Jawbone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɔːboʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɔːbəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɔːbəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɔːboʊn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

submaxilla schmooze mandibular bone jowl lower jawbone schmoose shmooze shmoose mandible lower jaw mandibula

Parts of Speech

noun	the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
verb	talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

Word Forms

mandibular	adjective	relating to the lower jaw
schmoozer	noun	someone skilled at conversation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kieferknochen

der Kiefer bei Wirbeltieren, der zum Öffnen des Mauls klappbar ist

🇫🇷French

maxillaire

la mâchoire chez les vertébrés qui est articulée pour ouvrir la bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

maxilar

la mandíbula en los vertebrados que tiene bisagras para abrir la boca

🇮🇹Italian

mascella

la mascella nei vertebrati che è incernierata per aprire la bocca

🇳🇱Dutch

kaakbeen

de kaak bij gewervelde dieren die scharnierend is om de mond te openen

🇵🇹Portuguese

maxilar

a mandíbula nos vertebrados que é articulada para abrir a boca

🇷🇺Russian

челюстная кость

челюсть у позвоночных, шарнирно прикрепленная к открыванию рта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जबड़ा

कशेरुकियों में जबड़ा मुँह खोलने के लिए टिका होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চোয়ালের হাড়

মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীর চোয়াল যা মুখ খুলতে কব্জা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தாடை எலும்பு

முதுகெலும்புகளின் தாடை வாயைத் திறப்பதற்காகக் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

దవడ ఎముక

సకశేరుకాలలోని దవడ నోరు తెరవడానికి అతుక్కొని ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जबड्याचे हाड

कशेरुकांमधला जबडा जो तोंड उघडण्यासाठी बांधलेला असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જડબાનું હાડકું

કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓમાં જડબા જે મોં ખોલવા માટે હિન્જ્ડ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದವಡೆಯ ಮೂಳೆ

ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ದವಡೆಯು ಬಾಯಿ ತೆರೆಯಲು ಕೀಲು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താടിയെല്ല്

കശേരുക്കളിലെ താടിയെല്ല് വായ തുറക്കാൻ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਬਾੜੇ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ

ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦਾ ਜਬਾੜਾ ਜੋ ਮੂੰਹ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਲਈ ਜਕੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جبڑے کی ہڈی

فقاریوں میں جبڑا جو منہ کھولنے کے لیے جکڑا ہوا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颌骨

脊椎动物的下巴，通过铰接来张开嘴

🇯🇵Japanese

顎骨

口を開けるためにヒンジで動かされている脊椎動物の顎

🇰🇷Korean

턱뼈

입을 벌리기 위해 경첩으로 연결된 척추동물의 턱

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xương hàm

hàm ở động vật có xương sống có bản lề để mở miệng

🇹🇭Thai

กระดูกขากรรไกร

กรามในสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังที่ใช้บานพับเพื่อเปิดปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tulang rahang

rahang pada vertebrata yang berengsel untuk membuka mulut

🇵🇭Filipino

buto ng panga

ang panga sa mga vertebrates na nakabitin upang buksan ang bibig

🇲🇾Malay

tulang rahang

rahang dalam vertebrata yang berengsel untuk membuka mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عظم الفك

الفك في الفقاريات الذي يتوقف لفتح الفم

🇮🇷Persian

استخوان فک

فک در مهره داران که برای باز کردن دهان لولا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

çene kemiği

omurgalılarda ağzı açmak için menteşeli olan çene

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצם הלסת

הלסת אצל בעלי חוליות שצירים לפתיחת הפה

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