noun
- the vertical piece that forms the side of a doorway or window frame
Usage: architecture
Examples
- He leaned against the door jamb while waiting.
- The carpenter measured the jamb before installing the new door.
- Paint had chipped off the wooden jamb over the years.
- She hung the wreath on a nail in the door jamb.
- The window jamb needed to be repaired after the storm.
- He carved his initials into the jamb as a child.