Phrase Hound found 41 phrases and 8 compound words that contain jaws. The most common are listed below. Open jaws in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 41
- jaws of lifeEmergency rescue equipment used to open a severely damaged passenger vehicle with a strong mechanical jaw function that forcibly pushes or pulls metal components apart, to quickly and somewhat safely extricate the trapped occupants.
- jaws of deathA very narrowly avoided fatal or near-fatal situation.
- pharyngeal jawsA secondary set of toothed bones or cartilage located deep within a fish's pharynx (or throat), behind the primary oral jaws; this second set of jaws are distinct from the main mouth jaws and are typically used to process food (like …
- Jaws-harpAlternative spelling of jaw harp: A musical instrument consisting of a thin flexible reed mounted in a stiff crescent frame. The narrow end of the frame is held between the teeth and the reed is plucked to produce a note of constant pitch …
- open jawsplural of open jaw: A fare construction where the destination is not the same as the origin point for the return, or where the origin differs from the return destination.
- flap one's jawsSynonym of flap one's gums: To speak (idly); to talk without effect.
- snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.
- get wind in one's jawsTo have too much to say; talk too much; run at the mouth; to speak one's mind or voice one's opinion about a matter; blabber
- snatch defeat out of the jaws of victoryTo fail to achieve an expected success, especially through counterproductive intervention.
- bottle jawsplural of bottle jaw: sub-mandibular edema resulting from anemia usually caused by intestinal parasites.
- foot-jawsplural of foot-jaw: A limb of a crustacean, insect, or other arthropod, that acts as an accessory mouth-part.
- glass jawsplural of glass jaw: A fighting vulnerability where one is easily knocked out via a single hard blow to the chin or jaw (due to lack of conditioning, insufficient training, or damage from past cerebral concussions).
- hog jawsplural of hog jaw: The mouth of a pig, especially when used as food.
- jaw-jawsthird-person singular simple present indicative of jaw-jaw: To talk at length; to chatter or jabber.
- jaws awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of jaw away: to jabber; to gabble; to ramble
- jaws downthird-person singular simple present indicative of jaw down: To condescend to (someone) loquaciously; to speak to someone in a forceful, insulting, bossy or aggressive way; to wear down by talking.
- lantern jawsplural of lantern jaw: A long, thin jaw.
- lower jawsplural of lower jaw: The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw.
- upper jawsplural of upper jaw: One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- ratchet jawsplural of ratchet jaw: An excessively talkative CB radio user; a chatterbox.
- double open jawsplural of double open jaw: A fare construction on a single return ticket where the origin and destination of the first flight are both different from the origin and destination on the return flight.
- Jaws-harpsplural of Jaws-harp: A musical instrument consisting of a thin flexible reed mounted in a stiff crescent frame. The narrow end of the frame is held between the teeth and the reed is plucked to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies and …
- Habsburg jawsplural of Habsburg jaw: A prognathous jaw.
- flapped one's jawssimple past and past participle of flap one's jaws
- flapping one's jawspresent participle and gerund of flap one's jaws
Compound words 8
- knifejawsplural of knifejaw: Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
- lockjawsplural of lockjaw: A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
- loosejawsplural of loosejaw: A fish whose jaw can unhinge to swallow large prey.
- stickjawsplural of stickjaw: Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
- trapjawsplural of trapjaw: A trap-jaw ant
- underjawsplural of underjaw: the lower part of the jaw
- netherjawsplural of netherjaw: The lower jaw.
- overjawsplural of overjaw: The upper jaw (superior maxillary).