Associations to the word «Logjam»

Wiktionary

LOGJAM, noun. An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
LOGJAM, noun. (figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

Dictionary definition

LOGJAM, noun. Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam".
LOGJAM, noun. An immovable mass of logs blocking a river.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley