English Explanatory Dictionary

jawbreaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
  2. A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
  3. A hard blow to the side of the face.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jawbreaker.wav

Word forms

jawbreaker jawbreakers jaw-breaker jaw breaker

Etymology

From jaw + breaker.

Synonyms

gobstopper mouthful jaw-twister

Related words

crackjaw niggerball
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