Antonyms for jawbone

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : jaw-bohn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔˌboʊn

Definition of jawbone

Origin : mid-15c., from jaw (n.) + bone (n.). Hence jawboning "lecturing, hectoring," a term associated with the U.S. Lyndon Johnson presidential administration (1966); cf. jaw (v.).

As in chin : noun area under mouth
As in rebuke : verb reprimand; criticize harshly
As in reproach : verb find fault with
As in sweet-talk : verb coax
As in coax : verb persuade

Example sentences :

Abel is stricken with a jawbone and dieth; Cain casteth him into a ditch.
Extract from : « Rambles Beyond Railways; » by Wilkie Collins

The jawbone is prominent (partly on account of the drying up of the flesh).
Extract from : « The Mystery of Mary Stuart » by Andrew Lang

The latter is made from the jawbone of a whale and is extremely heavy.
Extract from : « The Central Eskimo » by Franz Boas

Mr. Lesueur made a drawing of this jawbone, which is deposited in the library.
Extract from : « Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions) » by Maximilian, Prinz von Wied

There is Samson belaboring the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass.
Extract from : « Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He felt like Cain and wished he could kill this man with the jawbone of his own ass.
Extract from : « The Land of Look Behind » by Paul Cameron Brown

It was a tattooed star, very small and placed just under the jawbone.
Extract from : « The Pagan's Cup » by Fergus Hume

My, what a weapon of destruction Samson could have made of her jawbone!
Extract from : « From Bull Run to Appomattox » by Luther W. Hopkins

This case that I have just unpacked contains teeth and a small portion of a jawbone.
Extract from : « Polly » by L. T. Meade

His hand went with an almost instinctive inquiry to his jawbone again.
Extract from : « Ann Veronica » by H. G. Wells

Synonyms for jawbone

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