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jamb

noun as in pillar

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Example Sentences

On the latch side and the top, that’s along the lip in the door jamb.

Once I got things set, I marked where the hinges met the jamb.

Her chum leaned against the door jamb while peal after peal of laughter shook her.

He had come nearer, and now, before the woman could shut the door, he thrust his foot between it and the jamb.

The wall switch for the electric light in the lower hall at the headquarters was right beside the outer door jamb—as I knew.

It perplexed even Jellia Jamb, for a time, to know what to do with the animal.

He leaned against the door-jamb and indulged in bitter reflections.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jamb, such as: frame, lintel, post, and support.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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