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jaw vs bone

bone vs jaw

jaw and bone both are nouns.

jaw is not an adjective while bone is an adjective.

jaw and bone both are verbs.

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