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jam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fix, hole, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle |
| Type of | difficulty |
| Has types | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crush, press |
| Type of | crowd |
| Has types | traffic jam, snarl-up |
jam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | electronic jamming, jamming |
| Type of | ecm, electronic countermeasures |
| Has types | barrage jamming, selective jamming, spot jamming |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | block, close up, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude |
| Type of | hinder, impede |
| Has types | choke, foul, block up, blockade, earth up, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, land up, tie up, dam, dam up, suffocate, stop, stifle, screen, asphyxiate, back up, bar, barricade, barricado, block, block off, block out |
jam::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | block |
| Type of | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt |
| Has types | barrage jam, point jam, blanket jam, spot jam |
| Derivation | jamming |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | preserves, preserve, conserve, conserves |
| Has types | strawberry preserves, strawberry jam |
Examples of jam
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The traffic jam started Aug. 14 on a stretch of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway.
From the washingtontimes.com
Paid admission required for concert and jam sessions Fri. afternoon through Sat.
From the kentucky.com
Fried to a crunch, they are served with a startling and luscious rose petal jam.
From the tennessean.com
Nova worked his way out of a jam, but Girardi went to Hughes to start the third.
From the tennessean.com
The jam will not clear unless everyone is able to move at the same pace at once.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Freezing fruit at home tends to result in jam by the time you have defrosted it.
From the independent.co.uk
Instead of a jam sanswich, swap jam for blueberries, wash and squash onto bread.
From the style.uk.msn.com
The Democrats'loss of the House of Representatives has merely thickened the jam.
From the economist.com
Caught in a traffic jam, she was sure there was an immigration checkpoint ahead.
From the ocregister.com
- Preserve of crushed fruit
- Throng: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
- Fix: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
- Push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
- Crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
- Crush: a dense crowd of people
- Fruit preserves are fruits, or vegetables, that have been prepared and canned for long term storage. The preparation of fruit preserves traditionally involves the use of pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used as well. ...
- Jam! is a Canadian website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division.
- The Epistle of James, usually referred to simply as James, is a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ".
