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What is the noun for jams?

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jam

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
(countable) A difficult situation.
(countable) Blockage, congestion.
(music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
(countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
(countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
(countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
(countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
(countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
(climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
(Britain, slang) luck.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Sounds like you're in a bit of a jam. Let me know if I can help.”

“She was held up in a jam on the M25.”

“There was a long jam of cars blocking the approach to the square, which progressed slowly, moving for a few yards and then stopping.”

jammer

Any device used to jam radio reception.
A form of swimwear used by athletes.
A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
(roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
Examples:

“The third channel is used for jammer classification, interference blanking and sidelobe nulling.”

“However, he finally stopped the antenna, satisfied that he had it pointed at the jammer.”

“The screen was still blank, indicating that the jammer was sweeping in frequency.”

jamminess

The state or condition of being jammy or jamlike.
(slang) Unexpected luck; flukiness.

jam

(dated) A kind of frock for children.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Sounds like you're in a bit of a jam. Let me know if I can help.”

“She was held up in a jam on the M25.”

“There was a long jam of cars blocking the approach to the square, which progressed slowly, moving for a few yards and then stopping.”

jambuster

(Canada, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam.
Synonyms:

Berliner, bismarck, Burlington bun, jelly doughnut

jammies

(slang) pajamas/pyjamas
Synonyms:

nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, sleepwear, nightrobe, nightwear, bedgown, bed clothes, nightdress, PJ's, nightshirt, nightie, sleeper, gown, lingerie, negligee, nightgown, jams, jamas, loungewear, sleeping suit, lounging robe, negligé, bedwear … more

Examples:

“Building stashes of possible fabrics makes the construction of color quilts possible even if we sew at midnight or dawn in our jammies.”

“There is much here to delight women's studies scholars, as well as folks who need a day home in their jammies with a big bowl of popcorn.”

“Sunday would bring NFL, a cozy blanket, and a day I'd not get out of my jammies.”

jamming

The act or process by which something is jammed.
Synonyms:

jam session, ad hoc music-making, improvised music session, improv session, musical jam, impromptu gathering, impromptu music, congestion, overcrowding, crowding, clogging, overpopulation, crowdedness, choking, plugging, stuffing, cramming, mobbing … more

jam

(mining) Alternative form of jamb
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Sounds like you're in a bit of a jam. Let me know if I can help.”

“She was held up in a jam on the M25.”

“There was a long jam of cars blocking the approach to the square, which progressed slowly, moving for a few yards and then stopping.”

jampot

A pot of jam.
Examples:

“She made a light aside about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the jampot when she was growing up.”

“Higgins started playing at the age of 11, practising in the Jampot club in Belfast.”

“Knew the Jampot well. I spent many an afternoon while I was beaking school in that fine establishment.”

jammers

plural of jammer

jammies

plural of jammy
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Building stashes of possible fabrics makes the construction of color quilts possible even if we sew at midnight or dawn in our jammies.”

“There is much here to delight women's studies scholars, as well as folks who need a day home in their jammies with a big bowl of popcorn.”

“Sunday would bring NFL, a cozy blanket, and a day I'd not get out of my jammies.”

jammy

(slang) A gun.

jambusters

plural of jambuster
Synonyms:

Berliners, bismarcks, Burlington buns, jelly doughnuts

jammings

plural of jamming
Synonyms:

jam sessions, congestion, overcrowding, crowdings, cloggings, overpopulation, crowdedness, chokings, pluggings, stuffing, crammings, mobbings … more

jampots

plural of jampot

jams

plural of jam
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