Associations to the word «Mandible»

Wiktionary

MANDIBLE, noun. The lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone.
MANDIBLE, noun. One of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod designed for holding food.

Dictionary definition

MANDIBLE, noun. The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats