JAMMED

jammed, jam-packed, packed

(adjective) extremely crowed or filled to capacity; “a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes”; “stands jam-packed with fans”; “a packed theater”

JAM

jam, block

(verb) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; “Jam the Voice of America”; “block the signals emitted by this station”

obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”

jam, crush

(verb) crush or bruise; “jam a toe”

jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad

(verb) crowd or pack to capacity; “the theater was jampacked”

jam

(verb) get stuck and immobilized; “the mechanism jammed”

jam

(verb) push down forcibly; “The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”

throng, mob, pack, pile, jam

(verb) press tightly together or cram; “The crowd packed the auditorium”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

jammed

Stuck.

Overcrowded; congested

Verb

jammed

simple past tense and past participle of jam

Source: Wiktionary


JAM

Jam, n. Etym: [Per. or Hind. jamah garment, robe.]

Definition: A kind of frock for children.

Jam, n. (Mining)

Definition: See Jamb.

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

1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.

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

3. (Naut.)

Definition: To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.

Jam, 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.

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

Jam, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jamid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]

Definition: A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check.

– Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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