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jawbone

noun

1 jawbone

The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

synonyms: jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla.

is a specific kind of: articulator | jaw.

is a broader term that covers: lantern jaw.

has as a part: gnathion | gonion | mandibular notch | pogonion | symphysion | condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle | coronoid process of the mandible.

derivation: inframaxillary, mandibular.

Dutch: kaak, kaaksbeen, onderkaak
Polish: żuchwa

verb

1 jawbone

Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way.

synonyms: schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze.

is a specific kind of: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit.

derivation: conversationalist, conversationist, schmoozer.

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jawboning

Moby thesaurus: allurement, blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, conning, engagement, enlistment, exhortation, hortation, inducement, lobbying, persuasion, preaching, preachment, sales talk, salesmanship, selling, snow job, soft soap ... show more.

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