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- Dictionaryjawbone/ˈdʒɔːbəʊn/
noun
- 1. a bone of the jaw, especially that of the lower jaw (the mandible), or either half of this.
verb
- 1. use one's position or authority to pressure (someone) to do something: informal North American "the Treasury could jawbone the banks into lending more to small businesses"
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To jawbone is to talk informally. Think "schmooze," "talk up," or "chit chat;" it's a word to use when the act of talking is more important than what's being talked about.
The meaning of JAWBONE is jaw; especially : mandible. How to use jawbone in a sentence.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of jawbone, a bone of a jaw, especially of the lower jaw, or to persuade or influence someone. See synonyms, sentences, and origin of the word.
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The jawbone is the skull's only movable, posable bone, sharing joints with the cranium's temporal bones. The mandible hosts the lower teeth (their depth delineated by the alveolar process ). Many muscles attach to the bone, which also hosts nerves (some connecting to the teeth) and blood vessels .
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Jawbone is a noun that means a bone of the jaw, especially the lower jaw, or a verb that means to influence or pressure by persuasion. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and translations of jawbone from various sources.
Definition of jawbone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
