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English noun: jawbone

1. jawbone (body) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth


Synonymsjowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla


Broader (hypernym)articulator, jaw


Narrower (hyponym)lantern jaw


Part holonymcondylar process, condyloid process, coronoid process of the mandible, gnathion, gonion, mandibular condyle, mandibular notch, pogonion, symphysion


English verb: jawbone

1. jawbone (communication) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way


Synonymsschmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit









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