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jamb

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1. jamb - Noun

2. jamb - Verb

Meaning

The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face.

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

See Jam, v. t.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Almighty God we need your asistance in this 2020/2021 exams(jamb). Source: Internet

A diagram illustrating the components of a panel door Doorway components When framed in wood for snug fitting of a door, the doorway consists of two vertical jambs on either side, a lintel or head jamb at the top, and perhaps a threshold at the bottom. Source: Internet

According to JAMB, the new policy was to be used as an arsenal against cheating in its examinations. Source: Internet

If two third of over two million candidates who paid about 4700 as JAMB registration fees could not get admission to their choice courses and schools, the waste is imaginable. Source: Internet

Candidates sitting for the JAMB exam at Government Secondary School Apo Abuja (file photo). Source: Internet

Chukwuebuka Asika was a struggling boy who finished secondary school, took JAMB twice without success and ended up a road sweeper, starting out to work cleaning the city streets as early as 5:00a.m every day. Source: Internet

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