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bone vs jaw

jaw vs bone

bone and jaw both are nouns.

bone is an adjective but jaw is not an adjective.

bone and jaw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bone Yes Yes Yes No
jaw Yes No Yes No
As nouns, jaw is a hyponym of bone; that is, jaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bone:
  • bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  • jaw: the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
bone (noun) jaw (noun)
a shade of white the color of bleached bones holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
bone (adjective) jaw (adjective)
consisting of or made up of bone
bone (verb) jaw (verb)
remove the bones from talk socially without exchanging too much information
study intensively, as before an exam censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
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