Look up: jaw


  1. Jaw
    Jaw is slang for impudent or abusive talk.
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  2. Jaw
    Jaw is slang for impudent or abusive talk.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZJ.HTM

  3. 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.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_7.html

  4. 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
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=jaw

  5. Jaw
    a common name for the maxilla or mandible.
    Found op http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/glossary.html

  6. 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.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4071

  7. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/6

  8. Jaw
    Jaw intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Jawed ; present participle & verbal noun Jawing .] To scold; to clamor. [ Low] Smollett.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/6

  9. Jaw
    Jaw transitive verb To assail or abuse by scolding. [ Low]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/6

  10. 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; ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?jaw



  1. jaw
    noun holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jaw

  2. jaw
    noun the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jaw

  3. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. 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. &bull...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/jaw/

  5. 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]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/j/10

  6. Jaw
    The jaw is any opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of m...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaw

  7. Jaw
    A common name for either the maxilla or the mandible.
    Found op http://www.mytonparkdental.co.uk/glossary-of-terms.html

  8. 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...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/J/jaw.html

  9. jaw
    Type: Term Pronunciation: jaw Definitions: 1. One of the two bony structures in which the teeth are set to form the framework of the mouth. 2. Common name for either the maxillae or the mandible.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=46214

  10. jaw
    One of two bony structures that form the framework of the mouth in all vertebrates except lampreys and hagfishes (the agnathous or jawless vertebrates). They consist of the upper jawbone (maxilla), which is fused to the skull, and the lower jawbone (mandible), which is hinged at each side to the bon...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008174.html

  11. jaw
    1) Argue 2) Argue vehemently 3) Big part of a dinosaur skeleton 4) Bone 5) Bone with teeth 6) Boxer's target 7) Canine holder 8) Chat 9) Chatter 10) Chatter away 11) Cheek 12) Chew the fat 13) Chin 14) ...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/jaw/1

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