jamb

jamb

noun \ˈjam\

Definition of JAMB

1

: an upright piece or surface forming the side of an opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace)

2

: a projecting columnar part or mass

Origin of JAMB

Middle English jambe, from Anglo-French jambe, gambe, literally, leg, from Late Latin gamba — more at gambit

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with JAMB

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam