Jawbone Common

Jawbone has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions

Noun

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

lower jaw mandible mandibula mandibular bone submaxilla lower jawbone jawbone jowl

The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

Verb

talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

shmooze shmoose schmooze schmoose jawbone

To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

See Also

persuade jawboner admaxillary bath chaps gingiva promaxillary rhinomaxillary inferognathal

Related Terms

persuade jawboner admaxillary bath chaps gingiva promaxillary rhinomaxillary inferognathal idiophone jawboning persistently jawbones jawboneist jaw jawboned maxillary mandible bone predentary jawline

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

jaw articulator chew the fat

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

lantern jaw

Rhyming Words

one done wone lone mone fone none zone pone cone hone rone sone jone ione yone tone gone bone prone

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