Associations to the word «Jugular»

Wiktionary

JUGULAR, adjective. Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
JUGULAR, adjective. (zoology) (of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
JUGULAR, adjective. (humorous) Relating to juggling.
JUGULAR, noun. Vein through the neck (or thorax) that returns blood from the head back towards the heart. Properly this is called the jugular vein.
JUGULAR, noun. By extension, any critical vulnerability.
JUGULAR VEIN, noun. (anatomy) Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.

Dictionary definition

JUGULAR, noun. Veins in the neck that return blood from the head.
JUGULAR, noun. A vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular".
JUGULAR, adjective. Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King