What is the difference between jaw and chin?
jaw | chin |
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
The part of the face below the mouth.
(figuratively) Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
A notch or opening.
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
(nautical) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
(slang, dated) Impudent or abusive talk.
(slang) Axle guard.
To assail or abuse by scolding.
To scold; to clamor.
(informal) To talk; to converse.
(snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.
(slang, US) talk.
(slang, British) A falsehood.
(boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.
(slang) To talk.
To perform a chin-up.
(UK) To punch (someone)'s chin (part of the body).
As nouns the difference between jaw and chin
is that jaw is one of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth while chin is the bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.As verbs the difference between jaw and chin
is that jaw is to assail or abuse by scolding while chin is to talk.As a proper noun Chin is
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English
(wikipedia jaw)Noun
(en noun)- His jaw dropped in amazement.
- the jaws''' of a pass; the '''jaws''' of darkness; the '''jaws of death.
- the jaw of a railway-car pedestal.
- the jaws''' of a vise; the '''jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
