Meaning
A sweet food made from fruit and sugar, spread on bread; also a crowd of things stuck and unable to move.
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Word origin
Probably from the verb jam, to press tightly, because the fruit is crushed and pressed into jars.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- jam (verb)
Examples
strawberry .
Jam is the sweet fruit spread; Americans call it jelly.
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A traffic jam is a long line of cars that cannot move.
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Jam is uncountable here, so it takes no article.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 25, lesson 6: jam, mighty, collection and 7 more words.