jawbone
The bone of the lower jawThe bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable)The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
че́люстная костьčéljustnaja kostʹ, че́люстьčéljustʹ
(countable)Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
Kiefer, Kieferknochen
(countable, plural, singular)A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
(archaic, slang, uncountable)Credit.
- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
Examples
1 sentencesEnough jawboning! Why can't politicians just be honest?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English jawe bone, a partial calque of earlier Middle English chawlbone, chawyFrom Middle English jawe bone, a partial calque of earlier Middle English chawlbone, chawylbon, chavylbone, chawle boon, chavyl bon (“jaw bone”, literally “chavel bone”), see chavel-bone; equivalent to jaw + bone.
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Forms
plural: jawbonesSynonyms
11 synonyms- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth:lower jawmandiblemandibulamandibular bonesubmaxillalower jawbonejowl
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable