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jawbone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jawbone has 1 sense
- jawbone(n = noun.body) jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla - the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth; Array has parts: gnathion, gonion, mandibular notch, pogonion, symphysion, condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle, coronoid process of the mandible
is a kind of articulator, jaw
has particulars: lantern jaw
Verb jawbone has 1 sense
- jawbone(v = verb.communication) schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way; Array is one way to chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
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CIDE DICTIONARY
jawbone, n.
The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
jawbone, v. t. & i.
To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation; esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; -- used especially of the President or other high government officials; as, to jawbone businessmen into forgoing price increases. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jawbone, n.
1 each of the two bones forming the lower jaw in most mammals.
2 these two combined into one in other mammals.
1 each of the two bones forming the lower jaw in most mammals.
2 these two combined into one in other mammals.
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