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Meanings of
lower jaw
in English
Portuguese
maxila
Catalan
barra
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The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.
jawbone
mandible
jowl
mandibula
mandibular bone
submaxilla
lower jawbone
Portuguese
maxila
Usage of
lower jaw
in English
1
The
lower
jaw
reaches to the earth, and the upper to heaven.
2
The
lower
jaw
is dropped and the lips are kept constantly apart.
3
The
lower
jaw
was missing, and two phalanges were inside the skull.
4
The
lower
jaw
seemed clamped to the upper, and it, too, ached.
5
He found his
lower
jaw
set so stiffly that the muscles ached.
6
The perfume is acrid; I associate it with the
lower
jaw
of St.
7
Rigor mortis had set in in the
lower
jaw
,
neck, and upper extremities.
8
In 1821 he performed the first operation for osteo-sarcoma of the
lower
jaw
.
9
And over the round of the
lower
jaw
,
tusks protruded in ugly promise.
10
In 1822 he introduced his original operation for immobility of the
lower
jaw
.
11
The glands under the
lower
jaw
are usually the first involved.
12
The
lower
jaw
was similar to modern Homo sapiens too, but much larger.
13
Ann-Marie was afraid her trembling
lower
jaw
would be detected in her speech.
14
He contented himself with rolling over in bed and dropping his
lower
jaw
.
15
Operated-severalpieces of
lower
jaw
removed and two pieces wired together in front.
16
His
lower
jaw
moves a bit, but no sound comes out.
Other examples for "lower jaw"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
lower
jaw
lower
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
lower jaw
Portuguese
maxila
queixada
mandíbula
mandibula
Catalan
barra
mandíbula
maixella
Lower jaw
through the time
Lower jaw
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common