierced with his lance, but who, while on the ground, cut at him with his twohanded sword, and, striking through his steel jambs […]1842, S.R. Meyrick, A Critical Inquiry Into Antient Armour, as it Existed in Europe, Particularly in Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of King Charles II: Ill. by a Series of...
- The light of the moon gleamed on his steel helmet, his globular corslet, and the taces cuisses, or thigh pieces, and steel jambs which protected his legs.1889, Frank Cowper, The Captain of the Wight: A Romance of Carisbrooke Castle in 1488, page 257
- Synonyms:
- jambeau
Verb
jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)
- To fix or attach a jamb to.
jamb meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
jamb in Tamil
- கம்பை, திறப்பு அள்ளை
jamb in Urdu
- کواڑ, کھڑکی کا بازو, پاکھا
jamb in Bengali
- বাজু
jamb in Malayalam
- കട്ടിളക്കോൽ, കുറുമ്പടി
More languagesFewer languages
- jamb in Kannada
- ಬಾಗಿಲ ನಿಲುವು, ಬಾಗಿಲ ಬದಿ
Synonyms of jamb
Forms of jamb
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jambs |
| alternative form | jambe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | jaum |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jambs |
| present participle | jambing |
| past participle | jambed |
| past | jambed |
Origin of jamb
From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.
Words formed from jamb
Words that rhyme with jamb
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Questions about jamb
- What does jamb mean?
- Jamb means 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.
- What is jamb in Tamil?
- Jamb in Tamil is கம்பை, திறப்பு அள்ளை. See Jamb meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jamb?
- Jamb can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce jamb?
- Jamb is pronounced /d͡ʒæm/.
- What is the plural of jamb?
- The plural of jamb is jambs.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jamb (page history and authors); jamb (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamb (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamb (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamb (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamb (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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