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JAMB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jamb" is a kind of...):
upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jamb"):
doorjamb; doorpost (a jamb for a door)
Holonyms ("jamb" is a part of...):
window frame (the framework that supports a window)