noun
- The side post or vertical piece that forms the side of a doorway, window, or fireplace opening.
Usage: Often used in the plural (jambs) when referring to both sides of an opening.; Also called a door jamb or window jamb.
verb
- Present participle of 'jamb': to furnish or construct with jambs.
Usage: Rare usage; more commonly seen in technical or construction contexts.
Examples
- The door jambing was made of solid oak and carefully finished.
- She noticed the paint was peeling from the window jambs.
- The carpenter is jambing the new doorway with reinforced wood.
- The old house had decorative jambing around all the interior doors.
- Water damage had warped the jambs on the side of the house.