jam
Speech parts
1. jam - Noun
2. jam - Verb
Meaning
A kind of frock for children.
See Jamb.
To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.
To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
An injury caused by jamming.
A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.
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Someone who eats pancakes and jam can't be so awfully dangerous. You can talk to him.
Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in.
... when you recollect something which belonged in an earlier chapter, do not go back, but jam it in where you are. Discursiveness does not hurt an autobiography in the least.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
There are many words that are like salted jam.
There are some words that look like salted jam.