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jam BrE / dʒæm /  NAmE / dʒæm / Native audio playback is not supported. jam(noun)BrE / dʒæm /  NAmE / dʒæm / a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on breadcompare jellyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jellystrawberry jamrecipes for jams and preservesa jam doughnuta situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular placesee also traffic jamhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/traffic-jamThe bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits.We were stuck in a jam for an hour.a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stuck in one positionSee related entries: How machines workhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/how_machines_work/jam_2There's a paper jam in the photocopier.used by the media to describe people who do not have much money to live on (the abbreviation for just about managing)JAMs may be in work, but are struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating or rent.to be in a difficult situationgood things that are promised for the future but never happenThey refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.money that is earned very easily, for something that needs little effortThe job only took about an hour—it was money for old rope.Word Originnoun senses 2 to 3 early 18th cent.: probably symbolic; compare with cram noun sense 1 mid 18th cent.: perhaps from jam (verb).

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(noun) strawberry jamrecipes for jams and preservesa jam doughnutthe bus was delayed in a five-mile jam. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=jam This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	jam
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / dʒæm / NAmE / dʒæm /
Example	strawberry jam recipes for jams and preserves a jam doughnut the bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=jam
Content	jam (noun)BrE / dʒæm / NAmE / dʒæm / a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread compare jelly https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jelly strawberry jam recipes for jams and preserves a jam doughnut a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place see also traffic jam https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/traffic-jam The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam. As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits. We were stuck in a jam for an hour. a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stuck in one position See related entries: How machines work https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/how_machines_work/jam_2 There's a paper jam in the photocopier. used by the media to describe people who do not have much money to live on (the abbreviation for just about managing) JAMs may be in work, but are struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating or rent. to be in a difficult situation good things that are promised for the future but never happen They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow. money that is earned very easily, for something that needs little effort The job only took about an hour—it was money for old rope. Word Origin noun senses 2 to 3 early 18th cent.: probably symbolic; compare with cram noun sense 1 mid 18th cent.: perhaps from jam (verb).
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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