Jam and Need

Jam

Jam noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.

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Need and jam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Jam".

Nearby Word: jamming

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Jam and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jam" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

old	old jam	old need
special	special jam	special need
long	long jam	long need
current	current jam	current need
Other adjectives: original, many, single, strong, actual, real, big, serious, huge, little, bad, absolute, dramatic, less, last, sudden.

However, when they jam, it's usually because the copper-containing plastic matrix they use has melted into the workings so they need to be replaced or are otherwise unavailable.

Source: Literature / Hammer's Slammers
It may not be as flashy or powerful as your main arsenal, but it's there when you need to get out of a jam.

Source: Emergency Weapon
Your weapon can reach 0% durability, but that just means it's got a chronic jam and you need to go get it fixed—it doesn't disappear.

Source: Video Game / Tabula Rasa

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