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PRONUNCIATION OF JAWLIKE

jawlike  [ˈdʒɔːˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAWLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jawlike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JAWLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jawlike in the English dictionary

The definition of jawlike in the dictionary is like a jaw.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JAWLIKE


beelike
ˈbiːˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
cigarlike
sɪˈɡɑːˌlaɪk
clawlike
ˈklɔːˌlaɪk
gluelike
ˈɡluːˌlaɪk
guitar-like
ɡɪˈtɑːˌlaɪk
kangaroo-like
ˌkæŋɡəˈruːˌlaɪk
lawlike
ˈlɔːˌlaɪk
oarlike
ˈɔːˌlaɪk
pealike
ˈpiːˌlaɪk
quaylike
ˈkiːˌlaɪk
sawlike
ˈsɔːˌlaɪk
screwlike
ˈskruːˌlaɪk
shrewlike
ˈʃruːˌlaɪk
sparlike
ˈspɑːˌlaɪk
starlike
ˈstɑːˌlaɪk
strawlike
ˈstrɔːˌlaɪk
tealike
ˈtiːˌlaɪk
treelike
ˈtriːˌlaɪk
warlike
ˈwɔːˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAWLIKE

jaw-droppingly
Jawan
Jawara
jawari
jawbation
jawbone
jawboner
jawboning
jawbox
jawbreaker
jawbreaking
jawbreakingly
jawcrusher
jawfall
jawhole
jawing
jawless
jawline
jaws
jaws of life

WORDS THAT END LIKE JAWLIKE

alike
arrowlike
bowlike
dislike
feel like
homelike
human-like
ladylike
lifelike
like
like-for-like
lookalike
rainbowlike
shadowlike
snowlike
summer-like
the like
there´s nothing like
unlike
wandlike

Synonyms and antonyms of jawlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jawlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAWLIKE

Find out the translation of jawlike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jawlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jawlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

jawlike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jawlike
570 millions of speakers

English

jawlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jawlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

jawlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

jawlike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jawlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jawlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

type mâchoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jawlike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

backenartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jawlike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jawlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jawlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jawlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jawlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जांभळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jawlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jawlike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jawlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

jawlike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jawlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jawlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jawlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kloformig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jawlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jawlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAWLIKE»

The term «jawlike» is used very little and occupies the 174.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JAWLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jawlike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAWLIKE»

Discover the use of jawlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jawlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
The conodonts, small, jawlike fossils whose zoologic position is still a matter of conjecture, occur in both the Pennsylvanian and the Mississippian rocks. These forms I believe will prove to be of considerable importance in stratigraphic work ...
‎1926
2
Biology: The Dynamic Science, Volume 2, |
Jawlike. Feeding. Apparatus. Most ofthe 1,800 species in the phylum Rotifera ( rota = wheel;ferre = to carry) live in fresh water (Figure 29.20). All are microscopic — about the size of a ciliate protist—but they have well-developed B Larvae, each ...
Peter Russell, Paul Hertz, Beverly McMillan, 2011
3
Popular Science
Jawlike hands can grasp and arms lift 150 pounds. FOR TOP-SHELF WORK, Mobot's arms can be lifted 10 feet from the floor by means of a hydraulic system separate from the one that controls their gestures. Mobot weighs 4,500 pounds.
4
Biology: A Human Emphasis
Each HLA has a jawlike region (arrow) that can bind and display nonself fragments, thus alerting the immune system to the presence of an invader or some other threat. Speculate on what may happen if a mutation caused the jawlike region to ...
Cecie Starr, 2005
5
The Insects: An Outline of Entomology
... blind-ending tubules, originating near the junction of the midgut and hindgut ( Figs 3.1 & 3.13), predominantly involved in regulation of salt, water, and nitrogenous waste excretion. mandible (adj. mandibular) The jaws, either jawlike in shape ...
P. J. Gullan, P. S. Cranston, 2010
6
Biology: The Dynamic Science, Volume 1 w/ PAC
Each HLA protein has a jawlike region that can bind to molecular parts of an invader. It thus alerts the immune system that the body has been invaded. Speculate on what might happen ifa mutation makes the jawlike region misfold. 4 . Explain ...
Peter J. Russell
7
Biology: The Dynamic Science, Volume 1, Units 1 & 2
Each HLA protein has a jawlike region that can bind to molecular parts of an invader. It thus alerts the immune system that the body has been invaded. Speculate on what might happen if a mutation makes the jawlike region misfold. 4. Explain ...
Peter Russell, Paul Hertz, Beverly McMillan, 2011
8
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
The head has one pair of antennae and two compound eyes. Such eyes consist of many individual units, each with a lens. Near the mouth are jawlike mandibles and other feeding appendages. Three pairs of legs attach to the thorax. In some ...
Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, 2012
9
What's Bugging You?: A Fond Look at the Animals We Love to Hate
At the end of the lip are two jawlike structures armed with sharp teeth. To capture prey, the young odonate thrusts its prehensile labium forward with lightning speed, seizing insects, worms, and occasionally small fish up to one inch away.
Arthur V. Evans, 2008
10
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book Four
One day the class discovered that the praying mantis had seized a wasp in its jawlike front legs, ready to devour it, when the wasp doubled its body and stung the mantis. Both were dead when found — the wasp's stinger imbedded in the ...
Christian Liberty Press, Edward J. Shewan, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAWLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jawlike is used in the context of the following news items.
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NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: BAD DAD OR “MERELY DISCIPLINING”?!
“Neil had a jawlike grip on the child, causing him to cry. But he still yelled at him to hurry up!” Once on the sidewalk, Neil – carrying a shopping ... «The National Enquirer, Mar 15»
2
Props and preps
... in artists´ heads: a mountain of 20,000 pieces of crumpled paper, a jawlike extrusion of pink ooze and false teeth 83 feet long, a one-ton steel ... «City Pulse, Mar 15»
3
Dallas-area inventors group improves landscape staple, the limb …
This was accomplished by adding jawlike pieces around the cutting blade. In addition to dropping a cut branch where you want it, the lopper ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 14»
4
The surprising life of a piece of sunken wood
Wood-boring clams are among the first creatures to settle on wood underwater. They have jawlike shells that help them to burrow and gut ... «Science News, Apr 14»
5
Pelican spiders: slow, safe assassins
And a pair of jawlike fanged projections called chelicerae folds down against the neck, where a pelican would tuck its beak. This article is ... «Science News, Mar 14»
6
On the Waterfront, Rise of the Machines
Fifty feet above the deck, crane trolleys flew through the air, their jawlike spreaders plucking boxes from the giant vessel's hold. As the boxes ... «New York Times, Sep 12»
7
To Replace Beef Fat in Hot Dogs, Try Using Something Like Paper
The team subjectively compared the frankfurters' textures using a jawlike machine that compresses food between two plates. As the device ... «Discover Magazine, Mar 12»
8
Teardrops' Proteins Chomp Bacteria Like Corn on the Cob
... droplets destroy dangerous bacteria, scientists have finally figured out their secret: The proteins, known as lysozymes, have jawlike structures ... «LiveScience.com, Jan 12»
9
Nanotechnology inspired by venus flytrap
Gently graze their trigger hairs, and the carnivorous plants will clamp together their jawlike leaves. Such responsive behavior, which is intrinsic ... «Nanowerk LLC, Jan 07»

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