Synonyms for jawbone
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : jaw-bohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔˌboʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for jawbone Other synonyms for the word jawbone
- abuse
- allure
- argue into
- arm-twist
- barter
- bawl out
- beguile
- blame
- blandish
- blarney
- butter up
- button
- cajole
- call down
- call on the carpet
- call to task
- carp on
- cavil
- chew out
- climb all over
- come on
- con
- condemn
- criticize
- decoy
- defame
- disparage
- dress down
- entice
- flatter
- fry
- get
- give comeuppance
- give the devil
- honey
- hook
- importune
- induce
- influence
- inveigle
- jaw
- jawbone
- jump down one's throat
- jump on
- lay into
- lay on
- lean on
- lecture
- lesson
- lure
- mandible
- mentum
- monish
- pay
- pester
- plague
- point
- press
- prevail upon
- rake
- read
- ream
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprove
- rip
- rope in
- scold
- sit on
- soft-soap
- soothe
- sound off
- sweet-talk
- take to task
- talk into
- tear apart
- tease
- tell off
- tempt
- tick off
- trim
- upbraid
- urge
- wangle
- wheedle
- work on
- worm
- zap
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for jawbone
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