- jaw|break|er
- jaw|break|er «JAW BRAY kuhr», noun. Informal.1. a word that is hard to pronounce.2. a large, hard piece of candy, usually in the shape of a ball.3. a machine with powerful jaws for crushing ore.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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jaw|break|ing — «JAW BRAY kihng», adjective. hard to pronounce: »In the jawbreaking jargon of geology, the ore was “manganiferous, acid soluble, in a non magnetic amorphous shale gangue” (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
jaw·break·er — /ˈʤɑːˌbreıkɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] US : a round, hard candy … Useful english dictionary
jaw — jaw·ba·tion; jaw; jaw·less; jaw·break·ing·ly; … English syllables
jaw — noun 1 bone that contains teeth ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, lower ▪ top, upper ▪ firm, strong ▪ clenched … Collocations dictionary
break — bar·ley·break; break; break·age; break·er·man; break·fast·less; break·ing; break·less; house·break·er; mul·ti·break; pre·break; break·even; break·able; break·er; break·fast; house·break; cane·break; heart·break·ing·ly; jaw·break·ing·ly; … English syllables
jaw-breaker — also jawbreaker 1839, word hard to pronounce (jawbreakingly, in reference to pronouncing words, is from 1824), from JAW (Cf. jaw) (n.) + agent noun from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.). As a type of candy, by 1911 … Etymology dictionary
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break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
jaw crusher — /ˈdʒɔ krʌʃə/ (say jaw krushuh) noun a machine to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint …
break jaw — noun : one of the last contacts broken when an electrical switch is opened called also arcing contact … Useful english dictionary
