locked jaw
noun
A jaw that opens or closes with difficulty; a condition causing this; also in figurative contexts.
Origin
Mid 18th century.
- compendium
- compensable
- compensate
- compensation
- compensational
- compensation pendulum
- compensation water
- compensative
- compensator
- compensatory
- compensatory time
- comper
- compete
- competence
- competency
- competent
- competently
- competition
- competitive
- competitive advantage
- competitive exclusion
- competitively
- competitiveness
- competitor
- compilation