window jamb

  • 101frame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. construct, fashion, fabricate; devise, compose, formulate; enclose; slang, incriminate, trump up. See production, accusation, plan. n. framework, skeleton; edge, boundary, confines; temper, state,… …

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  • 102scuncheon — n. slanted interior part of a door jamb; slanted inner section of a window frame …

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  • 103scuncheons — n. slanted interior part of a door jamb; slanted inner section of a window frame …

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  • 104scuncheon — [ skʌn(t)ʃ(ə)n] noun the inside face of a door jamb or window frame. Origin ME: shortening of OFr. escoinson, based on coin corner …

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  • 105weather strip — /ˈwɛðə strɪp/ (say wedhuh strip) noun a narrow strip, as of rubber, metal, wood, etc., covering the joint between a door, window sash, or the like, and the jamb, casing, etc., to exclude wind, rain, etc …

  • 106scuncheon —   n. bevelled inner edge of door jamb or window frame …

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  • 107skabh-, skambh- —     skabh , skambh     English meaning: to support     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stũtzen”     Material: O.Ind. skabhnü ti, skabhnō ti “ propped “, perf. cü̆ ska mbha; skabhüyati “ fastened, ligated, strengthened, reinforced, made fast; fortified …

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  • 108switch — A device that opens and closes an electric circuit. See actuating switch ambient temperature switch authority Limit Switch battery master switch dimmer switch dipper switch door pillar switch fuel cut off switch fuel pump shut off switch …

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  • 109weatherstrip — ☆ weatherstrip [weth′ərstrip΄ ] n. a thin strip of metal, felt, wood, etc., used to cover the joint between a door or window sash and the jamb, casing, or sill so as to keep out drafts, rain, etc.: also weather strip vt. weatherstripped,… …

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  • 110scuncheon — n. the inside face of a door jamb, window frame, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF escoinson (as EX (1), COIN) …

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