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shoot the breeze vs jawbone

jawbone vs shoot the breeze

shoot the breeze is not a noun while jawbone is a noun.

shoot the breeze and jawbone both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot the breeze No No Yes No
jawbone Yes No Yes No
As verbs, jawbone is a hyponym of shoot the breeze; that is, jawbone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shoot the breeze:
  • shoot the breeze: talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • jawbone: talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Other hyponyms of shoot the breeze include schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze.
shoot the breeze (noun) jawbone (noun)
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
shoot the breeze (verb) jawbone (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Difference between shoot the breeze and jawbone

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