These are the meanings of the letters JAWBOX when you unscramble them.
- abo (unknown)
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- Boa (n.)
A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques).
- Boa (n.)
A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
- Bow (n.)
An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
- Bow (n.)
One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
- Bow (n.)
The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
- Bow (sing. or pl.)
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
- Bow (v. i.)
To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.
- Bow (v. i.)
To bend; to curve.
- Bow (v. i.)
To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
- Bow (v. i. )
To manage the bow.
- Bow (v. i.)
To play (music) with a bow.
- Bow (v. i.)
To stop.
- Bow (v. t.)
A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
- Bow (v. t.)
A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.
- Bow (v. t.)
An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.
- Bow (v. t.)
An arcograph.
- Bow (v. t.)
An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
- Bow (v. t.)
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
- Bow (v. t.)
Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
- Bow (v. t.)
The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
- Bow (v. t.)
To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
- Bow (v. t.)
To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue.
- Bow (v. t.)
To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
- Bow (v. t.)
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- Bow (v. t.)
To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
- Box (n.)
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
- Box (n.)
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
- Box (n.)
A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
- Box (n.)
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
- Box (n.)
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
- Box (n.)
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
- Box (n.)
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
- Box (n.)
A small country house.
- Box (n.)
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
- Box (n.)
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
- Box (n.)
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
- Box (n.)
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
- Box (n.)
The quantity that a box contain.
- Box (n.)
The square in which the pitcher stands.
- Box (v. i.)
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
- Box (v. t.)
To boxhaul.
- Box (v. t.)
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
- Box (v. t.)
To inclose in a box.
- Box (v. t.)
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
- Box (v. t.)
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
- Jab (n.)
A thrust or stab.
- Jab (v. t.)
To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.
- Jaw (n.)
A notch or opening.
- Jaw (n.)
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard.
- Jaw (n.)
Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.
- Jaw (n.)
Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering.
- Jaw (n.)
Impudent or abusive talk.
- Jaw (n.)
In the plural, the mouth.
- Jaw (n.)
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
- Jaw (n.)
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- Jaw (n.)
The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
- Jaw (v. i.)
To scold; to clamor.
- Jaw (v. t.)
To assail or abuse by scolding.
- Job (n.)
A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
- Job (n.)
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
- Job (n.)
A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.
- Job (n.)
A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
- Job (n.)
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
- Job (n.)
The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.
- Job (v. i.)
To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
- Job (v. i.)
To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
- Job (v. i.)
To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
- Job (v. t.)
To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
- Job (v. t.)
To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
- Job (v. t.)
To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.
- Job (v. t.)
To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
- Job (v. t.)
To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
- jow (unknown)
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- oba (unknown)
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- wab (unknown)
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- Wax (n.)
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
- Wax (n.)
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.
- Wax (n.)
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
- Wax (n.)
A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread.
- Wax (n.)
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
- Wax (n.)
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
- Wax (n.)
Cerumen, or earwax.
- Wax (n.)
Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance.
- Wax (n.)
Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling.
- Wax (v. i.)
To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.
- Wax (v. i.)
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
- Wax (v. t.)
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.