jaw
jaw
definition
verb
he could still hear men jawing away about the vacuum cleaners
talk at length; chatter.
noun
In others, the way the upper and lower jaws meet can cause teeth to look unsightly and lead to an incorrect bite. Orthodontic treatment may be able to correct this.
each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.
example
She looked at me straight in the eye, before clutching my 'jaw' and opening my mouth with her index-finger.
The dental arch of the lower jaw is in a state of mesial occlusion with that of the upper 'jaw' .
committee work is just endless 'jaw'
By the end, they're just something to 'jaw' about by the campfire.
Perret claimed to have found that his beautiful faces did have something in common: higher cheek bones, a thinner 'jaw' , and larger eyes relative to the size of the face.
But the world featherweight champion knows how to control that anger, how to focus the energy of his rage on the point of an opponent's 'jaw' .
He suffered burns to his hands and a broken 'jaw' , and lost ‘a considerable amount of blood’.
we ought to have a 'jaw'
she suffered a broken 'jaw'
The sergeant's 'jaw' dropped and it looked as if he was trying to strike Manny dead with a lightning bolt from his gaping mouth.
The implant material, made of highly biocompatible titanium, is inserted into the bone of the 'jaw' .
Steve Davey returns to the bench after making a remarkable recovery from a broken 'jaw' suffered just three weeks ago.
He almost died, and had to crawl his way to help despite broken bones and a shattered 'jaw' .
Not only was Ali beaten by Norton in their first fight, but he also suffered a broken 'jaw' in the fight.
He suffered a broken femur, broken 'jaw' and broken cheekbone.
she suffered a broken 'jaw'
On 18 February 1992 a demonstration was violently attacked by the police and the Applicant suffered a broken 'jaw' .
The lower jaw of the haddock is slightly shorter than the upper 'jaw' and the fish has a small single barbel.
Full dentures are needed when there are no teeth left in the upper or lower 'jaw' .
Mr Napier said the man suffered a broken nose, a broken 'jaw' and a suspected fractured skull.
The lorry driver escaped unhurt but Butcher suffered serious head injuries and a broken 'jaw' .
He received crush injuries, a fractured skull and a broken 'jaw' and spent 11 days in hospital.
committee work is just endless 'jaw'
She suffered a broken 'jaw' , cheekbone, forearm and pelvis.
In 1992 Gareth was offered the chance to have his 'jaw' reconstructed, using bone from his leg, at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford.
The jaw is undershot, which means the lower jaw is longer than the upper 'jaw' .
The 28-year-old victim suffered a broken 'jaw' and black eyes, among other injuries.
The muscles joining the hyoid bone to the 'jaw' should be relaxed so that the larynx is pulled forward and upwards.
My cousin's 'jaw' dropped and he said ‘how does a bin man know Bill Wyman?’
It was feared that he may have brain damage and his injuries included broken ribs, a broken 'jaw' , a punctured lung and shattered nerves in his right arm and right leg.
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