English dictionary

mandible

/'m/&/nd/I/b/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

noun.body

Synonyms jawbone jowl lower jaw lower jawbone mandibula mandibular bone submaxilla

Source: WordNet 3.0
The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.

noun

Source: webster1913