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| boxer |
a breed of dog. Boxers have short hair, a square jaw, and a brown coat. [1/2 definitions] |
| chin |
the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck; the center of the lower jaw. [1/2 definitions] |
| eyetooth |
a pointed tooth in the upper jaw, located beneath the eye. The eyeteeth are also called "canines." |
| jaw |
Your jaw is part of your head and mouth. When we use the word "jaw," we are talking about one or both of the bones that hold your teeth. You move your lower jaw when you open your mouth or when you chew. |
| jawbone |
any of the bones that are part of the jaw, especially the lower one. |
| jowl2 |
skin or flesh that hangs down from the lower jaw. |
| lockjaw |
a disease that causes the muscles of the jaw to first become tight and then close the jaw shut. Lockjaw is a type of tetanus. |
| monkey wrench |
a tool with a jaw that can be adjusted to grip different sizes of nuts and bolts. |
| narwhal |
Narwhals are animals that live in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean. They are a kind of whale, but a narwhal's body looks a little more like a seal's. Male narwhals have one long tusk that sticks out from their upper jaw. It is twisted in a spiral. Narwhals do not have teeth in their mouths. |
| root1 |
A root is the bottom part of a tooth, hair, fingernail, or toenail. It is the part that attaches each of these things to your body. A tooth, for example, is attached to your mouth by its root. The root is attached to one of the bones in your jaw. Each tooth, hair, or nail has a root, but you can't see the root because it is under the surface. [1/6 definitions] |
| saber-toothed tiger |
a large wild cat with very long teeth curving from its upper jaw. Saber-toothed tigers were carnivores that hunted the young of mammoths and other large animals. The last kinds of saber-toothed tigers became extinct over ten thousand years ago. Modern tigers are not related to saber-toothed tigers. |
| swordfish |
a large fish that has a long, sharp upper jaw that looks like a sword. Swordfish live in warm seas and are used for food or sport. |
| tetanus |
a disease that affects the muscles of the neck and lower jaw and can cause death. Tetanus is caused by germs that enter the body through a wound. Another name for this disease is lockjaw. |
| turkey |
a large North American bird with brownish feathers and a bare head with fleshy folds of skin hanging under the jaw. Turkeys are now raised in many parts of the world. [1/3 definitions] |
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