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jaw
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- pronunciation:
- jaw
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noun |
| definition 1: |
either or both of the two bones that frame the mouth and hold the teeth.
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| definition 2: |
the mouth and the parts that frame it.
He was hit in the jaw. |
| definition 3: |
either of two parts of a tool that close or grip like jaws, as on pliers.
Clara held a nut in the jaws of the nutcracker.
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| derivation: |
jawlike (adj.) |
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