jaw : Idioms & Phrases

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Foot jaw

  • . (Zoöl.) See Maxilliped.
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Jaw bit

  • (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal underneath an axle box.
Webster 1913

Jaw breaker

  • a word difficult to pronounce. Obs. also, a piece of hard candy
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Jaw rope

  • (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to the mast.
Webster 1913

Jaw tooth

  • a molar or grinder; a back tooth.
Webster 1913

jaw-fallen

Jaw"-fall`en adjective
Definitions
  1. Dejected; chopfallen.
Webster 1913

jaws of life

  • noun hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside
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lantern jaw

  • noun a long thin lower jaw
    lantern jaw.
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Lantern jaws

  • noun a long thin lower jaw
    lantern jaw.
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  • long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage.
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lantern-jawed

  • adjective satellite having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance
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Lan"tern-jawed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.
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lion-jaw forceps

  • noun a type of forceps
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locked-jaw

Locked"-jaw` noun
Definitions
  1. See Lockjaw.
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long-jawed

  • adjective satellite having relatively long jaws
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lower jaw

  • noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
    jowl; mandible; submaxilla; lower jawbone; mandibula; mandibular bone; jawbone.
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lumpy jaw

  • noun the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
    cervicofacial actinomycosis.
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pig-jawed

Pig"-jawed` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the lower; -- said of dogs.
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square-jawed

  • adjective satellite having a relatively square jaw
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upper jaw

  • noun the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
    upper jawbone; maxillary; maxilla.
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