lower jawbone

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• lower jawbone — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth • Syn: ↑lower jaw, ↑mandible, ↑mandibula, ↑mandibular bone, ↑submaxilla, ↑jawbone, ↑jowl • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lower jaw — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mandible, ↑mandibula, ↑mandibular bone, ↑submaxilla, ↑lower jawbone, ↑jawbone, ↑jowl …   Useful english dictionary

• Jawbone — can refer to the following:* Mandible, the lower jaw bone * Maxilla, the upper jaw bone of humans * Jawbone (instrument), a musical instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, or zebra * Jawbone (musician), blues musician Bob Zabor *… …   Wikipedia

• jawbone — ► NOUN ▪ a bone of the jaw, especially that of the lower jaw (the mandible) …   English terms dictionary

• jawbone — ☆ jawbone [jô′bōn΄] n. a bone of a jaw, esp. of the lower jaw vt., vi. jawboned, jawboning to attempt to persuade by using one s high office or position to apply pressure, as the President might in proposing price and wage controls to business… …   English World dictionary

• jawbone — UK [ˈdʒɔːˌbəʊn] / US [ˈdʒɔˌboʊn] noun [countable] Word forms jawbone : singular jawbone plural jawbones the bone that supports the lower part of your face and moves so that you can open and close your mouth …   English dictionary

• jawbone — /ˈdʒɔboʊn/ (say jawbohn) noun 1. any bone of the jaws; a maxilla or mandible. 2. the bone of the lower jaw. –verb (i) (jawboned, jawboning) 3. Colloquial to talk, especially at length, as in expounding an idea, presenting an argument, etc. {jaw + …  

• jawbone — jawboning, n., adj. /jaw bohn /, n., v., jawboned, jawboning, adj. n. 1. a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible. 2. the bone of the lower jaw; mandible. v.t., v.i. 3. Informal. to attempt to influence or pressure by persuasion rather than by …   Universalium

• jawbone — [[t]ʤɔ͟ːboʊn[/t]] jawbones also jaw bone N COUNT A jawbone is the bone in the lower jaw of a person or animal …   English dictionary

• jawbone — 1. noun a) The bone of the lower jaw, the mandible. b) Any of the bones in lower or upper jaw. Syn: mandible, maxilla 2 …   Wiktionary

• jawbone — jaw|bone [ˈdʒo:bəun US ˈdʒo:boun] n one of the bones that your teeth are in, especially the lower bone …   Dictionary of contemporary English