Look up: Jaw

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   jaw
   Often loosely applied to any movable, toothed structures at or near the mouth of an animal, such as the scolecodonts of annelids. In vertebrates, the jaw is derived from the first gill arch.
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   jaw
   [n] - the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it 2. [n] - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth 3. [n] - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
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   Jaw
   a common name for the maxilla or mandible.
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   Jaw
   Jaw: The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The word jaw comes from the Anglo-Saxon ceowan meaning to chew.
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   jaw
   the fore end of a gaff which half encircles the mast, the prongs of which are called cheeks or horns. It is also called throat...also chop BONMA 71 1-.. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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   Jaw
   Jaw noun [ A modification of chaw , formed under the influence of French joue the cheek. See Chaw , Chew .] 1. (Anat.) (a) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. (b) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering. (c) In the plural, the mouth. 2. Fig.: Anything resembling ...
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   Jaw
   Jaw intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Jawed ; present participle & verbal noun Jawing .] To scold; to clamor. [ Low] Smollett.
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   Jaw
   Jaw transitive verb To assail or abuse by scolding. [ Low]
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   jaw
   1. <anatomy> One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering. ... In the plural, the mouth. ... 2. Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially, pl, the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the ja ...
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    jaw
    noun holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
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    jaw
    noun the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
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    jaw
    (jaw) either the mandible (lower jaw) or the maxilla (upper jaw), two opposing bony structures of the mouth; they bear the teeth and are used for biting and chewing. cleft jaw a cleft between the median nasal and maxillary processes through the alveolus; see also cleft palate. Called also...
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    Jaw
    • (n.) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. • (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine. • (n.) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth...
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    jaw
    either of a pair of bones that form the framework of the mouth of vertebrate animals, usually containing teeth and including a movable lower jaw ... [19 related articles]
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    Jaw
    A common name for either the maxilla or the mandible.
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    jaw
    Either of two bony structures that hold the teeth and frame the mouth in humans and most vertebrates. The upper jawbone, or maxilla, is fused to the skull. The lower jawbone, or mandible, is movable, having two ligament hinges, one at each side of the temple near the entrance to the ear. Powerful mu...
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