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Synonyms for jaw bone

  • noun

Most common

lower jaw mandible submaxilla maxillary dentary jowl schmooze mandibula

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Lower jaw — the bone of the lower jaw; the mandible

lower jaw, mandible, submaxilla

2. Maxillary — any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw

maxillary, dentary, dentary bone

Other

jowl, schmooze, mandibula

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

  2. n. 2

    Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.

Related words

Other spellings
jaw-bone jawbone

Example sentences

  • mandible The patient was treated for a fractured mandible.

By length

4 letters
jowl1
7 letters
dentary
8 letters
mandible3, schmooze1
9 letters
maxillary4, mandibula
10 letters
submaxilla

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mandible3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ganache
Italiano
faccia