🦷jaw (yao)

noun
/dʒɔː/
mandíbula (mandibula)

Meaning

the lower movable bone of the face that holds the teeth; the mouth area used for chewing and talking
either of the two bones forming the framework of the mouth in most vertebrates
Traducción del significado
el hueso móvil inferior del rostro que sostiene los dientes; la zona de la boca utilizada para masticar y hablar
el hueso movil inferior del rostro que sostiene los dientes; la zona de la boca utilizada para masticar y hablar

Oraciones de ejemplo

The dentist examined my jaw for any signs of pain.

El dentista examinó mi mandíbula en busca de signos de dolor.
El dentista examino mi mandibula en busca de signos de dolor.

She broke her jaw in the accident.

Ella se rompió la mandíbula en el accidente.
Ella se rompio la mandibula en el accidente.

Expresiones de ejemplo

drop one's jaw
quedarse extremadamente sorprendido o asombrado
quedarse extremadamente sorprendido o asombrado

Synonyms

chin, mouth, mandible, muzzle, jowl, maxilla
Entrada 1
chin, mouth, mandible, muzzle, jowl
Entrada 2
mandible, maxilla

Antonyms

skull, cranium

Colocaciones

strong jaw, clenched jaw, jaw pain, square jaw, lower jaw, jaw bone, upper jaw, jaw muscle
Entrada 1
strong jaw, clenched jaw, jaw pain, square jaw, lower jaw
Entrada 2
jaw bone, lower jaw, upper jaw, jaw muscle

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