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Chin :: Chin (n.) The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

Machairodus :: Machairodus (n.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers..

Cheek :: Cheek (n.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc..

Rodentia :: Rodentia (a.) An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this order..

Masseter :: Masseter (n.) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication..

Supramaxillary :: Supramaxilla (n.) The upper jaw or maxilla.

Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..

Supramaxillary :: Supramaxillary (a.) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve..

Submaxillary :: Submaxillary (a.) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland..

Engouled :: Engouled (a.) Partly swallowed; disappearing in the jaws of anything; as, an infant engouled by a serpent; said also of an ordinary, when its two ends to issue from the mouths of lions, or the like; as, a bend engouled..

Proteles :: Proteles (n.) A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf..

Maxilla :: Maxilla (n.) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.

Diastema :: Diastema (n.) A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw..

Supramundane :: Supramaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.

Odontolcae :: Odontolcae (n. pl.) An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes Hesperornis, and allied genera. See Hesperornis..

Bar :: Bar (n.) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed..

Gnathopodite :: Gnathopodite (n.) Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds..

Macrognathic :: Macrognathic (a.) Long-jawed.

Jawy :: Jawy (a.) Relating to the jaws.

Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..

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