jamb

jamb is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
3. transitive verb. See Jam, v. t.
4. noun. upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

Common word forms

jambs, jambed, jamber, jambes, jambing

Words from these letters

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