: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combinationsquare-jawed
a three-jawed chuck
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The result was the Giants’ 10th home loss in 11 games and yet another home series dropped to a glass-jawed opponent.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
No square-jawed jock, this guy worships the Hives and the Vines.
—Mara Reinstein, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Most early jawless fishes had torsos leading continuously to the head, whereas jawed vertebrates evolved a neck and throat.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Humans, other land vertebrates, and jawed fish have synovial joints.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
No square-jawed jock, this guy worships the Hives and the Vines.
—Mara Reinstein, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Most early jawless fishes had torsos leading continuously to the head, whereas jawed vertebrates evolved a neck and throat.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Humans, other land vertebrates, and jawed fish have synovial joints.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jawed
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“Jawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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jawed
adjective
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed
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