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lineament vs jaw

jaw vs lineament

lineament and jaw both are nouns.

lineament is not a verb while jaw is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lineament Yes No No No
jaw Yes No Yes No
As nouns, jaw is a hyponym of lineament; that is, jaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lineament:
  • lineament: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
  • jaw: the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Other hyponyms of lineament include chin, mentum, brow, forehead, temple, cheek, jowl.
lineament (noun) jaw (noun)
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
lineament (verb) jaw (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Difference between lineament and jaw

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