| alveolar |
of or pertaining to the part of the jaw containing the sockets of the teeth. [1/4 definitions] |
| antrum |
a cavity within a bone, such as the pair of sinuses in the upper jaw that open into the nose. |
| anvil |
the fixed jaw in a measuring instrument such as calipers. [1/3 definitions] |
| bill2 |
the parts of a bird's jaw that form the beak. [1/3 definitions] |
| boxer |
a German breed of dog with short hair, a square jaw, and a brown coat. [1/2 definitions] |
| caliper |
a similar instrument with one fixed jaw and one sliding jaw. [1/3 definitions] |
| caliper rule |
a graduated rule with one jaw that slides and one that is fixed. |
| cheek |
the side of the face between the jaw and the eye. [1/3 definitions] |
| chin |
the central, protruding part of the jaw below the mouth. [1/3 definitions] |
| eyetooth |
a canine tooth in the upper jaw, located beneath the eye. |
| incisor |
in mammals, one of the four sharp teeth located between the canines in each jaw at the front of the mouth. |
| jawbone |
any of the bones that compose the jaw, esp. the lower one. [1/3 definitions] |
| jawless |
combined form of jaw. |
| jowl2 |
skin, flesh, or the like that hangs down from the lower jaw. |
| lantern jaw |
a bony, projecting lower jaw. |
| lockjaw |
a variety of tetanus in which the muscles of the jaw spasm and clench the jaw closed. |
| lower1 |
a dental plate for the lower jaw. (Cf. upper.) [1/9 definitions] |
| mandible |
the bone of the lower jaw in vertebrates. [1/3 definitions] |
| monkey wrench |
a wrench with one movable jaw that can be adjusted with a screw to fit nuts of various sizes. |
| muttonchops |
side whiskers on either side of a clean-shaven chin, that are rounded and broad at the lower jaw and narrow at the temple. |
| narwhal |
an arctic aquatic mammal related to the dolphin, that has a spotted pelt and, on the male, a long spirally twisted ivory tusk projecting from the upper jaw. |