The difference between Jamb and Reveal

When used as nouns, jamb means either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, whereas reveal means the outer side of a window or door frame.

When used as verbs, jamb means to fix or attach a jamb to, whereas reveal means to uncover.

check bellow for the other definitions of Jamb and Reveal

  1. Jamb as a noun (architecture, interior decorating, carpentry):

    Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

  2. Jamb as a noun (mining):

    Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

  1. Jamb as a verb (transitive):

    To fix or attach a jamb to.

  1. Reveal as a noun:

    The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.

  2. Reveal as a noun (cinematography, comedy):

    A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.

    Examples:

    "The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store."

  3. Reveal as a noun (chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, obsolete in the US):

    The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.

  1. Reveal as a verb (transitive):

    To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

  2. Reveal as a verb (transitive):

    To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

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