JAMB

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jamb" is a kind of...):

upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jamb"):

doorjamb; doorpost (a jamb for a door)

Holonyms ("jamb" is a part of...):

window frame (the framework that supports a window)