Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
To fix or attach a jamb to.
A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
A railroad tie.
A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae.
A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.
A sleeper hold.
A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.
A nurse shark (family Ginglymostomatidae).
That which lies dormant, as a law.
A sedative.
A bet placed on the gambling table and then forgotten about by the gambler.
An automobile which has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.
A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.
Someone who sleeps.
Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
A railway sleeping car.
The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
To mark a calf by cutting its ear.