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jawbreaker
[ jaw-brey-ker ]
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.
jawbreaker
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noun
- Also calledjawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores
- informal.a word that is hard to pronounce
Derived Forms
- ˈÂá²¹·ÉËŒ²ú°ù±ð²¹°ì¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
- ˈÂá²¹·ÉËŒ²ú°ù±ð²¹°ì¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of jawbreaker1
Example Sentences
“I always describe the bags as being like beautiful white jawbreakers with saccharine colors all over them,†says Liana Satenstein, 35, a writer who focuses on the vintage market.
Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.
“You could get the giant jawbreaker, the one the size of a tennis ball, and you’d have it for a year.â€
I feel like such a baby about the jawbreaker lump in my throat that feels like it’s gonna dissolve and spill outta my eyes in liquid form.
I see those floppy ears and jawbreaker eyes and I’m a puddle of hot bone broth, like anyone else.
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