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jawbreaker
jaw·break·er J0022900 (jô′brā′kər)n.1. A very hard candy.2. Slang A word that is difficult to pronounce.3. A machine that crushes rock or ore.
jaw′break′ing adj.jaw′break′ing·ly adv.jawbreaker (ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə) n1. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: jawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores2. informal a word that is hard to pronounce ˈjawˌbreaking adj ˈjawˌbreakingly advjaw•break•er (ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər)
n. 1. a word that is hard to pronounce. 2. a very hard, usu. round, candy. [1830–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | jawbreaker - a large round hard candyhard candy - candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy" | | 2. | jawbreaker - a word that is hard to pronouncepolysyllabic word, polysyllable - a word of more than three syllables |
Translationsjawbreaker
jawbreaker[′jȯ‚brāk·ər] (mechanical engineering) jaw crusher jawbreaker
Words related to jawbreakernoun a large round hard candyRelated Wordsnoun a word that is hard to pronounceRelated Words- polysyllabic word
- polysyllable
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