Words / A2

JOR/dʒɔː/

Your jaw is the bone that holds your teeth, especially the lower one: a sore jaw, move your jaw, jaw pain. Chin is the front of the face below the mouth; cheek is the side. Joke (a funny story) is a different word — do not write jaw for joke. Chew and talk both use the jaw.

Meaning

The bone that holds your teeth, at the lower part of your face.

Examples

• “He hurt his jaw when he fell off the bike.”
• “The dentist asked him to open his jaw slowly.”
• “She hurt her jaw on the ice and missed hockey.”

Good to know

a sore / lower jaw. Nearby: chin, cheek. Mix-up: joke (funny story).

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