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n. [ Corrupted from benzoin. ] See Benzoin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of upper coat for men. [ Colloq. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. Judg. iii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Low, worthless people; the rabble. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Clamjamphrie. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Per. or Hind. jāmah garment, robe. ] A kind of frock for children. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) See Jamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jammed p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming. ] [ Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in; to cram; as, rock fans jammed the theater for the concert. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ship . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale. [ PJC ]

5. (Radio) To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war. [ PJC ]

6. To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it. [ PJC ]

v. i. 2. To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again. [ PJC ]

2. (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session. [ PJC ]

3. To crowd together; -- usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty. [ PJC ]

n. 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An injury caused by jamming. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A difficult situation; as, he got himself into a jam. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. [ Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jāmid congealed, jamd congelation, ice. ] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check. --
Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] Jamaicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Jemidar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the West Indian islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also white ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately. --
Jamaica pepper, allspice. --
Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Jamaica. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Jamaica. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Jamaica. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Jam, v. t. & i. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A spicy Creole dish of rice with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, plus tomatoes, and seasoned with peppers, onions, herbs, and celery. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Jambes. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Ancient armor) See jambes.
Syn. -- greave. [ PJC ]

2. A type of spikefish of the Atlantic Ocean, Parahollardia lineata. [ PJC ]

n. [ See Jamb, n.: cf. OF. jamboier to walk. ] A fashionable cane. [ Obs. ] Tatler.

{ } n. pl. [ From F. jambe a leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See Jamb, n. ] (Ancient Armor) In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees, usually having front and back pieces; called also greaves. [ Written also giambeux. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Cf. Pg. jambolão a kind of tropical fruit. ] (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etym. uncertain. Cf. Jambone. ] 1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. [ Slang ] Kipling.

A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. W. A. Fraser. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a large festive gathering. [ PJC ]

3. an assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or international level, including camping among the activities; -- a term adopted by the Boy Scouts organization. [ PJC ]

{ , n. [ Hind. jambū, jambūl, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jambū. ] The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, formerly used as a remedy for diabetes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

‖n. A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers. [ Written also jamdanee. ] Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.
Syn. -- William James. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of William James.
Syn. -- Henry James. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.
Syn. -- Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.
Syn. -- James River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of xerophytic ferns of South America.
Syn. -- genus Jamesonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Prof. Jameson, of Edinburgh. ] (Min.) A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, an English physician; -- called also fever powder. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and gympsum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a jar for holding jellies or preserves.
Syn. -- jampot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. filled to capacity or overfilled; as, the auditorium was jammed to the rafters.
Syn. -- full, jam-packed, packed. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. 1. to stuff; to fill completely and tightly; to jam{ 1 }.
Syn. -- jel, gel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a kind of sedan chair used in India. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a jar for holding jellies or preserves; a jamjar.
Syn. -- jamjar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. Pyjama. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Hind. pā-jāma, pāejāma, lit., leg closing. ] Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear. [ Also spelled pyjamas. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

or, chiefly U. S., /mhw>, n. pl. A garment, similar to the Oriental pyjama (which see), adopted among Europeans, Americans, and other Occidentals, for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit of drawers and blouse for such wear. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Hind. pāe-jāma, literally, leg clothing. ] In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. Usually used in the plural. See pajamas. [ Written also paijama pajama. ] [ Chiefly British variant of pajama. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]