MANDIBLES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word mandibles. (close relations)
Definition of MANDIBLES
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beak | nounn | |||||||
noun • beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) • horny projecting mouth of a bird • a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures • informal terms for the nose verb • hit lightly with a picking motion | ||||||||
teeth | nounn | |||||||
noun • the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal | ||||||||
choppers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a grounder that bounces high in the air • informal terms for a human `tooth' • an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades • a butcher's knife having a large square blade | ||||||||
fangs | nounn | |||||||
noun • an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs • a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon • canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey • hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison | ||||||||
gnashers | nounn | |||||||
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jaws | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
pincers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping • a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods | ||||||||
jawbone | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth verb • talk idly or casually and in a friendly way | ||||||||
submaxilla | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||||
jowl | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth • a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) | ||||||||
mandibula | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||||
dentary | nounn | |||||||
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lower jaw | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||||
lower jawbone | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||||
mandibular bone | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth |