jaw
222
1.0
- noun
- /dʒɔ/
:
mandíbula
- What's this bruise on her jaw?
- lower jaw
- lip and jaw
- jaw pain
And she goes, this is my jaw, this is my chin.
- And she goes, this is my jaw, this is my chin.
- I got new Botox today in my jaw and that shit hurt.
- But I was looking through it and my jaw dropped.
- Now close your mouth and push your jaw from side to side with all your effort.
- So why doesn't our jaw just crumble under all of those forces?
- And I will tell you in the podcast world, those are jaw-dropping sums.
- So I get getting risky surgeries, jaw implants and whatever.
- And the next thing I feel is my top jaw slam into my bottom jaw.
- Wow, I watched that one live and my jaw hit the floor when that happened.
- and for me, that's just like how a jaw feels. And I remember
Examples
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You must see a doctor for your jaw the minute you get home.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I saw this, my jaw just dropped.
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But I was looking through it and my jaw dropped.
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And he recently said that he broke his jaw nine years ago.
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I believe I broke his jaw.
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"The problem is..." The muscles of her jaw were tense to the point of pain.
Fiction book (1990) -
Among all his other injuries, he's got a broken jaw.
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Larry Cash is in the hospital, with a broken jaw and a ruptured kidney.
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Often when the clean-up signal is announced, their jaws drop and they say, "Really?"
Academic text (2012) -
She felt a sharp pain in her jaw after accidentally biting down on something hard.
Synonyms
10
2.5
A bone that forms the jaw and lets the mouth open
8
6.5
The bone of the lower jaw that moves to open and close the mouth
6
2.2
The bottom bone in the face that moves up and down to open the mouth
1
3.0
The bone at the bottom of the mouth that moves to open and close it
1
5.5
A bone in animals that forms the lower jaw and lets the mouth open and close
The lower jaw bone that holds the lower teeth and opens the mouth
The lower jawbone in animals attached by a hinge to open and close the mouth
The main bone that makes the lower jaw in most mammals
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A serious disease that makes the jaw bone die after working with white phosphorus in match factories
- Specialized
A metal tool with strong sharp teeth used in surgery to hold broken bone pieces
- Specialized
A long-lasting infection that makes hard lumps and swelling on the jaw in animals or people
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Jaw comes from an old word for the mouth area and the bones that hold the teeth, so it still means the bone that frames your mouth and lets you bite.