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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
/ ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə /
noun
- Also calledjawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores
- informal.a word that is hard to pronounce
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Derived Forms
- ˈjawˌbreakingly, adverb
- ˈjawˌbreaking, adjective
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Other Words From
- jaw·break·ing adjective
- jaw·break·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jawbreaker1
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Example Sentences
His title is a jawbreaker: director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
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He had been careful, however, to pick the jawbreaker up and put it in his mouth.
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Well, you see, hes the only fellow in the club who knows how to pronounce the names of those Russian and Polish jawbreaker towns.
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