Definition of jaw

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"Jaw (n.) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard..

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Jawed :: "Jawed (a.) Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed..
Masseter :: Masseter (n.) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication..
Jawn :: Jawn (v. i.) See Yawn.
Underchaps :: Underchaps (n. pl.) The lower chaps or jaw.
Supramundane :: Supramaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.
Hamster :: Hamster (n.) A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations..
Futchel :: Futchel (n.) The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.
Staggard :: Stag-evil (n.) A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse.
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering..
Jaw :: Jaw (n.) A notch or opening.
Digastric :: Digastric (a.) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as, the digastric nerves..
Swordfish :: Swordfish (n.) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long..
Admaxillary :: Admaxillary (a.) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
Locked-jaw :: Locked-jaw (n.) See Lockjaw.
Spanner :: Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose..
Supramaxillary :: Supramaxillary (a.) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve..
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) In the plural, the mouth..
Mouth-footed :: Mouth-footed (a.) Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.
Coronoid :: Coronoid (a.) Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna..
Gomphosis :: Gomphosis (n.) A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws..
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