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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
/ ˈɔːˌɪə /
noun
- Also calledjawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores
- informal.a word that is hard to pronounce
Derived Forms
- ˈᲹˌ쾱Բ, adverb
- ˈᲹˌ쾱Բ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ჹ··Բ adjective
- Ჹ··Բ·ly adverb
51Թ 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.”
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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