jamb

As nouns the difference between joist and jamb

is that joist is a piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed while jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall.

As a verb joist

is to fit or furnish with joists.

Doorpost is a synonym of jamb.

As nouns the difference between jamb and doorpost

is that jamb is the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall while doorpost is doorjamb.

As nouns the difference between doorframe and jamb

is that doorframe is the frame into which a door is fitted while jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall.

As a noun jamb is

(architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall.

As nouns the difference between jambu and jamb

is that jambu is while jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall.

As nouns the difference between jamb and amb

is that jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall while amb is (palynology) the outline of a spore or pollen grain, as seen in a polar view.

As nouns the difference between jamb and iamb

is that jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall while iamb is a metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

As nouns the difference between jamb and jams

is that jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall while jams is .

As a verb jams is

(jam).

As a verb jamp

is past tense of jump.

As a noun jamb is

the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall.

As nouns the difference between jamb and jab

is that jamb is (architecture|interior decorating|finish carpentry) the vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall while jab is a quick stab or blow.

As a verb jab is

to poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.