'Jamb' definitions:
Definition of 'jamb'
(from WordNet)
noun
Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Definition of 'Jamb'
From: GCIDE
- Jamb \Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Arch) 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. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jamb'
From: GCIDE
- Jamb \Jamb\, Jambe \Jambe\, Jambeau \Jambeau\, n. See Jambes. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'jamb'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ankle,
- baluster,
- balustrade,
- banister,
- bayonet legs,
- bowlegs,
- calf,
- cnemis,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- drumstick,
- foreleg,
- gamb,
- gambrel,
- gatepost,
- gigot,
- ham,
- hind leg,
- hitching post,
- hock,
- king post,
- knee,
- leg,
- limb,
- milepost,
- mullion,
- podite,
- popliteal space,
- post,
- Samson post,
- scissor-legs,
- shank,
- shin,
- signpost,
- snubbing post,
- stanchion,
- standard,
- stems,
- stile,
- stumps,
- tarsus,
- trotters,
- upright