noun
1 bone that contains teeth
ADJECTIVE
▪ bottom , lower
▪ top , upper
▪ firm , strong
▪ clenched , set
▪ slack
▪ jutting , lantern (= in which the lower part sticks out)
▪ square
▪ broken , dislocated , fractured
VERB + JAW
▪ clench , set , tighten ( AmE )
▪ work ( AmE )
▪
She worked her lower ~ back and forth.
▪ drop
▪
She dropped her ~ in astonishment.
▪ rub
▪
He rubbed his sore ~.
▪ break , dislocate , fracture
JAW + VERB
▪ drop , hang , hang open
▪
My ~ dropped in astonishment when I saw the size of the audience.
▪ be set , clench , set , tighten
▪
Her ~ was set, ready for a fight.
▪ jut
▪
His ~ jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.
JAW + NOUN
▪ bone , muscle
PREPOSITION
▪ in your ~
▪
A muscle in his ~ pulsed angrily.
▪ on your ~
▪
He had two days' growth of stubble on his ~.
▪ to the ~
▪
a punch to the ~
▪ under your ~
▪
She had a fold of flesh under her ~.
PHRASES
▪ the line of your ~ , the set of your ~
▪
The stern set of the officer's ~ made Tony realize he was in trouble.
2 jaws mouth
ADJECTIVE
▪ gaping , open
▪ massive , powerful
▪
A shark can crush a boat with its massive ~s.
VERB + JAWS
▪ clamp , close , lock , sink
▪
The dog locked its ~s on her leg and wouldn't let go.
▪
A spider sank its ~s into my ankle.
▪ open
▪
Pythons open their ~s wide to swallow their prey whole.
▪ snap
▪
The animal's ~s snapped shut.
▪ escape , escape from
▪
The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ between its ~s
▪
The dog had his arm clamped between its ~s.