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jamb

[jam] / dʒæm /
NOUN
pillar
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The Green Party candidate running for a Senate seat in North Carolina stuck his arm between a door and its jamb.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

The 10-year-old stood outside the only home he’d ever known — a home he could traverse in total darkness, whose every floorboard and door jamb he knew like the back of his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

When I tested the original Lockly Vision, I couldn't access the fingerprint reader as the lock butted up too close to my door jamb.

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022

If there are gaps where the window sash or door closes against the jamb, it could be time to replace the weather stripping.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022

Age and the settling of the house have warped the door completely, so that the top half of the door bulges away from the jamb.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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