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jaw [jaws] (bone of the jaw) noun [UK: dʒɔː] [US: ˈdʒɒ] | kaaksubstantief |
jaw [jaws] (one of a pair of opposing parts for grasping or crushing anything between them) noun [UK: dʒɔː] [US: ˈdʒɒ] | beksubstantief |
jaw-dropping (causing great awe or surprise) adjective [UK: dʒɔː ˈdrɒp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdʒɒ ˈdrɑːp.ɪŋ] | adembenemendbijvoeglijk naamwoord verbazingwekkendbijvoeglijk naamwoord verbluffendbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
jawan (infantryman, soldier) noun [UK: dʒˈawən] [US: dʒˈæwən] | infanteristsubstantief infanteristesubstantief voetknechtsubstantief voetmansubstantief zandhaassubstantief |
jawbone [jawbones] (any of the bones in the jaw) noun [UK: ˈdʒɔː.bəʊn] [US: ˈdʒɒˌboʊn] | kaaksbeensubstantief |
jawless (lacking a jaw) adjective | kaakloosbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat (suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment) verb | de overwinning voor de poorten van de hel wegslepenwerkwoord |