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n the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth n the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth n holding device consisting of one or bo…

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  1. n the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth n the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth n holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object v talk socially without exchanging too much information v talk incessantly and tiresomely v chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth v censure severely or angrily