"jamb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒæm/ Forms: jambs [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kh₂em-}}, {{dercat|en|grc}}, {{inh|en|enm|jambe}} Middle English jambe, {{der|en|fro|jambe|t=leg}} Old French jambe (“leg”), {{der|en|LL.|gamba|t=hock, shank, leg, thigh}} Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), {{der|en|grc|καμπή|t=turning post, bend or flexure}} Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”), {{doublet|en|gam|gamb|gamba|jambe}} Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe Head templates: {{en-noun}} jamb (plural jambs)
  1. (architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) 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. Categories (topical): Architecture, Carpentry Translations (vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall): яңаҡ (yañaq) (Bashkir), brancal [masculine] (Catalan), ostění [neuter] (Czech), fosto (Esperanto), pordfosto (Esperanto), pieli (Finnish), jambage [masculine] (French), ucheira [feminine] (Galician), tranqueiro [masculine] (Galician), umbreira [feminine] (Galician), nembro [masculine] (Galician), xamba [feminine] (Galician), წირთხლი (alt: ფანჯრის) (Georgian), ამყოლი (alt: კარის) (Georgian), Türpfosten [masculine] (German), κάσα (kása) [feminine] (Greek), ursain [feminine] (Irish), stendere [feminine] (Latvian), до́вратник (dóvratnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), tuturu (Maori), whakawai (Maori), airsa [feminine] (Old Irish), węgar [masculine] (Polish), węgarek [masculine] (Polish), ombreira [feminine] (Portuguese), кося́к (kosják) [masculine] (Russian), jamba [feminine] (Spanish), marco (Spanish), одвірок (odvirok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (mining) Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-jamb-en-noun-JvPaDs6V Topics: business, mining
  3. Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”). Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: jambeau [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (armor): jambe
    Sense id: en-jamb-en-noun-AaHoTvjs Disambiguation of Armor: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'armor': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jaum [obsolete] Hypernyms: frame Hyponyms: doorjamb [architecture], doorpost [architecture] Derived forms: doorjamb, strike jamb Coordinate_terms: lintel, sill

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒæm/ Forms: jambs [present, singular, third-person], jambing [participle, present], jambed [participle, past], jambed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kh₂em-}}, {{dercat|en|grc}}, {{inh|en|enm|jambe}} Middle English jambe, {{der|en|fro|jambe|t=leg}} Old French jambe (“leg”), {{der|en|LL.|gamba|t=hock, shank, leg, thigh}} Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), {{der|en|grc|καμπή|t=turning post, bend or flexure}} Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”), {{doublet|en|gam|gamb|gamba|jambe}} Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe Head templates: {{en-verb}} jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)
  1. (transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-jamb-en-verb-fcsBGtDH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jaum [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall",
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          "sense": "vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall",
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          "sense": "vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall",
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          "word": "jamba"
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          "roman": "odvirok",
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        "t": "turning post, bend or flexure"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gam",
        "3": "gamb",
        "4": "gamba",
        "5": "jambe"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jambs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jambing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jambed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jambed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fix or attach a jamb to."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒæm/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jam"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æm"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "jaum"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "jamb"
  ],
  "word": "jamb"
}

Download raw JSONL data for jamb meaning in English (13.7kB)

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": c̣irtxli (panǯris) vs. ფანჯრის",
  "path": [
    "jamb"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "jamb",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": amq̇oli(ḳaris) vs. კარის",
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