"jawbreaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jawbreaker.wav Forms: jawbreakers [plural]
Etymology: Compound of jaw + breaker. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|jaw|breaker}} Compound of jaw + breaker Head templates: {{en-noun}} jawbreaker (plural jawbreakers)
  1. A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical. Synonyms: gobstopper
    Sense id: en-jawbreaker-en-noun-kjdyE6x~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 45 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 42 21
  2. A long, hard-to-pronounce word. Categories (topical): Sweets Synonyms: mouthful, jaw-twister
    Sense id: en-jawbreaker-en-noun-CoHHDZw9 Disambiguation of Sweets: 34 43 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 45 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 42 21
  3. (boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-jawbreaker-en-noun-BXjCL63H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 45 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 42 21 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jaw-breaker, jaw breaker Related terms: crackjaw, niggerball [South-African, dated, offensive]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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