The Meaning of jam

• (n.) A kind of frock for children.
• (n.) See Jamb.
• (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
• (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.
• (v. t.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) An injury caused by jamming.
• (n.) A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

Synonyms

muddle , press , jamming , hole , electronic jamming , kettle of fish , crush , pickle , fix , mess , tidy sum , smother , peck , mint , plenty , lot , location , locating , localisation , raft , quite a little , passel , mare's nest , pile , muckle , fixture , mend , golf hole , good deal , maw , fixing , mending , sight , gob , trap , deal , flock , stack , fuddle , wad , messiness , hatful , mickle , hollow , heap , great deal , repair , clutter , mess hall , mass , batch , yap , mountain , welter , spate , mussiness , slew , localization , jumble , cakehole , muss , reparation , pot , pressing , insistency , puppy love , military press , closet , calf love , imperativeness , infatuation , public press , mechanical press , wardrobe , pressure , compaction , insistence , printing press , crunch , crushed leather , mob , ram , backpack , jampack , pack , obstruct , take , tamp , block , occlude , load down , impede , tamp down , bundle , chock up , throng , carry , obturate , cram , close up , compact , vanquish , squelch , oppress , demolish , beat , smash , mash , break down , squeeze , trounce , suppress , squash , beat out , shell , immobilize , block up , lug , halt , block off , blank out , freeze , deflect , parry , stop , embarrass , kibosh , draw a blank , hinder , forget , stuff , stymy , blockade , immobilise , bar , barricade , choke up , stymie , crash , get up , swot , bone , force , drive , swot up , grind away , ram down , mug up , bone up , pound , drum , close , button up , fold , shut up , clam up , be quiet , dummy up , keep mum , shut down , belt up , close down , concourse , crowd , host , multitude

Homophones

jamb

Rhymes

abraham , abram , alam , am , amsterdam , anagram , bahm , bam , bartram , bellingham , birmingham , bram , buckingham , burcham , cablegram , cam , camm , centigram , cham , clam , cram , cunningham , dagenham , dahm , dam , damm , damme , damn , diagram , diaphragm , dirlam , dithyramb , dram , durham , electrocardiogram , engram , epigram , exam , flam , flamm , flimflam , frahm , fram , framingham , gahm , gamm , goddam , goddamn , graeme , graham , gram , gramme , hahm , ham , hamm , hamme , histogram , hologram , inghram , jamb , kam , kamm , kilogram , klamm , kram , kvam , kvamme , lahm , lam , lamb , lambe , lamm , lamme , logjam , logogram , madame , mcclam , mcham , mclamb , microgram , milligram , mme , monogram , nahm , nam , nottingham , pam , panam , polygram , potsdam , priam , program , programme , quamme , rahm , ram , ramm , reprogram , rockingham , rotterdam , sahm , sam , scam , schram , schramm , scram , sham , siam , slam , sonogram , spam , sram , stam , stamm , stram , swam , t-lam , tam , tamm , telegram , tham , tottenham , tram , vandam , vandamme , wham , wolfram , yam