All jawbone synonyms
jawΒ·bone
J j verb jawbone
- discredit β to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- rebuke β to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- cavil β If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- criticise β criticize
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- defame β If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- ream β a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- trim β to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- call down β to request or invoke
- lay on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- coax β If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
- honey β a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- persuade β to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- cajole β If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- entice β Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
- induce β to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- tease β to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- tempt β to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- wheedle β to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- allure β to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- barter β If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- blandish β to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- blarney β Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- flatter β to make flat.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- importune β to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- inveigle β to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- lure β anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- pester β to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- soft-soap β Informal. to cajole; flatter.
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- sweet-talk β to use cajoling words.
noun jawbone
- bone β Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton.
- jaw β a swelling wave of water; billow.
- mandible β the bone of the lower jaw.
- maxilla β a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper.
- chin β Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth and above your neck.
- button β Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
- mentum β Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- point β a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.