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Jaw meaning
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. | The part of the face below the mouth. | Anything resembling the jaw (sense 1) of an animal in form or action; the mouth or way of entrance.
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Example sentences (20)
Older horses may appear to have a lean, shallow lower jaw, as the roots of the teeth have begun to disappear. citation Younger horses may seem to have a lumpy jaw, due to the presence of permanent teeth within the jaw.
His body bore three bullet wounds to his neck, one to his right jaw, one to his left jaw, one to his left-side forehead, one to his right-side forehead, one to his left hand, two to his right-side lower back, and two to his right shoulder.
In my jaw, four places were split, hairline fractures in my jaw.
In order to reconstruct his jaw, doctors had to take a portion of his fibula bone in his leg, along with skin and an artery to help re-attach his jaw to his neck.
One website that allows passengers to book an open-jaw route is Alternative Airlines among the best European airlines to fly open-jaw routes with.
In March, her left jaw joint was removed and replaced with a titanium joint, while in February 2022, her right jaw joint was swapped out for a titanium joint at Harley Street Specialist Hospital, in London.
According to a Saturday release, Moose Jaw RCMP received a report of a head-on collision 41 km north of Moose Jaw Friday night at 6:10 p.m.
MOOSE JAW, Canada – Rion White is a world champion taxidermist, but the Moose Jaw man is still nervous about sculpting new antlers for the city’s icon – Mac the Moose.
Rams Linebacker Clay Matthews Breaks Jaw, Out For At Least A MonthThe team's sack leader broke his jaw in Thursday's game against the Seahawks and will be out several weeks, according to head coach Sean McVay.
Kelly last underwent surgery in March when doctors at Mount Sinai Health System removed cancer from is upper jaw and lymph nodes and reconstructed his upper jaw.
Also, when the crocodile's mouth is closed, the large fourth tooth in the lower jaw fits into a constriction in the upper jaw.
At the same time, Fenrir, eyes and nostrils spraying flames, charges forward with his mouth wide open, his upper jaw reaching to the heavens, his lower jaw touching the earth.
Both species have small square shaped teeth on the lower jaw but M. birostris also has enlarged teeth on the upper jaw.
Chronic white phosphorus poisoning leads to necrosis of the jaw called " phossy jaw ".
Despite the strong muscles to close the jaw, crocodiles have extremely small and weak muscles to open the jaw.
Fenrir swallows Odin, though immediately afterward his son Víðarr kicks his foot into Fenrir's lower jaw, grips Fenrir's upper jaw, and rips apart Fenrir's mouth, killing Fenrir.
Fenrisúlfr will go forth with his mouth opened wide, his upper jaw touching the sky and his lower jaw the earth, and flames will burn from his eyes and nostrils.
In addition, exposure to the vapours gave match workers a severe necrosis of the bones of the jaw, the infamous " phossy jaw ".
In chapter 51, High foretells that, during Ragnarök, the wolf Fenrir will devour Odin, Víðarr will avenge him by stepping down with one foot on the lower jaw of the monster, grabbing his upper jaw in one hand and tearing his mouth apart, killing him.
Individual differences in dental structure, lip shape and size, jaw shape and the degree of jaw malocclusion, and other anatomical factors will affect whether a particular embouchure technique will be effective or not.