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Collocations for jaw - noun

1. bone that contains teeth

ADJECTIVE

bottom, lower
top, upper
firm, strong
clenched, set
slack
jutting, lantern (= in which the lower part sticks out)
square
broken, dislocated, fractured

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VERB + jaw

clench, set, tighten (AmE)
work (AmE)
She worked her lower jaw back and forth.
drop
She dropped her jaw in astonishment.
rub
He rubbed his sore jaw.
break, dislocate, fracture

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jaw + VERB

drop, hang, hang open
My jaw dropped in astonishment when I saw the size of the audience.
be set, clench, set, tighten
Her jaw was set, ready for a fight.
jut
His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.

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jaw + NOUN

bone, muscle

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PREPOSITION

in your jaw
A muscle in his jaw pulsed angrily.
on your jaw
He had two days' growth of stubble on his jaw.
to the jaw
a punch to the jaw
under your jaw
She had a fold of flesh under her jaw.

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PHRASES

the line of your jaw, the set of your jaw
The stern set of the officer's jaw made Tony realize he was in trouble.

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2. (jaws) mouth

ADJECTIVE

gaping, open
massive, powerful
A shark can crush a boat with its massive jaws.

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VERB + JAWS

clamp, close, lock, sink
The dog locked its jaws on her leg and wouldn't let go.
A spider sank its jaws into my ankle.
open
Pythons open their jaws wide to swallow their prey whole.
snap
The animal's jaws snapped shut.
escape, escape from
The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws.

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PREPOSITION

between its jaws
The dog had his arm clamped between its jaws.

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