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How to pronounce jamb in English?

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Type Words
Type of upright, vertical
Has types doorjamb, doorpost

Examples of jamb

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Use 10-penny finish nails to attach the hinge jamb of the door to the rough jamb.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Over time, the weight of the door can pull the jamb away from the finish nails.
From the orlandosentinel.com
If the jamb is bowed or the gap is wildly different, look at other doors in stock.
From the newsday.com
Replace the hinge leaf and pin hardware but do not screw it into the jamb yet.
From the timesunion.com
If the deadbolt is any shorter, burglars can pry apart the jamb with a screwdriver.
From the dallasnews.com
The screws that hold the frame to the jamb have loosened and keep coming out.
From the dailyherald.com
Morris uses the information to issue river forecasts and ice-jamb flooding reports.
From the dailyherald.com
Drive a 3-inch-long screw through the jamb into the rough jamb at this upper hinge.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The more you try, the more they will cling to the door jamb, kicking and screaming.
From the positivesharing.com
More examples
  • Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
  • A door jamb is the vertical portion of the frame onto which a door is secured. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
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  • The vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall
  • (Jambs) Armour covering the lower leg. Contributed by KoiLungFish.
  • (Jambs) The two vertical members of the perimeter of the sash (see below).
  • (Jambs) Two large upright stones placed opposite each other, creating an entrance or dividing galleries into chambers.
  • (Jambs) a joinery frame used to line an aperture e.g. doors and windows.
  • (Jambs) vertical parts of a doorframe that have the hinges attached on one side and locks and doorknobs on the other.