Meaning & use
jam
A sweet spread made by boiling fruit and sugar until thick, typically eaten on bread.
See it in a sentence
She spread a generous layer of strawberry jam on her morning toast.
My grandmother makes homemade blackberry jam every summer from berries in her garden.
A note on using this word
In American English, jam contains crushed or whole fruit, while jelly is made only from strained fruit juice.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A crowded or blocked situation, such as heavy traffic, or an awkward predicament.
We sat in a traffic jam for over an hour on the way to the airport.
3. verb
To become stuck or wedged, or to cause a device to stop working by an obstruction.
The printer jammed halfway through printing the report.
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