English noun: jawbone | |||
1. | jawbone (body) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||
Synonyms | jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla | ||
Broader (hypernym) | articulator, jaw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lantern jaw | ||
Part holonym | condylar 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 | ||
Synonyms | schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit | ||