jawbreaker

[ jaw-brey-ker ]

/ ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər /

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noun

Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce: real jawbreakers like "antidisestablishmentarianism" or "antiangiogenic."

a very hard, usually round, candy.

Also called jaw crusher. Mining. a machine used to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint.

Origin of jawbreaker

First recorded in 1830–40; jaw¹ + breaker¹

OTHER WORDS FROM jawbreaker

jawbreaking, adjectivejaw·break·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby jawbreaker

Javits, jaw, jawan, Jawara, jawbone, jawbreaker, jaw-dropping, jawed, ja well no fine, jawfish, Jawlensky

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Example sentences from the Web for jawbreaker

His title is a jawbreaker: director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Obama's Slavery Czar|Lynn Sherr|November 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Well, you see, hes the only fellow in the club who knows how to pronounce the names of those Russian and Polish jawbreaker towns.
Anecdotes of the Great War|Carleton Britton Case
He had been careful, however, to pick the jawbreaker up and put it in his mouth.
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

British Dictionary definitions for jawbreaker

jawbreaker

/ (ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə) /

noun

Also called: jawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores

informal a word that is hard to pronounce

Derived forms of jawbreaker

jawbreaking, adjectivejawbreakingly, adverb

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单词	jawbreaker
释义	jawbreaker [ jaw-brey-ker ] / ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jawbreaker ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce: real jawbreakers like "antidisestablishmentarianism" or "antiangiogenic." a very hard, usually round, candy. Also called jaw crusher. Mining. a machine used to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint. Origin of jawbreaker First recorded in 1830–40; jaw¹ + breaker¹ OTHER WORDS FROM jawbreaker jawbreaking, adjectivejaw·break·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby jawbreaker Javits, jaw, jawan, Jawara, jawbone, jawbreaker, jaw-dropping, jawed, ja well no fine, jawfish, Jawlensky Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jawbreaker His title is a jawbreaker: director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Obama's Slavery Czar\|Lynn Sherr\|November 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Well, you see, hes the only fellow in the club who knows how to pronounce the names of those Russian and Polish jawbreaker towns. Anecdotes of the Great War\|Carleton Britton Case He had been careful, however, to pick the jawbreaker up and put it in his mouth. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh British Dictionary definitions for jawbreaker jawbreaker / (ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə) / noun Also called: jawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores informal a word that is hard to pronounce Derived forms of jawbreaker jawbreaking, adjectivejawbreakingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jawbreaker sweet, bonbon, confectionery, sweetmeat, confit, hokum
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jawbreaker

noun

Origin of jawbreaker

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British Dictionary definitions for jawbreaker

noun

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